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Marketing manager

Marketing managers plan how an organisation reaches and persuades the people it wants as customers, and own the budget and team that deliver it. The work spans positioning, campaign planning, channel choices, agency management, and measuring results. Creative judgement and commercial accountability sit together in the same role.

Also known as: Marketing lead · Head of marketing · Campaign manager

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What the work involves

  1. Set campaign objectives and agree how success will be measured before launch

  2. Plan channel mix and allocate budget across activity

  3. Brief and review work from designers, writers, and external agencies

  4. Review campaign performance data and reallocate spend or effort accordingly

  5. Coordinate with sales, product, and service teams so messaging matches reality

  6. Manage and develop a marketing team or specialists across disciplines

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How people commonly enter

  1. A bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field

  2. Progression from a marketing executive, digital, or brand specialist role

  3. A college diploma in marketing combined with campaign delivery experience

  4. A professional marketing qualification used to formalise experience already gained

Typical training: Bachelor's degree

Licensing: Not typically licensed

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Typical work context

  • Team based
  • Fast paced
  • Hybrid office
  • High responsibility
  • Varied work

Team based · Fast paced · Hybrid office · High responsibility · Varied work

Related interests

  • Enterprising (leading)
  • Artistic (creative)
  • Conventional (organizing)

Enterprising (leading) · Artistic (creative) · Conventional (organizing)

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