Marketing Jobs Over $200K

As of this morning, 36,979 marketing jobs are up for grabs across the U.S., showing a 7.9% jump year-on-year. At the senior level (Director and above), there are 4,445 openings, marking an even more impressive 15% increase YOY.

We know it doesn’t always feel that way if you’re a jobseeker - but it sure looks like companies are crying out for experienced marketers like never before.

Here’s where it gets interesting: nearly 480 senior marketing roles are dangling median salaries over $190K—the highest we’ve seen lately. It’s a promising sign for the job market and could set the pace for a lucrative year ahead. Just keep it under wraps, though—we don’t want the Fed catching on and getting any ideas about interest rates.

On the bright side, 42.9% of these senior roles come with upfront salary info, saving you from the usual guessing games. The median pay for senior marketing positions stands at $146,994, while the median across all marketing roles is $82,493.

All these jobs with the links to the employer career sites are included in the spreadsheet linked at the bottom of the page for our paid subscribers eyes only.

Median Salaries by Seniority:

• SVP/Head of Marketing: $200,002

• VP/Director of Marketing: $161,502

• Marketing Manager: $117,000

• Marketing Specialist: $72,498

Senior Marketing Salaries in Major U.S. Cities:

• New York: $151,050

• San Francisco: $179,993

• Chicago: $131,997

• Boston: $161,876

• Los Angeles: $150,010

• Austin: $139,412

• Atlanta: $135,002

• Dallas: $139,412

• San Diego: $134,992

• Washington: $124,998

• Miami: $144,092

• Houston: $134,992

*These data are provided by our partner, Aspen Technology Labs, who monitor over 8 million jobs across 160,000 career sites in real time.

Now, no one said that compliance is sexy, but this B2B SaaS company, who recently raised $40m, has some good things going for it. It’s an inclusive, remote-first place to work, to begin with, which is sadly a rare thing in these dark times. It’s also growing at a healthy pace, with headcount expanding 44% in the last two years. They have a decent founding story, some compelling employee perks, and an impressive tech stack. The role description reads a little prescriptive to us but there’s likely wiggle room in there for a visionary marketer.

Given that almost 40% of CMOs hired in 2024 had an MBA, it’s unsurprising to see that as a preferred qualification, and given the metrics and acronyms you’ll have to churn through, CAC, ABM, MQL, SQL, ARR, MRR, eNPS to name a few mentioned here, you will likely need a PHD too 😛

The ELT is led by your future boss, Craig Unger, who is the Founder and CEO. His last SaaS platform was acquired by Okta for $52.5 million. Craig spent over two decades at Microsoft, contributing to products like Excel, where he designed PivotTables, and leading teams for Microsoft Access and Dynamics CRM. His early life in Brooklyn, New York, was marked by resilience, growing up in a modest 350 sq. ft. apartment. He pursued his passion for math and computer science at Harvard University, making for quite the backstory.

If I were hiring for this role, I’d take talent from companies on the rise in the same or adjacent space - NICE Actimize, or Early Warning Services, known for developing Zelle®, or Traydstream who digitize trade documents using AI to ensure compliance with global trade regulations. I might also consider poaching from 1000-strong Canadian ESG Software business, Cority, who [source: Reuters] are up for sale.

If you’re a candidate for the role, be sure to ask about company direction [next raise timing, end goal] and negotiate big equity. $275,000 feels low for an SVP base salary at a company of this stage and size but some decent skin in the game could offset that.

Two CMO Roles, Going...Going....

If you had read our jobs report for senior marketing positions earlier this year, you would know that the average “posting lifetime,” AKA how long a marketing job post sits live on an employer site, has been reduced to 28 days from 32. Marketing Jobs are getting filled faster.

Are they shaping up to get filled even faster? We noticed this job at Otter Products, who manufacture phone accessories was posted just 2 weeks ago and is reportedly assigned a closing date of YESTERDAY. Is the market so flooded with SVP/CMO talent that they only need to keep it live for 14 days? In any case, we didn’t want to cover this one in detail in case it’s already gone in a puff of Workday fumes, but here it is anyway.

If you want to apply, get your hustle on!

Another CMO role with a looming end date is this job at HKS, an incredibly visionary architectural firm who had a hand in designing some of the WPP campus buildings that I used to work out of. It says the post will close today but I’ll just leave this here...

Warner Music Group

Fresh this edition is not one but three exciting roles at Warner Music Group. WMG is home to Asylum, Atlantic, Elektra, Parlophone, Warner Records, and more. Its publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, represents a powerhouse roster of songwriters with over one million copyrights.

It is not at all surprising that the music of change is playing at WMG. We had reported the promotion of Jessica Keeley-Carter into the CMO role back in October 2024, and it’s interesting to see how she’s investing in talent to grow fandom and engagement.

Let’s take a closer look at all three.

This is firmly a MarTech role, to streamline marketing operations, optimize tools and data, and enhance collaboration across its global, regional, and local teams. This executive will lead the MarTech strategy, oversee vendor relationships, and drive workflow efficiencies.

Per the JD, the ideal candidate has deep experience in marketing technology, operations, and enablement, with a track record of integrating data, platforms, and external partnerships to elevate marketing effectiveness.

If Taligence had this assignment (Steve, Jen, this is in our wheelhouse!) - we would be poaching talent from Digital Asset Management SaaS Aprimo, or scaled consumer-facing content platforms like Roku, Hulu, Meta, Soundcloud, and Spotify.

If you are a candidate for the role, referring to “Marketing Tooling” every other sentence will make you sound wise and paired up with their own lingo. Be sure to highlight your cross-functional friend-building skills and external partner management skills, which both play a huge part here and in many systems-heavy roles of this ilk.

The aim of this role, posted 12 days ago, is to turn data into strategic firepower, ensuring marketing decisions are fueled by insights at every level—global, regional, and local. This role will build and lead a data-driven marketing function, optimizing audience insights, campaign analytics, and artist growth strategies. The ideal candidate is a data-savvy leader with experience managing global teams, translating analytics into action, and driving smarter investments in brand and performance marketing.

No doubt, these two roles will partner closely together on the marketing transformation at WMG.

 So, if I have this right....

• Marketing Enablement (SVP #1) sets up the tools, workflows, and third-party services that make marketing run smoothly. Integrated Marketing then uses these resources to create and execute campaigns.

• Marketing Intelligence (SVP #2) collects and analyzes data on audience behavior, campaign performance, and artist growth. Integrated Marketing applies these insights to fine-tune marketing strategies and ensure they reach the right fans.

• The SVP, Integrated Marketing (SVP #3) works closely with the SVP, Marketing Enablement and SVP, Marketing Intelligence to make sure Warner Music Group’s marketing is efficient, data-driven, and impactful.

In simple terms: Enablement builds the systems, Intelligence provides the insights, and Integrated Marketing brings it all together to execute powerful campaigns.

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