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MARKETING JOB ADVERTISING GUIDE

Advertise a Marketing Job

Advertise a marketing job across specialist marketing job boards and leading UK recruitment sites. Learn where to post marketing vacancies, how to create a stronger advert and how to manage applications from one place.

Specialist marketing job boards Marketing advertising tips Applicant tracking included
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EXAMPLE MARKETING VACANCY

Digital Marketing Manager

Manchester · Hybrid
£45,000 – £55,000
SEO · PPC · Content · Analytics
Job board distribution Multi-board
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Reach specialist marketing candidates while extending your vacancy across wider UK recruitment audiences.

Marketing-focused reach Specialist + premium job boards
WHERE TO ADVERTISE MARKETING JOBS

Marketing job boards for reaching specialist candidates

The best place to advertise a marketing job depends on the discipline, seniority, industry and channel mix involved. SEO, PPC, content, product marketing, brand and social-media vacancies can each appeal to different candidate audiences, so specialist marketing sites can work well alongside larger UK recruitment platforms.

MAJOR UK BOARD

Reed

A major UK recruitment site with broad Marketing & PR coverage across executive, manager, communications, digital, content and specialist marketing vacancies.

Broad UK marketing reach
PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

LinkedIn Jobs

Particularly useful for professional, specialist and senior marketing recruitment where career history, industry background, portfolio work and professional networks can support candidate discovery.

Professional and passive reach
CV DATABASE + JOBS

CV-Library

A broad UK recruitment platform that can add additional reach across digital marketing, marketing executive, communications, product and management-level vacancies.

Jobs plus candidate database
HIGH-VOLUME SEARCH

Indeed

Useful for reaching a broad audience of active jobseekers across marketing executive, digital, social media, content, SEO, PPC and marketing-management roles.

Broad active-jobseeker reach
Specialist or general marketing job board?

Specialist marketing boards can concentrate your vacancy around candidates already searching within the sector, while larger platforms can add scale. Multi-board advertising combines those audiences within the same campaign.

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HOW TO POST A MARKETING JOB

From marketing job description to applications

Create a clear marketing vacancy, choose the right recruitment channels and then manage candidate response. Career Poster provides tools to support each stage of the marketing recruitment process.

02 ADVERTISE

Advertise your marketing job

Choose a specialist marketing board, a major UK job site, a professional network or combine multiple channels to reach candidates across different marketing disciplines.

Digital Marketing ManagerManchester · Hybrid

Choose a marketing job board

Match the channel to the vacancy. SEO, paid media, brand, product, content and social roles can perform differently across recruitment audiences.

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MARKETING JOB ADVERTISING TIPS

Tips for advertising a marketing job

Marketing candidates need to understand the channel mix, level of ownership, budget, objectives and how success is measured. Avoid adverts that simply list every marketing discipline without showing what the person will actually own.

01

Use a title that reflects the actual discipline

Digital Marketing Executive, PPC Specialist and Brand Manager signal very different jobs. Avoid vague titles such as Marketing Ninja or Growth Rockstar.

02

Show the core channel mix early

Make it obvious whether the role centres on SEO, PPC, social, email, content, brand, product, CRM or a genuine multi-channel remit.

03

Explain how marketing success is measured

Give candidates context around leads, revenue, ROAS, organic traffic, engagement, brand metrics, retention or other KPIs that actually matter.

04

Give useful budget context

Where relevant, explain whether the person controls paid-media spend, campaign budgets or agency budgets and roughly how much ownership they have.

05

Clarify in-house, agency and team structure

Explain who they report to, whether they manage people, which agencies or freelancers they work with and where specialist support sits.

06

Only list tools that genuinely matter

GA4, Google Ads, HubSpot, Meta, SEMrush, Adobe or another platform can be relevant, but avoid making every tool an essential requirement if alternatives are transferable.

07

State the real hybrid or remote arrangement

Marketing attracts many flexible-work searches. Give the office location, required attendance and whether remote roles are limited to the UK.

