Marketing Jobs in Charlotte, NC

The cleanest local wage anchors come from BLS occupation data. In May 2025, market research analysts and marketing specialists in Charlotte had a 25th-percentile wage of $62,320, a median of $82,930, and a 75th-percentile wage of $125,710. Marketing managers sat much higher, with a 25th-percentile wage of $129,070, a median of $166,200, and a 75th-percentile wage of $206,250. Separate from those occupation benchmarks, recent posted salary ranges across the broader local category center on about $70k to $90k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $54k to $130k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 50 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $75,750 at the 25th percentile, $112,500 at the median and $136,875 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Charlotte is a workable market for marketing, communications, and content, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 3.7% in August 2026, total nonfarm employment increased by 21,400 jobs over the year to August, and Professional and Business Services employment was up 3.5088% year over year to 230.1 thousand. Recent local postings show more than 175 openings across more than 125 companies, which is enough activity to support a search, but the sample is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by a few big buyers. Expect a local, selective market: about 65% of sampled roles were on-site, about 25% hybrid, about 10% remote, and the typical active posting had been open around 37 days.

Best positioned: Candidates with measurable digital or communications results in financial services, retail, or agency environments, plus project management, SEO, analytics, and AI fluency, have the clearest edge right now.

Main caution: Do not assume "content" alone is enough: distinct local estimates were not retrieved for growth marketer, demand-generation, or content strategist titles, and the market is much more local/on-site than remote-first.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 111 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kpmg Us: 7 open roles
2. Atlas Copco Group: 5 open roles
3. UNC Charlotte: 3 open roles
4. ADI Global Distribution: 2 open roles
5. Alliance Animal: 2 open roles
6. Atlas Copco Group: 2 open roles
7. Dentsply Sirona Inc.: 2 open roles
8. DrHouse, Inc.: 2 open roles
9. Essity: 2 open roles
10. HomeFront Brands: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Charlotte: 88
• Rock Hill: 8
• Huntersville: 5
• Mooresville: 4
• Fort Mill: 2
• Pineville: 1
• Gastonia: 1
• Mecklenburg County: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 59 (55%), hybrid 41 (38%), remote 8 (7%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in business-heavy sectors rather than a single creative cluster. In the recent local posting sample, financial services and retail each accounted for about 20% of activity, followed by marketing and advertising services at about 15% each, with construction at about 10%. That fits the broader local backdrop: Charlotte's Professional and Business Services employment reached 230.1 thousand in August 2026 and was up 3.5088% year over year. For job seekers, that means in-house teams with commercial accountability and agencies serving local clients are the most credible targets. Among the most consistently active employers in the recent sample were Lowe's, LPL Financial, LLC, McMillan Pazdan Smith, PRSA Charlotte, Platinum Coastal Group, Signal Tru Brand, Comark Inc., and Premier Marketing. Local agency signals also show continued investment in shopper marketing, marketing tech, and public-sector communication through Theory House, TheoryNXT, and Yellow Duck Marketing. The shape of the market matters as much as the volume. Hiring is fragmented across employers, about 45% of sampled roles sit at mid level, and only about 10% are remote, so the safest search strategy is broad sector coverage plus willingness to work hybrid or on-site.

• Financial services marketing and communications (high): About 20% of sampled category postings came from financial services, and LPL Financial, LLC appears among the consistently active employers.
• Retail and consumer brand marketing (high): Retail was also about 20% of sampled activity, and Lowe's appears in the active-employer mix, making consumer brand and channel roles a core local path.
• Agency and advertising services (high): Marketing and advertising services together account for about 30% of sampled activity, with additional local signals from Theory House, TheoryNXT, and Yellow Duck Marketing.
• Construction and local B2B services (moderate): Construction represents about 10% of sampled postings, and firms such as McMillan Pazdan Smith show that communications and brand work extends beyond classic consumer companies.

