Senior marketing managers typically is an upper-mid management position, which oversees the planning of marketing as well as product development and management of brands. Most often, senior marketing managers are accountable for analyzing the market, preparing displays and providing feedback on the development of products, and collaborating with marketing, sales engineering, product, and sales teams to determine the goals and objectives. They also create and manage strategies for marketing to achieve those goals and objectives. A successful senior marketing manager is one who excels in being creative and strategic and has a solid understanding of the principles of marketing, and is comfortable in understanding research data to use to create a marketing strategy. Senior marketing managers could be employed by a marketing agency or be part of the marketing department of a company. In the majority of cases their duties are similar, however the senior managers of an agency for marketing may be required to oversee multiple campaigns simultaneously, which is why the ability to multitask is essential.
A senior marketing manager typically is a subordinate of Director of Marketing. This means that the senior manager typically serves as an intermediary between all departments that are involved in the marketing campaign as well as the executives of the company. In larger organizations the senior marketing manager typically oversees an entire team of 2 to 3 employees. Therefore, prior experience in management is typically needed.
Senior marketing managers usually have long hours of work, which includes weekends. Employers typically require at least five or seven years of experience in communications and marketing with experience in developing and implementing marketing strategies and managing teams. A bachelor's degree is typically required, but some businesses prefer hiring people who have MBAs.