08

Ask for a portfolio only when it adds value

Portfolios make sense for content, design and creative roles, but may add friction for channel or analytical positions where campaign results and experience are more relevant.

NEED A STARTING POINT?Create or improve your marketing job advert before you publish it.
BEFORE THEY APPLY

What marketing candidates want to understand from your advert

Marketing job titles can cover completely different channel mixes and levels of responsibility. Give candidates enough context to understand what they will own, how the team works and what success looks like.

Review your marketing advert
01

Which channels will they actually own?

Separate primary responsibilities from channels they merely support so candidates can judge whether their experience matches the role.

02

What does the team structure look like?

Explain who they report to, which specialists sit internally and whether agencies, freelancers or external partners support delivery.

03

What budget or commercial responsibility do they have?

Clarify whether they manage media spend, campaign budgets, suppliers or broader revenue and lead-generation targets.

04

How will their performance be measured?

Give useful context around the KPIs that matter, whether that is pipeline, ROAS, traffic, engagement, conversion, retention or brand growth.

05

Is the environment agency or in-house?

Explain whether they focus deeply on one brand or product, manage multiple clients, or operate across a group of brands.

06

Where will they actually work?

State the office location and precise hybrid or remote expectation rather than leaving candidates to interpret a vague flexible-working label.

CAREER POSTER FOR MARKETING RECRUITMENT

How Career Poster can help you advertise marketing jobs

Reach marketing candidates while keeping job advertising and application management together. Choose a job advertising package and use the included recruitment tools to support your campaign.

WIDER REACH

Premium + free job boards

Extend the vacancy beyond a single specialist marketing site to additional recruitment channels and candidate audiences.

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APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

Applicant tracking included

Review applicants, shortlist candidates, move them through hiring stages and keep campaign activity together in your employer dashboard.

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AI RECRUITMENT TOOLS

Use AI across the hiring process

Generate and review job adverts, get salary guidance and use AI tools to help assess candidate applications against your vacancy.

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MARKETING JOB ADVERTISING FAQS

Advertising marketing jobs: frequently asked questions

Answers to common questions about posting marketing vacancies, choosing job boards and creating an effective marketing recruitment campaign.

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Where is the best place to advertise a marketing job?

The best channel depends on the discipline and seniority. Marketing-Jobs.co.uk and OnlyMarketingJobs provide specialist marketing audiences, while Reed, LinkedIn, CV-Library and Indeed can add broader reach. Using multiple relevant channels can reduce dependence on one source.

How do I post a marketing job?

Start with a clear advert containing the title, location, salary, working arrangement, core channels, responsibilities, objectives and genuinely important tools or experience. You can then post directly to a chosen board or use a multi-board advertising service.

What should I include in a marketing job advert?

Alongside salary and benefits, explain the channel mix, team structure, campaign ownership, budget responsibility, important tools and how performance will be measured.

Should I advertise a marketing salary?

Where possible, yes. Marketing titles can cover a wide range of seniority, so a realistic salary range helps candidates understand the level of the role and whether it matches their expectations.

Should I ask marketing candidates for a portfolio?

It depends on the role. Portfolios can be useful for content, creative and brand positions, while SEO, PPC, CRM or performance roles may be better assessed through experience, campaign outcomes and technical knowledge.

Should I advertise on a specialist marketing job board?

Specialist boards can be useful when the vacancy depends on specific marketing experience. They can also be combined with larger general job boards and professional networks for additional reach.

Can Career Poster advertise marketing jobs across multiple job boards?

Yes. Career Poster provides multi-board job advertising packages that can distribute marketing vacancies across relevant premium and free recruitment channels depending on the package selected.

Can I manage marketing applications through Career Poster?

Yes. Employer hiring tools are included so applications can be reviewed, shortlisted and managed through your Career Poster dashboard.

READY TO RECRUIT?

Ready to advertise your marketing job?

Post your vacancy across specialist marketing and wider recruitment channels, with application management and recruitment tools included.

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