Where to focus: Aim first at business-facing in-house or agency roles where you can prove revenue, lead, or stakeholder impact in finance, retail, or B2B service markets.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Coordinator / Program Coordinator: Local marketing postings emphasize project management enough that a move into project coordination is credible if your search stalls.
• Business Operations Analyst: Data analysis and budget management recur in local marketing postings, so candidates who enjoy measurement can move toward ops analytics.
• Proposal Coordinator: Content creation, deadline management, and stakeholder editing transfer well even though the role sits closer to operations than brand marketing.
• Customer Education / Enablement Specialist: Communication, content structuring, and workflow ownership transfer well into customer learning or enablement functions.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management appeared in about 20% of local postings, making it the most common hard-skill signal in the sample. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• SEO and search performance (table_stakes | immediate): SEO showed up in about 15% of local postings, and content creation in about 10%, so even communications-heavy candidates benefit from measurable search and content skills. Who: Content, communications, and digital candidates.
• Data analysis and interpretation (premium | immediate): Data analysis appeared in about 15% of local postings, and national skills guidance says analysis and interpretation are essential in 2026. Who: Mid-career candidates, analysts, and anyone targeting performance-focused teams.
• AI literacy and workflow automation (premium | immediate): AI literacy is now treated as a future-proof marketing skill, and cited research in the AMA career report points to a 56% wage premium for AI-skilled workers in marketing. Employers are also increasingly looking for marketers who can build AI agents and automate workflows. Who: Anyone competing for mid-level and manager-track roles.
• Prompt engineering (differentiator | near-term): Prompt engineering is becoming a practical workplace skill for marketers, and demand for AI marketing skills has risen 340% over the past 18 months. Who: Digital, content, lifecycle, and growth-oriented candidates.
• HubSpot, Google Ads, and Meta certifications (differentiator | near-term): Local postings rarely specify certifications directly, but national guidance still highlights HubSpot, Google Ads, and Meta credentials as useful signals when paired with real campaign results. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers who need a trust signal fast.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

The cleanest local wage anchors come from BLS occupation data. In May 2025, market research analysts and marketing specialists in Charlotte had a 25th-percentile wage of $62,320, a median of $82,930, and a 75th-percentile wage of $125,710. Marketing managers sat much higher, with a 25th-percentile wage of $129,070, a median of $166,200, and a 75th-percentile wage of $206,250. Separate from those occupation benchmarks, recent posted salary ranges across the broader local category center on about $70k to $90k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $54k to $130k. This is a split market. Charlotte has far more measured specialist roles than manager roles, with 9,500 market research analysts and marketing specialists versus 3,830 marketing managers in the latest local occupation estimates, so most candidates should anchor expectations closer to the specialist band unless they truly own budget, staff, and strategy.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in business-heavy sectors rather than a single creative cluster. In the recent local posting sample, financial services and retail each accounted for about 20% of activity, followed by marketing and advertising services at about 15% each, with construction at about 10%. That fits the broader local backdrop: Charlotte's Professional and Business Services employment reached 230.1 thousand in August 2026 and was up 3.5088% year over year. For job seekers, that means in-house teams with commercial accountability and agencies serving local clients are the most credible targets. Among the most consistently active employers in the recent sample were Lowe's, LPL Financial, LLC, McMillan Pazdan Smith, PRSA Charlotte, Platinum Coastal Group, Signal Tru Brand, Comark Inc., and Premier Marketing. Local agency signals also show continued investment in shopper marketing, marketing tech, and public-sector communication through Theory House, TheoryNXT, and Yellow Duck Marketing. The shape of the market matters as much as the volume. Hiring is fragmented across employers, about 45% of sampled roles sit at mid level, and only about 10% are remote, so the safest search strategy is broad sector coverage plus willingness to work hybrid or on-site.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Platinum Coastal Group (5 postings), Signal Tru Brand (5 postings), Comark Inc. (5 postings), PRSA Charlotte (5 postings), McMillan Pazdan Smith (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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