Director of Business Operations, Marketing and Advertising

Manages a team responsible for running the business side of marketing and advertising.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$199k

Mean

$206k

10th–90th pct

$151k–$274k

Observations

600

Confidence: 34% · based on 600 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Budgeting & Forecasting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

64% require · 26% prefer

Master's Degree

15% require · 33% prefer

No College

16% require · 9% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Audience, Marketing and Advertising-11.0%Marketing and Advertising Audience Growth Manager-53.3%Marketing and Advertising Business Operations Manager-54.2%Marketing and Advertising Business Operations Analyst-57.5%Marketing and Advertising Community Coordinator-58.3%

Common previous roles

Marketing and Advertising Business Operations Manager-118.2%Marketing and Advertising Business Operations Analyst-135.1%Marketing and Advertising Community Coordinator-139.9%Marketing and Advertising Audience Growth Manager-114.3%Director of Audience, Marketing and Advertising-12.3%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)6,056

Posting growth+30.7%

Median days to fill20 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)97,565

Projected growth1.7%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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