250+ Marketing & Communications Jobs in San Jose, CA

Official wage anchors are high for the closest local BLS occupations: market research analysts had a 2025 metro median of $141,960, while marketing managers had a 2025 metro median of $231,370. Recent posted ranges across the broader category center on about $148k to $210k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $119k to $253k, and hourly postings center on about $30 to $35 / hour. As a directional postings measure, new openings in California averaged about $101,539 for this category versus about $80,168 across all occupations statewide.

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Advertised pay

Across the 228 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $147,450 at the 25th percentile, $181,355 at the median and $212,547 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is an active but selective market. The metro had 1,180,800 nonfarm jobs in August 2026, unemployment of 4.3%, and payrolls up +1.6% from a year earlier, so the broader San Jose economy is still adding jobs. But for this category, California employment was essentially flat year over year and active postings were down 1.0%, while San Jose's information and professional and business services sectors were both slightly down year over year, which points to slower expansion for marketer-heavy teams. In the last 90 days, the local sample still showed more than 600 postings across more than 350 companies, so openings exist, but they are spread across employers and skew toward experienced hires.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to mid-to-senior candidates who can show product marketing, go-to-market strategy, data analysis, and cross-functional execution in software, semiconductor, hardware, or adjacent tech environments.

Main caution: Do not assume high Bay Area pay means easy access: only about 10% of sampled openings are entry level, about 60% are on-site, and recent Bay Area tech layoffs can add experienced competitors to the same hiring pool.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 287 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Google Inc: 10 open roles
2. Intuit, Inc.: 10 open roles
3. NVIDIA Corporation: 8 open roles
4. Cisco Systems, Inc: 6 open roles
5. KLA Corporation: 6 open roles
6. Kpmg Us: 5 open roles
7. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: 4 open roles
8. Amazon: 4 open roles
9. Intapp: 4 open roles
10. Kai: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Jose: 67
• Santa Clara: 56
• Mountain View: 35
• Palo Alto: 24
• Redwood City: 17
• Sunnyvale: 14
• Menlo Park: 13
• Fremont: 12

Work arrangement

on-site 178 (64%), hybrid 81 (29%), remote 21 (8%)

Where the demand is

The clearest concentration is in tech-linked product and go-to-market work. In the local posting sample, more than 600 openings appeared across more than 350 companies in the last 90 days, and the employer mix was fragmented rather than dominated by one brand. The named leaders included Intuit, Inc. with more than 20 postings, NVIDIA Corporation with around 15, Apple, Inc. with around 15, Amazon with around 10, and Micron Technology, Inc. with around 10. The heaviest industry mix sat in software development at about 30%, technology at about 15%, semiconductor manufacturing at about 15%, computer hardware development at about 10%, and technology, information and internet at about 10%. That industry mix lines up with the skills employers ask for most often: product marketing, project management, data analysis, and go-to-market strategy each appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, followed by strategic planning at about 15% and sales enablement, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management at about 10% each. This is why strong generalist brand or social resumes often underperform here. The market wants people who can help launch, position, measure, and coordinate across product, sales, and executive stakeholders. There is a smaller but real second lane in communications, outreach, and content systems. Recent local examples included university hiring for a Marketing and Outreach Specialist and a temporary Web Content Strategist tied to a website redesign, plus an event marketing opening at GlobalLogic in San Jose. Those roles are useful targets if your background is heavier in writing, web, or community-facing work than in product marketing.

• Product marketing and GTM in tech (high): This is the strongest segment because local demand is concentrated in software, technology, semiconductors, and hardware, and employers repeatedly ask for product marketing, go-to-market strategy, and data analysis.
• Content, web, and outreach roles (moderate): This is a smaller but credible lane, supported by recent university hiring for outreach and web content work.
• Event and field-style marketing (moderate): This is a targeted niche rather than the center of the market, but recent local hiring shows it remains active when tied to business-critical events and follow-up.

Where to focus: If you have the option, focus first on product marketing or GTM-flavored roles inside software, semiconductor, and hardware employers, and use content or events as an entry lane only when you can connect the work to adoption, launches, or measurable outcomes.

