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Head of Marketing jobs: 115 open roles

Open head of marketing jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $200,000 a year.

The market for head of marketing work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Marketing function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Marketing managers”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open head of marketing jobs
115

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$200,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$166,790

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
34,000

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
Among marketing managers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Marketing openings that ask for AI skills
5%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Marketing openings that are remote
5%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. demand generation5%
  2. 2. project management4%
  3. 3. go-to-market3%
  4. 4. brand strategy3%
  5. 5. crm3%
  6. 6. excel2%
  7. 7. salesforce2%
  8. 8. logistics2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where head of marketing experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Product marketing

    Close fit · A few months

    Product marketing is where marketing meets product and sales, and it has held up better than general marketing.

    Carries over: Messaging, Campaign launches, Customer research

  • Communications and PR

    Close fit · A few months

    Communications and PR are a short step from marketing, with more focus on reputation and the press.

    Carries over: Messaging, Press and launches, Writing

  • Marketing operations

    Adjacent · A few months

    Marketing operations runs the systems behind every campaign and is harder to automate away.

    Carries over: Campaign tools, Funnel reporting, Process

  • Sales enablement

    Adjacent · A few months

    Enablement is marketing aimed at your own sales team, with clear ties to revenue.

    Carries over: Content creation, Messaging, Training material

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Open head of marketing jobs

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Head of Marketing salary

The middle half of head of marketing listings that state pay run from $182,500 to $232,500. See the full head of marketing salary breakdown.

Marketing jobs in the rankings

Rankings about marketing jobs

Marketing jobs · Top Marketing employers · All rankings

Where head of marketing jobs are

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Head of Marketing jobs by city and state

Employers hiring head of marketings

  • JRG Partners 7
  • Formic 3
  • Gusto 2
  • Tushy 2
  • Esper 2
  • Nabla 2
  • RFS Group 2
  • ScrumAID 2
  • Prime Intellect 2
  • Noctrix Health 1

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Head of Marketing is one of the ways chief marketing officer is written. The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role page counts every spelling together: pay, best industries and states, skills and AI skills.

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