Deciding what a product stands for, who it's for, and how to make people want it, from cereal boxes to software launches.
Top pay: highest pay, longest training
Chief Marketing Officer: The top marketing executive who decides how a company presents itself and grows its customers. Typical pay $250k.
Marketing Manager: Plans how to reach customers, what to say to them, and how to measure what works. Typical pay $167k.
Brand Manager: Acts like the 'CEO' of one brand, like a cereal, shampoo, or soda, responsible for its image and sales. Typical pay $125k.
Product Marketing Manager: Figures out how to explain and position a product so the right customers want it, especially in tech. Typical pay $140k.
Brand Licensing Manager: Makes deals that let other companies put a brand or character on products, like Pokemon on backpacks. Typical pay $115k.
Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship
Brand Strategist: Defines what a brand stands for, who it's for, and how it should feel, before the ads get made. Typical pay $95k.
Brand Naming Specialist: Invents names for new products, companies, and medicines. Typical pay $90k.
Trend Forecaster: Predicts what colors, styles, products, and ideas people will want in the next few years. Typical pay $80k.
Multicultural Marketing Manager: Makes sure products and ads connect with diverse communities in authentic ways. Typical pay $100k.
Loyalty Program Manager: Designs rewards programs that keep customers coming back, like airline miles or coffee-shop stars. Typical pay $95k.
Packaging Designer: Designs the boxes, bottles, and wrappers that make products stand out on shelves. Typical pay $65k.
Marketing Specialist: Carries out marketing campaigns: emails, social posts, events, and ads. Typical pay $79k.
Field Marketing Manager: Runs marketing in a specific region, like events, local ads and sales meetups, to help the local sales team win customers. Typical pay $95k.
Channel / Partner Marketing Manager: Helps the stores, resellers and partners who sell a company's product do better marketing. Typical pay $100k.
Customer Marketing Manager: Markets to people who already buy from a company, turning happy customers into loyal fans and references. Typical pay $100k.
Trade / Shopper Marketing Manager: Gets a brand's products noticed at the point of sale: end-of-aisle displays, store promotions and retailer deals. Typical pay $100k.
Scent Marketing Specialist: Designs signature smells for hotels, stores and casinos and installs scent machines so customers remember the brand by its smell. Typical pay $72k.
Starter: fastest way in
Marketing Assistant: Supports a marketing team with scheduling, research, and producing materials. Typical pay $45k.
Brand Ambassador: Represents a brand in person at events, stores, and campuses, handing out samples and talking up products. Typical pay $36k.
Product Demonstrator: Shows off products in stores, like cooking samples at Costco or showing a new vacuum. Typical pay $35k.
Promotions Coordinator: Handles the details of contests, giveaways and promotions for a brand, radio station or sports team. Typical pay $47k.
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