MMMarketing Manager
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Marketing Manager

By the numbers
Typical pay
$166,790 / yr
Education to start
Bachelor's degree
Future demand
+6.6% by 2034
People in this job
395K
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The work
Watch · day in the life
A day, hour by hour
08:30
Metrics check

Pull overnight campaign numbers — clicks, conversions, cost-per-lead. Spot anything alarming.

09:00
Team standup

Sync with designers, writers, and analysts. Who's blocked, what ships today.

09:20
Budget call

One campaign is underperforming — decide whether to cut spend or give it another week.

10:00
Campaign deep work

Build out next month's launch plan: audience, messaging, channels, timing.

12:00
Creative brief

Brief the design and copy team on the new ad — tone, visuals, what the brand never does.

13:30
Cross-team sync

Align with sales and product on launch timing. Everyone needs a different date.

14:30
Competitor research

Scan what rivals launched this week. Flag one gap worth exploiting.

15:30
Performance report

Write the monthly deck for leadership — spend, results, what the money actually did.

17:00
End-of-day triage

Clear urgent Slack threads, set tomorrow's priorities, close the laptop.

Things you do
  • Build marketing campaigns that get people to notice and buy a product.
  • Dig into data to see which ads and posts are actually working.
  • Set and stretch a budget across ads, events, and content.
  • Brief designers and writers so every piece looks and sounds on-brand.
  • Research competitors and customers to spot gaps and opportunities.
Decisions you’ll make
  • Should I pour more budget into this campaign, or cut it and move on?
  • Is this dip in sales the campaign's fault, or something outside our control?
  • Do I chase this bold, risky idea, or play it safe with the brand?
  • Which audience do I actually want to reach with this message?
  • Is this trend worth jumping on now, or will it look silly next month?
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