Marketing executives promote a company's products, services or brand.
£18,000 Starter
to£35,000 Experienced
37 to 39 a week
evenings / weekends occasionally
You can get into this job through:
Many marketing executives enter the job with a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree.
Useful subjects include:
It may be possible to study Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualifications alongside your degree through the Graduate Gateway programme.
You'll usually need:
A degree isn't always essential if you have business and marketing skills. You may get these through jobs like sales, customer service or public relations work.
You could also join a company's marketing department as an administrator or assistant. This could give you enough experience to work your way up to become a marketing executive.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) offers qualifications that could improve your job prospects. Which course you decide to do will depend on your experience and whether you already work in a marketing related job. Courses include:
You may find it useful to join organisations like the The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.
You can find out more about becoming a marketing executive from:
You'll need:
Your day-to-day tasks may involve:
You could work in an office or at a client's business.
With experience, you could become a marketing manager.
You could also become a freelance marketing consultant, or move into areas like advertising, sales or public relations.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has details of professional development.