300+ Marketing & Communications Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed local pay is high at the top end but uneven in the middle. The strongest direct local wage anchor is the BLS median of $213,910 a year for marketing managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, but that is a senior occupation measure and lags current conditions. In current postings across the broader category, pay centers on about $115k to $165k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $220k; Massachusetts new openings in this occupation family show a mean offered salary of about $95,136 in August 2026 (n=1,403).

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Advertised pay

Across the 282 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $103,500 at the 25th percentile, $132,750 at the median and $178,000 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

Boston is still a worthwhile market for experienced marketing, communications, and content talent, but it is a selective one. Massachusetts employment in this occupation family is up 3.5% year over year and active postings are up 1.1% in August 2026, while Boston metro total payrolls grew just 0.3755% year over year and professional and business services slipped 0.1377%. That means openings exist, especially in healthcare, education, insurance, and professional services, but employers are screening hard for domain familiarity and execution skills rather than hiring broadly.

Best positioned: Your odds are best if you can show recent results in healthcare, higher ed, insurance, or B2B professional services and back them up with CRM/lifecycle, content, analytics, and project-management work samples.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Boston's headline marketing-manager pay is typical; the local BLS median is $213,910 for marketing managers, but broader current postings in this category cluster around about $115k to $165k and Boston's cost of living is 48.3% above the national benchmark.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 343 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Puma Group: 5 open roles
2. Amazon: 4 open roles
3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.: 4 open roles
4. C-4 Analytics, LLC: 4 open roles
5. Ipsen: 4 open roles
6. Ipsen Group: 4 open roles
7. Marketbridge: 4 open roles
8. Ox Security: 4 open roles
9. Staples, Inc.: 4 open roles
10. Boston University: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 181
• Cambridge: 40
• Waltham: 16
• Framingham: 8
• Burlington: 6
• Somerville: 6
• San Francisco: 4
• Wakefield: 4

Work arrangement

hybrid 156 (46%), on-site 140 (41%), remote 42 (12%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a single dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 9,400 postings across more than 3,100 companies, and the employer mix is described as fragmented rather than concentrated. The most-active industries in the sample were healthcare at about 30%, retail about 15%, education about 15%, hospitals and health care about 15%, and construction about 10%. That shows up in who is hiring: the leading employer set includes Mass General Brigham Incorporated, Bridgewell Inc., RTX, Mass General, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc., Harvard Corporation, Sanofi, and Amazon. Local role examples also cluster around healthcare agencies, insurer content strategy, lifecycle and email marketing, and professional-services brand growth rather than pure consumer-social work. For job seekers, that means Boston rewards domain fluency and execution in institution-heavy settings more than a purely trendy brand portfolio.

• Healthcare systems, hospitals, and pharma marketing (high): This is the deepest pool in the sample, with healthcare at about 30%, hospitals and health care about 15%, and active employers including Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Sanofi.
• Education and institutional marketing (moderate): Education accounts for about 15% of sampled demand, with Harvard among the active employers and local co-op pathways still visible.
• Insurance and professional-services growth roles (moderate): Examples include Liberty Mutual content strategy and Boston professional-services marketing-manager openings, pointing to demand for SEO, brand reputation, and B2B growth execution.
• Lifecycle and retention programs (moderate): Boston employers are hiring around CRM, email, and analytics, from temp-to-hire CRM specialists to travel-sector lifecycle leadership roles.

Where to focus: Focus first on healthcare and hospital systems, insurers, universities, and professional-services firms where Boston's employer base is deepest and sector knowledge pays off.

Roles worth searching next

• Digital Project Manager: Local demand emphasizes project management, and national compensation guidance flags digital project management as a stronger-paying neighboring path.
• Digital Analytics Analyst: Boston examples pair marketing with analytics leadership, and analytics continues to sit near the premium end of neighboring career paths.
• Community and Events Coordinator: Local early-career roles still blend digital outreach with event planning, which creates a practical bridge from campus, nonprofit, hospitality, or grassroots organizing experience.
• Program Manager: Stakeholder management and project planning are visible in local skill demand, and some execution-heavy coordination roles sit close to program management in practice.

What postings ask for

• CRM and lifecycle marketing (premium | immediate): Boston employers are explicitly hiring for CRM, email, and lifecycle work, including a temp-to-hire CRM Marketing Specialist role and a Senior Manager, Email & Lifecycle Marketing role. Who: Mid-career marketers and career switchers coming from operations, retention, or customer programs.
• Marketing automation platforms (premium | immediate): Local and broader market signals both point to AI-enabled marketing automation and platform fluency as priority capabilities, with Boston attention centered around Klaviyo-style stacks. Who: Retention, email, e-commerce, and SaaS marketers.
• Data analysis and marketing analytics (premium | immediate): Data analysis already appears among the most-requested hard skills locally, and marketing analytics roles are singled out nationally as higher-paying neighboring paths. Who: Generalists who need a clearer edge and content marketers who want stronger business impact stories.
• Project management and campaign operations (differentiator | near-term): Project management is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 15%, while PMP appears only in less than 5% of postings, which suggests the capability matters more than the certificate alone. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone targeting institutional employers with many stakeholders.
• SEO and reputation-oriented content strategy (differentiator | near-term): Liberty Mutual's Boston content strategist opening tied content directly to search marketing and brand reputation, which is a stronger signal than generic content creation alone. Who: Writers, editors, and communications professionals trying to move toward measurable growth work.
• Social and influencer campaign planning (differentiator | immediate): Weber Shandwick's Boston hiring points to continued demand for integrated social and influencer strategy rather than standalone posting and community scheduling. Who: Comms, social, and brand candidates who already have cross-channel campaign examples.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed local pay is high at the top end but uneven in the middle. The strongest direct local wage anchor is the BLS median of $213,910 a year for marketing managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, but that is a senior occupation measure and lags current conditions. In current postings across the broader category, pay centers on about $115k to $165k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $220k; Massachusetts new openings in this occupation family show a mean offered salary of about $95,136 in August 2026 (n=1,403). Boston can pay very well, especially for manager and director roles, but the market is bifurcated: leadership jobs in brand, pharma and healthcare, and professional services pay far more than coordinator, hourly, and temp-to-hire work. Boston's cost-of-living index is 148.3, or 48.3% above the national benchmark, so a good nominal offer may still feel tight if you are early career.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a single dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 9,400 postings across more than 3,100 companies, and the employer mix is described as fragmented rather than concentrated. The most-active industries in the sample were healthcare at about 30%, retail about 15%, education about 15%, hospitals and health care about 15%, and construction about 10%. That shows up in who is hiring: the leading employer set includes Mass General Brigham Incorporated, Bridgewell Inc., RTX, Mass General, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc., Harvard Corporation, Sanofi, and Amazon. Local role examples also cluster around healthcare agencies, insurer content strategy, lifecycle and email marketing, and professional-services brand growth rather than pure consumer-social work. For job seekers, that means Boston rewards domain fluency and execution in institution-heavy settings more than a purely trendy brand portfolio.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Mass General Brigham Incorporated (150 postings), Bridgewell Inc. (100 postings), RTX (100 postings), Mass General (75 postings), Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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