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Roles in Marketing & Media: what they pay, where they're heading and how to get in.
Advertising Executive
Advertising executives plan and run the campaigns that put a client's product in front of the right audience.
Advertising Manager
Advertising managers plan and run the campaigns a business uses to reach customers and build its brand.
Brand Manager
A brand manager sets how a product, service or company should look, sound and feel, then keeps that identity consistent everywhere customers meet it.
Broadcast Program Director
Broadcast program directors decide what a radio or television station puts to air and work out when it runs.
Broadcast Transmitter Operator
Broadcast transmitter operators keep radio and television signals reaching audiences by running and repairing the equipment at transmission sites.
Camera Operator
Camera operators capture the footage that becomes a television program, film, advertisement or online video, working to the direction of a director or cinematographer.
Captioner
Captioners turn spoken audio into timed text for television, streaming, online video and live events, so audiences who cannot hear the sound can still follow what is said.
Chief Marketing Officer
A chief marketing officer sets the marketing strategy for a business and leads the teams that deliver it, from brand and campaigns to digital acquisition and customer data.
Communications Manager
Communications managers look after how an organisation speaks to its staff, the media, customers and the public, and keep the message consistent across all of them.
Content Writer
Content writers produce the words a business publishes to explain itself, answer customer questions and rank in search, from blog posts and web pages to email and social copy.
Copywriter
Copywriters write the words that sell, explain or persuade across ads, websites and marketing campaigns.
Digital Marketing Specialist
Digital marketing specialists plan and run campaigns across search, social, email and display, then use the performance data to decide where the next round of spending goes.
Grant Writer
Grant writers research funding programs and write the applications that bring money into an organisation's projects.
Graphic Designer
Graphic designers turn a brief into visual work such as logos, layouts, packaging or social media graphics that a business uses to speak to its audience.
Interpreter
Interpreters convert spoken or signed language from one language to another as it happens, so two people who share no common language can still hold a conversation.
Journalist
Journalists find out what is happening, check it against the evidence and write it up for a news audience.
Market Researcher
Market researchers gather and analyse data on consumers and markets, then turn it into findings a business can act on.
Marketing Assistant
Marketing assistants help deliver campaigns, keep content and schedules moving, and report on what the activity achieved.
Marketing Coordinator
Marketing coordinators run the day-to-day work of a campaign, from writing and scheduling content through to events and reporting on what happened.
Marketing Manager
Marketing managers plan and run the campaigns that build a brand, generate leads and bring in customers.
Media Buyer
Media buyers negotiate and book advertising space across television, radio, print and digital channels, keeping a campaign on budget and on schedule.
Photographer
Photographers plan, shoot and edit images for clients who need them for a website, a publication, an event or a portrait.
Podcast Producer
Podcast producers plan, record, edit and publish audio series, turning a raw conversation or script into an episode people want to keep listening to.
Proofreader
Proofreaders read the final version of a document before it goes to print or goes live, fixing the spelling, grammar and formatting errors that would otherwise reach the reader.
Public Relations Officer
Public relations officers manage how an organisation is seen by the media, the public and the people who matter to it, and step in to protect that reputation when something goes wrong.
Publishing Editor
Publishing editors work with authors to turn a manuscript or a piece of content into something ready for readers, then see it through the schedule that gets it published.
Radio Presenter
Radio presenters host live and pre-recorded shows, choosing the music or talk content, interviewing guests and keeping a broadcast moving to the second.
SEO Specialist
SEO specialists work out why a website isn't ranking in search and make the technical and content changes that help it climb.
Social Media Content Creator
Social media content creators plan, film and publish posts for brands and organisations, building an audience and turning attention into engagement and sales.
Social Media Manager
Social media managers plan and run a brand's presence on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, and report on how that content performs.
Sports Commentator
Sports commentators describe live sport as it happens, turning what is unfolding on the field into a story that viewers and listeners can follow.
Survey Interviewer
Survey interviewers ask people a set of questions and record the answers, giving researchers the raw data behind market studies, government policy and social research.
Television Equipment Operator
Television equipment operators run the cameras, audio and vision equipment that puts a broadcast or recording to air.
Television Presenter
A television presenter fronts live and recorded programs, reading to camera, interviewing guests and keeping the show running to time.
Tender Writer
Tender writers turn technical, financial and compliance information into the proposal documents that businesses and agencies submit to win contracts.
Translator
Translators turn written text into another language, carrying the meaning, tone and register across so the reader sees only the finished version.
Video Editor
Video editors turn raw footage into a finished sequence, choosing which shots, sound and pacing carry the story.
Video Producer
Video producers take a video project from brief to finished cut, managing the budget, the crew and the client along the way.