150+ Marketing & Communications Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Observed local postings center on about $90k to $130k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $65k to $184k. Hourly-paid postings center on about $19 to $23 / hour. As a proxy beyond the metro sample, mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family in Pennsylvania was ~$87,289 in August 2026 (n=1,360), versus ~$96,558 nationally (n=130,114).

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Advertised pay

Across the 81 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $75,000 at the 25th percentile, $112,500 at the median and $212,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Philadelphia is a workable market for Marketing, Communications & Content, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 4.2% in July 2026 and down -17.6471% year over year, while metro employment reached 3,210,943 and was up 2.1534% year over year, so the local economy is supportive rather than weak. The occupation-specific picture is tighter: in Pennsylvania, marketing, communications & content employment is up 2.2% year over year, but active postings are down 4.7% year over year, which usually means more competition per opening. Even so, the local sample still showed more than 7,200 postings across more than 2,500 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than concentrated in one employer, which gives persistent applicants multiple entry points.

Best positioned: Candidates with healthcare or higher-education experience, strong project management, and AI-fluent digital/content strategy skills have the best odds, because healthcare accounts for about 40% of local postings and the most active employers include University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, Jefferson Health, Upenn, and Cooper University Health Care.

Main caution: Do not assume this is a remote-first brand-marketing market: about 80% of postings are on-site, about 15% hybrid, and about 5% remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 188 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. MSD International: 6 open roles
2. PR Girl Manifesto, Inc.: 6 open roles
3. Johnson & Johnson Co.: 4 open roles
4. Vanguard Group: 4 open roles
5. Agoda: 3 open roles
6. AstraZeneca Pty: 3 open roles
7. Essity GmbH: 3 open roles
8. Horsham Clinic: 3 open roles
9. Nouryon: 3 open roles
10. 215 Marketing: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 63
• Wilmington: 18
• North Wales: 13
• Malvern: 10
• West Chester: 6
• Conshohocken: 5
• King of Prussia: 5
• Ambler: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 96 (51%), hybrid 76 (41%), remote 15 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in consumer-brand glamour roles and more in institutional employers. In the local sample, healthcare accounts for about 40% of postings, with additional activity in retail, construction, education, and hospitals and health care. The most consistently active named employers include University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, Jefferson Health, Upenn, and Cooper University Health Care. That pattern matches recent local signals. August openings and announcements pointed to marketing and content work at SEPTA, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, The Cigna Group, the African American Chamber of Commerce, and a City of Philadelphia airport social media solicitation. Because hiring is fragmented across employers, you do not need one perfect target company list to compete. You do need a sector story: healthcare, higher education, public institutions, and mission-driven organizations appear to offer the clearest path to interviews right now.

• Healthcare systems and academic medicine (high): This is the clearest concentration of demand. Healthcare represents about 40% of local postings, and major named employers include University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, Jefferson Health, and Cooper University Health Care.
• Universities, transit, and public institutions (high): Recent signals included communications and digital strategy at the University of Pennsylvania, web content work connected to Temple University, and communications hiring tied to SEPTA and Philadelphia International Airport.
• Nonprofit, association, and mission-led communications (moderate): The Philadelphia Energy Authority posted a communications and development internship, and the African American Chamber of Commerce announced a director of marketing and programming hire.

Where to focus: Prioritize healthcare and higher-ed portfolios first, then keep a second lane for civic, nonprofit, and public-sector communications roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Market Research Analyst: This is a sensible pivot for marketers who are stronger on audience insight, surveys, and analytics than on brand execution. National projections show 6.7% growth from 2024 to 2034 for market research analysts and marketing specialists.
• Marketing Operations or CRM Analyst: This fits candidates whose edge is systems, lifecycle workflows, automation, and reporting rather than campaign concepting. The market is rewarding AI, automation, and analytics combinations.
• Development Coordinator or Grant Communications Specialist: Philadelphia signals include communications-and-development work and nonprofit marketing leadership, which makes fundraising-adjacent storytelling a realistic bridge for mission-driven candidates.
• Community Outreach or Public Programs Coordinator: Transit, municipal, and public-facing employers in the region are signaling communications and social media execution needs, which can overlap with outreach and public engagement work.

What postings ask for

• AI fluency (table_stakes | immediate): AI fluency is becoming a baseline expectation for marketers, and AI adoption among marketers reached 91% in 2026. Who: Everyone, especially candidates whose portfolio predates generative-AI workflows.
• Prompt engineering for marketing work (differentiator | immediate): Prompt engineering is being positioned as a highest-leverage AI skill for marketers because it improves copy, strategy, and analysis output. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers who need to show modern workflow speed.
• Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and AI search visibility (premium | immediate): Marketers are being pushed to adopt AEO as search shifts toward AI-generated answers, and Digital Summit Philadelphia highlighted AI search and generative engine optimization in its local agenda. Who: SEO, content, web, and demand-generation candidates.
• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management is the most commonly surfaced hard skill in the local posting sample at about 10%. Who: Entry-level and mid-career applicants competing for coordinator through manager roles.
• Enterprise content strategy (differentiator | near-term): Recent Philadelphia-area signals pointed specifically to newsroom and enterprise content strategy demand at The Cigna Group and content marketing coordination at Polysciences. Who: Content strategists, editors, and communications candidates targeting regulated or complex organizations.
• Marketing automation and analytics (premium | near-term): Employers are rewarding people who can combine AI tools, automation platforms, and analytics in campaigns, and strategic AI-fluent marketing roles are seeing salary premiums of 34-42%. Who: Performance marketers, email marketers, lifecycle marketers, and mid-career generalists trying to move upmarket.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Observed local postings center on about $90k to $130k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $65k to $184k. Hourly-paid postings center on about $19 to $23 / hour. As a proxy beyond the metro sample, mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family in Pennsylvania was ~$87,289 in August 2026 (n=1,360), versus ~$96,558 nationally (n=130,114). This is solid professional pay, but the range covers very different jobs. The local mix includes about 45% entry-level roles and only about 10% senior plus about 10% lead+, so many openings will sit below the headline center unless you own strategy, teams, or revenue-linked channels.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in consumer-brand glamour roles and more in institutional employers. In the local sample, healthcare accounts for about 40% of postings, with additional activity in retail, construction, education, and hospitals and health care. The most consistently active named employers include University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, Jefferson Health, Upenn, and Cooper University Health Care. That pattern matches recent local signals. August openings and announcements pointed to marketing and content work at SEPTA, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, The Cigna Group, the African American Chamber of Commerce, and a City of Philadelphia airport social media solicitation. Because hiring is fragmented across employers, you do not need one perfect target company list to compete. You do need a sector story: healthcare, higher education, public institutions, and mission-driven organizations appear to offer the clearest path to interviews right now.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine (200 postings), Jefferson Health (125 postings), Upenn (100 postings), Cooper University Health Care (100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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