300+ Marketing & Communications Jobs in Atlanta, GA

Local pay signals split sharply by level. For the broad category, posted salary ranges in Atlanta center on about $88k to $125k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $180k; hourly-paid postings center on about $18 to $22 per hour. Statewide, mean offered salary on new openings for marketing, communications & content was about $92,369 in August 2026 (n=1,738), while the national mean offered salary was about $96,558 (n=130,114). By contrast, marketing manager is a high-end subrole: BLS-based local summaries place its median at $163,500, versus about $50,100 for a Georgia State University marketing specialist opening and roughly $45,000–$48,000 for a local entry-level promotions role.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 136 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $85,000 at the 25th percentile, $126,668 at the median and $157,969 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Atlanta is a competitive but still workable market for marketing, communications, and content roles over the next 3-6 months. The metro unemployment rate was 3.2% in July 2026, down from 3.5% in June, and total nonfarm payroll employment in the area stood at a preliminary 3,107,300 jobs in June 2026. At the same time, Georgia's marketing, communications & content employment was up 1.5% year over year in August 2026 while active postings were down 1.9%, which suggests employers are still staffed but opening fewer fresh seats than a year ago. Locally, the field is broad rather than dominated by one company, with more than 8,900 postings across more than 3,300 companies over the last 90 days, but most openings are on-site or hybrid and the best pay is concentrated in management tracks.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can show analytics, project management, stakeholder handling, and AI-assisted content or campaign work, especially in healthcare, construction, education, or insurance, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume the headline $163,500 marketing-manager pay applies to the whole category; local posted ranges for the broader field center more around about $88k to $125k, while entry-level roles can sit near roughly $45,000–$48,000 or about $50,100.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 339 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Intuit, Inc.: 9 open roles
2. Emory Co: 8 open roles
3. Acuity: 5 open roles
4. CallRail: 5 open roles
5. Exit Five: 5 open roles
6. Serenity Healthcare: 5 open roles
7. Serenity Mental Health Centers: 5 open roles
8. Wrench Group: 5 open roles
9. Primrose Schools Partnership: 4 open roles
10. SAGE: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Atlanta: 211
• Alpharetta: 24
• Sandy Springs: 20
• Duluth: 9
• Cobb County: 6
• Decatur: 5
• Roswell: 3
• Lilburn: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 186 (56%), hybrid 105 (32%), remote 41 (12%)

Where the demand is

This is not a one-employer market. In the last 90 days, we observed more than 8,900 postings across more than 3,300 companies in Atlanta, and hiring is fragmented rather than concentrated. Among the most consistently active named employers are Emory Co (more than 200) and Northside Hospital, Inc. (more than 125), which fits the local industry mix where healthcare accounts for about 20% of postings. The second big pocket is construction, also about 20% of the local mix, followed by retail at about 15%, education at about 10%, and insurance at about 10%. That mix matters because these employers often want marketers who can handle stakeholder-heavy campaigns, field or location-based execution, service-line messaging, or reputation-sensitive communications rather than portfolio pieces built only for consumer lifestyle brands. The opportunity split is also less senior than many candidates assume: about 40% of postings are entry level and about 40% are mid level, versus about 15% senior and about 10% lead+. That gives access to newer candidates, but the jobs that rise above the crowd still lean toward project management, data analysis, strategic planning, and stakeholder management.

• Healthcare systems and providers (high): Healthcare makes up about 20% of local postings, and the most consistently active named employers include Emory Co and Northside Hospital, Inc.
• Construction and built-environment firms (high): Construction is also about 20% of the local mix, and Winter Construction's August 2026 intern search points to ongoing department-level marketing demand in the sector.
• Retail and promotions (moderate): Retail accounts for about 15% of postings, and immediate in-person promotions hiring is visible locally through entry-level campaign roles.
• Higher education and mission-driven institutions (moderate): Education is about 10% of local postings, and Georgia State University's August 2026 marketing specialist opening highlights ongoing demand for campaign planning, content creation, and student engagement marketing.
• Insurance and regulated corporate services (moderate): Insurance represents about 10% of local postings, which favors candidates who can write clearly, coordinate stakeholders, and operate in approval-heavy environments.