Roles worth searching next

• Program Manager, go-to-market or launches: It uses the same launch planning, stakeholder management, and project execution signals that show up in local marketing postings.
• Business Analyst or Strategy Analyst: Local marketing demand already leans heavily on data analysis, prioritization, and business readouts.
• Business Operations Manager: Strategic planning, cross-functional coordination, and stakeholder management transfer well into operations roles.
• Technical Writer: Candidates from content strategy or web content backgrounds can move toward clearer documentation and product communication work.

What postings ask for

• Product marketing (premium | immediate): It is one of the most-requested local hard skills, and it fits the tech-heavy employer mix led by software, semiconductor, and hardware companies. Who: Mid-career marketers and career switchers with technical or B2B backgrounds.
• Go-to-market strategy (premium | immediate): GTM strategy appears frequently in local postings and is a strong signal that employers want launch ownership, not just campaign execution. Who: Anyone targeting manager, senior, or lead roles.
• Data analysis and performance measurement (premium | immediate): Data analysis is among the most-requested local skills, and national salary guidance also highlights analytics and performance measurement as stronger career levers. Who: Entry-level candidates who need differentiation and experienced candidates moving toward strategy roles.
• Project management (differentiator | immediate): Project management is requested in about 20% of local postings, which reflects the market's bias toward candidates who can coordinate cross-functional work in complex organizations. Who: Content, communications, and campaign candidates trying to break into tech-heavy teams.
• Marketing automation and analytics tooling (differentiator | near-term): National hiring guidance points to marketing automation and analytics as skills associated with stronger prospects, which matters more in San Jose because teams are hiring selectively. Who: Mid-career candidates whose experience is strong in messaging but weaker in systems.
• SEO/AEO plus AI fluency (differentiator | near-term): National guidance highlights AEO and SEO, while marketing research increasingly points to AI as the most important future skill and to AI-output evaluation as part of newer entry-level expectations. Who: Entry-level candidates, content specialists, and anyone trying to stay relevant as routine work automates.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Official wage anchors are high for the closest local BLS occupations: market research analysts had a 2025 metro median of $141,960, while marketing managers had a 2025 metro median of $231,370. Recent posted ranges across the broader category center on about $148k to $210k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $119k to $253k, and hourly postings center on about $30 to $35 / hour. As a directional postings measure, new openings in California averaged about $101,539 for this category versus about $80,168 across all occupations statewide. This is a high-pay market, but the premium sits mostly in experienced and tech-linked roles. San Jose's closest BLS wage anchors are well above national medians for the same anchor occupations: $78,760 nationally for market research analysts and $166,790 nationally for marketing managers.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA concentrated?

The clearest concentration is in tech-linked product and go-to-market work. In the local posting sample, more than 600 openings appeared across more than 350 companies in the last 90 days, and the employer mix was fragmented rather than dominated by one brand. The named leaders included Intuit, Inc. with more than 20 postings, NVIDIA Corporation with around 15, Apple, Inc. with around 15, Amazon with around 10, and Micron Technology, Inc. with around 10. The heaviest industry mix sat in software development at about 30%, technology at about 15%, semiconductor manufacturing at about 15%, computer hardware development at about 10%, and technology, information and internet at about 10%. That industry mix lines up with the skills employers ask for most often: product marketing, project management, data analysis, and go-to-market strategy each appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, followed by strategic planning at about 15% and sales enablement, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management at about 10% each. This is why strong generalist brand or social resumes often underperform here. The market wants people who can help launch, position, measure, and coordinate across product, sales, and executive stakeholders. There is a smaller but real second lane in communications, outreach, and content systems. Recent local examples included university hiring for a Marketing and Outreach Specialist and a temporary Web Content Strategist tied to a website redesign, plus an event marketing opening at GlobalLogic in San Jose. Those roles are useful targets if your background is heavier in writing, web, or community-facing work than in product marketing.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Intuit, Inc. (20 postings), NVIDIA Corporation (15 postings), Apple, Inc. (15 postings), Amazon (10 postings), Micron Technology, Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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