High School Marketing Teacher at The Portage School of Leaders (Preferred Candidate Identified)

About the position

The Portage School of Leaders seeks a dynamic Marketing Teacher to launch and lead our new Career and Technical Education Pathway in Marketing, while also playing a key role in advancing the school’s communications and storytelling efforts. This unique position blends engaging classroom instruction with real-world marketing experiences, empowering students to pursue careers in marketing, business, and entrepreneurship. In addition to teaching, this individual will collaborate with the Chief Marketing Officer to design and lead the Portage School’s marketing and outreach efforts—helping to tell the story of a high school model that prioritizes student agency, real-world learning, and relationship-rich education.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver engaging instruction aligned to NLPS standards in marketing, entrepreneurship, and business.
• Integrate real-world experiences, industry-aligned projects, and dual-credit opportunities.
• Use performance-based and standards-based assessment practices to measure student learning and support student mastery.
• Foster a classroom culture of professionalism, creativity, collaboration, and student agency.
• Serve as a Wayfinder (Advisor) for a group of students, supporting academic, personal, and postsecondary growth.
• Facilitate extracurricular and leadership opportunities, such as DECA or other career development organizations.
• Collaborate with faculty on interdisciplinary, project-based learning experiences.
• Participate actively in professional learning and innovation design teams.
• Maintain clear communication with families and students to support academic and career success.
• Engage with the advisory committee and industry partners to keep curriculum relevant and responsive to workforce needs.
• Support internal and external marketing and communications efforts for the Portage School of Leaders in collaboration with the Chief Marketing Officer.
• Create high-quality content (social media posts, newsletters, videos, photo essays, blog posts, etc.) that tell the story of the Portage School and highlight student voice, community partnerships, and our distinctive learning model.
• Oversee student involvement in school-based marketing and media projects, building real-world skills while amplifying school impact.
• Coordinate marketing materials and content to support recruitment, admissions, and community partnerships.
• Collect, check, and monitor all required athletic paperwork (physicals, athletic code of conduct, other IHSAA or CANoPS required forms, etc).
• Attend, run, and monitor all HOME meets/games as well as be present occasionally to AWAY events (or coordinate presence and coverage).
• Check in with coaches and athletes to ensure safe practice environments and an appropriate level of expectation is being followed.
• Communicate with the Network Athletic Director about issues, schedules, etc. as needed.
• Be able to work through and create solutions to problems as they arise within a season - be the point of contact in the building for athletics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Education, or a related field.
• Valid Indiana teaching license in Business/Marketing Education or eligibility for a Workplace Specialist I license (requires 4,000 hours of relevant industry experience within the past ten years and completion of a 2-year or higher degree).
• Industry experience in marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, or communications preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, creativity, and a passion for student success.
• Familiarity with Indiana’s Next Level Programs of Study (NLPS) and standards-based education.