75+ Marketing & Communications Jobs in Tampa, FL

Observed local government pay splits sharply by sub-role: market research analysts and marketing specialists in Tampa had a $75,210 median, with $52,580 at the 25th percentile and $95,610 at the 75th percentile in 2025, while marketing managers had a $159,990 median, with $112,750 at the 25th percentile and $229,740 at the 75th percentile. In the recent posting sample, advertised pay for the broader category centers on about $77k to $95k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $54k to $125k, and Florida's mean offered salary on new openings for the occupation family was about $86,204.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 34 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $64,250 at the 25th percentile, $81,600 at the median and $138,736 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 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

This is a competitive market rather than a shut one. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater had more than 150 observed postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, but Florida-wide openings for this occupation family were down 11.4% year over year even as statewide employment in the field was up 1.0%. Local conditions are mixed: metro unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, Tampa professional and business services employment grew 2.1216% year over year, and local information employment fell 5.6106%. Expect real openings, but fewer easy wins and more employer selectivity around measurable results, industry context, and willingness to work on-site.

Best positioned: Candidates with proven campaign ownership, project management, digital/content execution, and reporting skills have the best odds right now, especially if they can target on-site or hybrid roles in agency, healthcare, real-estate, or retail settings.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is a remote-first or sponsorship-friendly market: about 65% of roles are on-site, about 10% are remote, and among postings that explicitly stated policy, about 0% mentioned visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 90 openings in this market. 9 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kpmg Us: 5 open roles
2. Catalent, Inc.: 3 open roles
3. ASM Global Group: 2 open roles
4. Aviata: 2 open roles
5. Cyberfox Llc: 2 open roles
6. Forvis Mazars, LLP: 2 open roles
7. Legends: 2 open roles
8. Legends: 2 open roles
9. Omiz Staffing Solutions LLC: 2 open roles
10. Absorb Software Inc.: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 62
• Clearwater: 11
• St. Petersburg: 7
• Gibsonton: 3
• Brandon: 2
• Saint Petersburg: 2
• Largo: 1
• Florence: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 68 (77%), hybrid 16 (18%), remote 4 (5%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in employer types that need steady campaign output and measurable lead flow, not just high-level brand strategy. In the local posting mix, marketing accounts for about 20% of postings, real estate about 15%, advertising services about 15%, hospitals and health care about 10%, and retail about 10%. That lines up with Tampa's broader economy: professional and business services employment reached 288.8 thousand in August and grew 2.1216% year over year, while information employment was 28.6 thousand and fell 5.6106%. That means healthcare, property/housing, agencies, and local consumer or tourism brands are better hunting grounds than pure media-tech bets. The most consistently active named employers in the recent sample include PostcardMania, Surroundings Group, Mediagistic, Not Your Mother's Haircare, Hearst Health, and Catalent, Inc., and hiring is fragmented rather than concentrated in one dominant employer. Fresh local signals also point to PR, tourism, and commercialization work: 5W said hiring was underway as it expanded its Tampa headquarters, AAF Tampa Bay featured Visit Tampa Bay's partnership-driven campaign approach, and the Florida High Tech Corridor and Tampa Bay Wave expanded accelerator support for startups.

• Agencies and outsourced marketing services (high): Marketing and advertising services together account for about 35% of recent local postings, and these employers disproportionately reward project management, digital marketing, content, and SEO skills.
• Real estate, destination, and local consumer brands (moderate): Real estate contributes about 15% of local postings, and tourism groups are visibly investing in campaigns, storytelling, and partnerships, making property and destination marketing a durable lane.
• Healthcare and regulated brand environments (moderate): Hospitals and health care make up about 10% of the local posting mix, and active employers include Hearst Health and Catalent, Inc., which points to opportunity for candidates who can write clearly and work inside regulated settings.
• Information and media-tech-adjacent employers (limited): Local information-sector employment fell 5.6106% year over year in August 2026, so pure media-tech and content-platform bets look thinner than service-heavy sectors.