Where to focus: Prioritize sector marketers and communications generalists who can tie content to measurable outcomes in healthcare, construction, education, or insurance, and search Atlanta on-site/hybrid roles before remote-only ones.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator / digital project manager: This is a natural bridge because project management is the top hard skill in local postings, PMP appears occasionally, and digital project management is one of the subfields with projected starting salary gains.
• Business analyst / go-to-market analyst: Data analysis is repeatedly requested in local marketing postings, and analytics-heavy roles are among the better-paying growth pockets.
• Customer success coordinator: Local promotions hiring is pulling from hospitality and retail backgrounds, which suggests customer communication and audience handling are accepted feeder skills.
• Higher-education program coordinator: Education represents about 10% of the local posting mix, and Atlanta employers in that space are hiring for campaign and student-engagement work that sits close to program operations.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management is the single most-requested hard skill in the local posting mix at about 15%, which means campaign work is being hired as delivery work, not just ideation. Who: Everyone, especially coordinators, managers, and career switchers.
• Data analysis (premium | immediate): Data analysis shows up repeatedly in local postings, and marketing analytics roles are among the subfields with projected starting salary gains of about 3.3%; separately, 85% of leaders say AI, automation, and analytics skills command higher pay. Who: Mid-career marketers and anyone aiming for performance, lifecycle, or operations-adjacent roles.
• Strategic planning and stakeholder management (differentiator | immediate): Local postings frequently call for strategic planning and stakeholder management, which is consistent with Atlanta's mix of healthcare, education, construction, and insurance employers. Who: Candidates moving beyond coordinator work or coming from agency environments.
• AI literacy and prompt engineering (premium | immediate): AI literacy and prompt engineering are being treated as foundational in 2026, and marketing roles mentioning AI offer 20.26% higher salaries on average. Who: All candidate types, but especially writers, content strategists, and growth marketers.
• Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) / AI search optimization (differentiator | near-term): Marketers are now expected to optimize for both search engines and AI models, which makes GEO or AI search optimization a practical differentiator as AI language spreads through job descriptions. Who: SEO, content, brand, and product-marketing candidates.
• Content creation and campaign planning (table_stakes | immediate): A recent Atlanta marketing specialist opening at Georgia State University emphasized creative strategies, campaign planning, content creation, and audience engagement, which is a strong local signal for practical execution skills. Who: Entry-level candidates and generalists building a portfolio.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Local pay signals split sharply by level. For the broad category, posted salary ranges in Atlanta center on about $88k to $125k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $180k; hourly-paid postings center on about $18 to $22 per hour. Statewide, mean offered salary on new openings for marketing, communications & content was about $92,369 in August 2026 (n=1,738), while the national mean offered salary was about $96,558 (n=130,114). By contrast, marketing manager is a high-end subrole: BLS-based local summaries place its median at $163,500, versus about $50,100 for a Georgia State University marketing specialist opening and roughly $45,000–$48,000 for a local entry-level promotions role. Atlanta can pay well, but the market is tiered. Senior leadership and revenue-tied marketing paths can reach national-caliber pay, while entry and coordinator roles often land much closer to ordinary local wage norms than the marketing-manager headline suggests.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA concentrated?

This is not a one-employer market. In the last 90 days, we observed more than 8,900 postings across more than 3,300 companies in Atlanta, and hiring is fragmented rather than concentrated. Among the most consistently active named employers are Emory Co (more than 200) and Northside Hospital, Inc. (more than 125), which fits the local industry mix where healthcare accounts for about 20% of postings. The second big pocket is construction, also about 20% of the local mix, followed by retail at about 15%, education at about 10%, and insurance at about 10%. That mix matters because these employers often want marketers who can handle stakeholder-heavy campaigns, field or location-based execution, service-line messaging, or reputation-sensitive communications rather than portfolio pieces built only for consumer lifestyle brands. The opportunity split is also less senior than many candidates assume: about 40% of postings are entry level and about 40% are mid level, versus about 15% senior and about 10% lead+. That gives access to newer candidates, but the jobs that rise above the crowd still lean toward project management, data analysis, strategic planning, and stakeholder management.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Emory Co (200 postings), Northside Hospital, Inc. (125 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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