Marketing Director job summary
A great job description starts with a compelling summary of the position and its role within your company. Your summary should provide an overview of your company and expectations for the position. Outline the types of activities and responsibilities required for the job, so job seekers can determine if they are qualified, or if the job is a good fit.
Example of a Marketing Director job summary
Our firm is seeking a Marketing Director to work closely with our executive staff to create and implement comprehensive policies and programmes related to corporate marketing, communications and advertising. The Marketing Director is responsible for monitoring the development of marketing support collateral and ensuring that all deadlines are met. The successful candidate for this position will also be required to work directly with the public relations team and advertising development staff to create communication crisis management programmes that can be implemented if needed.
Marketing Director responsibilities and duties
The responsibilities and duties section is the most important part of the job description. Here you should outline the functions this position will perform on a regular basis, how the job functions within the organisation and who the employee reports to.
- Develop a measuring system for determining the success of each marketing programme
- Coordinate all media contact and ensure that the company consistently gets print and digital coverage
- Work closely with our public relations team to ensure that campaigns are staying on track and being received well by the public
- Develop company marketing policies and communicate those policies to the entire organisation
- Maintain editorial control on all marketing and public relations collateral that is released on behalf of the company
Marketing Director qualifications and skills
Next, outline the required and preferred skills for your position. This may include education, previous job experience, certifications and technical skills. You may also include soft skills and personality traits that you envision for a successful hire. While it may be tempting to include a long list of skills and requirements, including too many could dissuade qualified candidates from applying. Keep your list of qualifications concise, but provide enough detail with relevant keywords and terms.
- 5+ years’ experience in marketing, communications or public relations
- 2+ years’ experience in a corporate management role
- Bachelor degree in marketing, public relations, journalism or a related field
- Exceptional communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in creating successful marketing and public relations collateral
- Ability to initiate and monitor several simultaneous projects
- Must be available to travel at least two weeks out of every month
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