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:
You can do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
It may be possible to study Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualifications alongside your degree through the Graduate Gateway programme.
You'll usually need:
You can get into this role through a marketing assistant advanced apprenticeship, or higher apprenticeship as a marketing executive.
You'll usually need:
You could 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.
You could get good, basic experience and marketing skills by volunteering for a charity and helping with their social media and events communications.
You can apply directly to employers if you've got business and marketing skills. You may get these through jobs like sales, customer service or public relations work. Some employers may ask for a degree qualification though it's not always essential.
You can do professional qualifications offered by The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Institute of Data and Marketing, which may help your job prospects.
You can also get a communications qualification from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
These qualifications are not essential but they may give you an advantage when applying for jobs. You can also complete qualifications like these while working to help you get ahead in your career.
You can join The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the The Institute of Data and Marketing to do professional qualifications and to make industry contacts.
You can find out more about becoming a marketing executive from The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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 can use the skills you develop as a marketing executive to move into digital marketing, if you're interested in that career.
You could also become a freelance marketing consultant, or work in advertising, sales or public relations and communications.
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