Where to focus: Focus first on measurable demand-gen, content-ops, SEO/social, and campaign-management roles inside agencies, healthcare, and real-estate-adjacent employers.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Coordinator / Project Manager: Project management is the most-requested hard skill in local postings, so this is the cleanest bridge if your marketing search stalls.
• Business Analyst / Operations Analyst: Data analysis shows up in about 15% of local postings, which makes analytical operations roles a credible pivot for measurement-oriented marketers.
• Event / Partnership Coordinator: Local tourism and industry groups are visibly leaning on campaigns, partnerships, and activations, which overlaps with coordination-heavy event roles.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in local postings at about 25%, which makes it core for campaign delivery, stakeholder management, and agency-style work. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers who need a transferable signal.
• Digital marketing (table_stakes | immediate): Digital marketing appears in about 20% of local postings, so broad channel fluency is still the baseline for getting screened in. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates targeting generalist or growth-oriented roles.
• Content creation and copywriting (differentiator | immediate): Content creation shows up in about 20% of local postings and copywriting in about 15%, which means employers still value people who can both plan and produce. Who: Generalists, social/content candidates, and switchers coming from writing-heavy backgrounds.
• Data analysis (premium | immediate): Data analysis appears in about 15% of local postings, and it is one of the clearest ways to separate yourself from purely execution-focused applicants. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers with spreadsheet, dashboard, or experimentation experience.
• SEO and social media management (differentiator | near-term): SEO and social media management each appear in about 15% of local postings, making them especially useful in agency, real-estate, and local-brand work. Who: Candidates targeting specialist roles or trying to make a smaller portfolio look more commercially useful.
• AI fluency (premium | near-term): AI fluency is a leading future skill in national marketing research, and the AMA says marketing postings mentioning AI doubled in 2025. Who: Mid-career marketers who need to stay competitive and junior candidates who want a modern execution edge.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Observed local government pay splits sharply by sub-role: market research analysts and marketing specialists in Tampa had a $75,210 median, with $52,580 at the 25th percentile and $95,610 at the 75th percentile in 2025, while marketing managers had a $159,990 median, with $112,750 at the 25th percentile and $229,740 at the 75th percentile. In the recent posting sample, advertised pay for the broader category centers on about $77k to $95k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $54k to $125k, and Florida's mean offered salary on new openings for the occupation family was about $86,204. In practice, Tampa looks like a moderate-pay market for specialists and a high-pay but much narrower market for true manager/director seats. The local posted range sits much closer to specialist pay than to marketing-manager pay, which means many jobs labeled 'marketing' will not land near executive-compensation levels.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in employer types that need steady campaign output and measurable lead flow, not just high-level brand strategy. In the local posting mix, marketing accounts for about 20% of postings, real estate about 15%, advertising services about 15%, hospitals and health care about 10%, and retail about 10%. That lines up with Tampa's broader economy: professional and business services employment reached 288.8 thousand in August and grew 2.1216% year over year, while information employment was 28.6 thousand and fell 5.6106%. That means healthcare, property/housing, agencies, and local consumer or tourism brands are better hunting grounds than pure media-tech bets. The most consistently active named employers in the recent sample include PostcardMania, Surroundings Group, Mediagistic, Not Your Mother's Haircare, Hearst Health, and Catalent, Inc., and hiring is fragmented rather than concentrated in one dominant employer. Fresh local signals also point to PR, tourism, and commercialization work: 5W said hiring was underway as it expanded its Tampa headquarters, AAF Tampa Bay featured Visit Tampa Bay's partnership-driven campaign approach, and the Florida High Tech Corridor and Tampa Bay Wave expanded accelerator support for startups.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from PostcardMania (5 postings), Surroundings Group (5 postings), Mediagistic (5 postings), Not Your Mother's Haircare (5 postings), B.HOM Student Living (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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.

How current are these listings?

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