What can you do with a marketing degree?
- 30th June 2017
- Written by LSBF Staff
- Opinion & Features
Getting a marketing degree can open the door to many different career paths, as you’ll develop a broad and increasingly valuable set of skills.
For example, a specialised online marketing degree will give you highly transferable skills, and a knowledge of marketing strategy is an extremely desirable trait in the vast majority of organisations.
There are three key reasons why getting a marketing degree can be a move in the right direction.
1) High salary prospects
Marketing graduates have an average starting salary of £21,565, and there is plenty of room to manoeuvre in the future – you could earn up to £113,000 as a Chief Marketing Officer.
2) Multiple career options
There is a vast field of job opportunities awaiting graduates with a marketing degree, giving you the versatility to pursue a role that suits your interests and needs.
3) Job security
Organisations are always searching for top marketing talent, as this area of a business is vital to the success of any company.
Ultimately, as long as organisations have a product or service to sell, there will always be a role for marketing graduates - and many industries need the skills of expert marketers. This means that graduates can rely on career opportunities being readily available.
Here are a few traditional careers in marketing:
- Advertising Art Director
- Copywriter
- Media Buyer
- Media Planner
- Event Organiser
- Public Affairs Consultant
And perhaps a few you wouldn’t have thought of:
- Graphic designer
- Lecturer
- Promoter
Plus, with constant developments in the marketing sector, you may see roles such as chief content officer, technologist, and channel manager come to prominence over the next few years.
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