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United Kingdom · Marketing · Entry Level (0-2 years)

Marketing Coordinator

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  • Experience bandEntry Level (0-2 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toB2B Marketing Specialist or Senior B2B Marketing Manager
  • UK framework levelUsually someone starting out, or keeping a process running

Also advertised as Junior Marketing Assistant · Campaign Support Specialist · Digital Marketing Apprentice

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The qualifications matched to this job

Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Digital Marketing Gateway Qualifications Limited · Level 2 · covers 7 of 10 standards
Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Diploma in Vocational Studies Gateway Qualifications Limited · Level 2 · covers 6 of 10 standards
Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Certificate in Business Gateway Qualifications Limited · Level 2 · covers 5 of 10 standards
Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Certificate in Vocational Studies Gateway Qualifications Limited · Level 2 · covers 4 of 10 standards
Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Preparing for Self-Employment Gateway Qualifications Limited · Level 2 · covers 3 of 10 standards
ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Social Media Marketing ProQual Awarding Body · Level 3 · covers 2 of 10 standards

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The units you would start with

Digital Marketing Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Digital Marketing
Digital Marketing for the Digital and Creative Industries Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Diploma in Vocational Studies
Social Media Marketing ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Social Media Marketing

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  1. Digital Marketing Gateway Qualifications Limited · covers 7 of 10 standards Level 2
  2. Digital Marketing for the Digital and Creative Industries Gateway Qualifications Limited · covers 6 of 10 standards Level 2
  3. Social Media Marketing ProQual Awarding Body · covers 2 of 10 standards Level 3
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Will AI change your work as a Marketing Coordinator?

Nobody can say exactly how. Here is what this job is being asked for next, and where to start.

The new skills this role is being asked for

  • AI-Assisted Content Creation & Optimisation
  • Basic Data Visualisation & Storytelling
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3What this role really is

This job supports B2B marketing campaigns behind the scenes, from scheduling emails to keeping customer data in order.

4What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Salesforce Sales Cloud or HubSpot CRM Intermediate

Updating lead/account records, pulling basic lists for campaigns, checking lead statuses. You'll be in here daily, keeping things tidy.

Adobe Marketo Engage or Pardot Intermediate

Scheduling emails, setting up basic landing pages, managing forms, and monitoring nurture sequence performance. This is where our campaigns come to life.

Google Analytics (GA4) Intermediate

Monitoring website traffic, campaign landing page performance, and basic user behaviour metrics. You'll be looking at the numbers to see what's happening.

Asana or Jira Intermediate

Managing your personal tasks, updating project statuses, and collaborating with the team on campaign deliverables. It keeps us all on track.

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Intermediate

Creating simple spreadsheets for tracking, drafting documents, and helping prepare slides for presentations. The basics are essential.

5What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Campaign Content Approval Draft initial social media posts or email subject lines based on clear briefs. All content requires review and approval. Propose and draft full email copy or social media campaigns. Requires review by manager, but you'll have more creative input. Approve final campaign copy and creative for specific channels or smaller campaigns, ensuring brand consistency and messaging alignment.
Lead List Segmentation Pull basic lead lists from the CRM based on pre-defined criteria (e.g., 'all leads in London'). Refine existing lead segmentation criteria, suggesting minor adjustments based on campaign performance or data insights. Define and implement new lead segmentation strategies for specific campaigns or target audiences, working with sales to agree on criteria.
Marketing Budget Allocation Track campaign spend against allocated budgets, flagging any discrepancies to your manager. Suggest minor adjustments to campaign spend within a pre-approved budget, based on early performance indicators. Manage the budget for specific campaigns or smaller programmes (e.g., a £10K-£20K budget for a webinar series), making allocation decisions.

6How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Campaign Task Completion Rate
The percentage of assigned campaign tasks completed on time and to the required standard.
Target · 95% on-time completion

If you're given 10 tasks for a new product launch, we'd expect 9 or 10 of them to be done by their deadline, without needing much chasing.

Email Campaign Open Rate Contribution
Monitoring the open rates of emails you've scheduled or helped draft, ensuring they meet team benchmarks.
Target · Achieve or exceed team benchmark of 20% open rate

Your support on the Q2 nurture sequence helped it hit a 23% open rate, which was above our 20% target for that type of campaign.

CRM Data Accuracy
The cleanliness and accuracy of lead and account data you've updated or entered into our CRM system.
Target · <2% error rate in records you've touched

In a review of 100 lead records you updated, only one minor error (e.g., wrong company size) was found, keeping you well within target.

Proactive Learning & Initiative
How quickly you absorb new information, ask thoughtful questions, and seek out opportunities to learn more about B2B marketing.
  • You'll come to weekly 1:1s with specific questions about 'why' we do things a certain way, you'll complete optional online courses, and you'll offer to take on new tasks even if they're a bit outside your comfort zone.
Team Support & Collaboration
Your willingness to help out other team members, your positive attitude, and how well you fit into the team's working rhythm.
  • Your colleagues will mention how helpful you are, your manager will note your reliability in picking up urgent requests, and you'll actively participate in team meetings, offering ideas or insights.
Attention to Detail
Your ability to spot small errors, follow instructions precisely, and ensure the quality of your work before it's passed on.
  • You'll catch typos in social media posts, you'll double-check email links before scheduling, and you'll make sure all fields are correctly populated in the CRM without being prompted.

7Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Seeing Your Work Go Live

You'll get a real kick out of seeing an email you helped schedule hit inboxes, or a social post you drafted appearing on LinkedIn. You're motivated by tangible outputs.

You've just scheduled a new webinar promotion email, and you're excited to see the open rates and registrations come in.

Learning New Skills & Tools

You're genuinely excited by the prospect of mastering a new marketing automation platform or understanding how to pull specific reports. The 'how-to' really appeals to you.

Your manager shows you a new feature in Marketo, and you immediately want to try it out and understand its full capabilities.

Contributing to a Team's Success

You enjoy being part of a collective effort and knowing that your contributions, even if small, are helping the wider team achieve its goals. You like the camaraderie.

The team hits its monthly lead target, and you feel proud knowing your accurate data entry and timely scheduling played a part.

What frustrates people
  • Doing repetitive data entry or cleaning up messy spreadsheets.
  • Not always understanding the 'why' behind a specific task immediately.
  • Having your work reviewed and needing to make corrections (it's part of learning!).
  • Dealing with urgent requests that disrupt your planned tasks.
  • The occasional feeling that your contributions are 'small' compared to the bigger picture (though they're essential!).
What this role does not give you
  • Full strategic autonomy or decision-making power.
  • A role where you're solely responsible for a major campaign's success (yet).
  • A quiet, solitary environment; you'll be interacting with the team constantly.
  • A 'set it and forget it' routine; priorities can shift quickly.

8Who you work with

You're crucial for the smooth execution of our marketing activities. Your accurate data entry means our targeting is spot on, and your timely scheduling ensures our messages land when they should. Essentially, you help keep the whole marketing machine ticking over, directly supporting our lead generation efforts and making sure our sales team has quality leads to chase.

Inside the business
  • B2B Marketing Specialist (your direct line manager)
  • Senior B2B Marketing Manager (who you'll support)
  • Sales Development Representatives (who use the leads you help generate)
Outside the business
  • Content Writers (you might help brief them or proofread their work)
  • Agency Partners (for basic coordination, e.g., sending assets)

9What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • A genuine enthusiasm for starting a career in B2B marketing.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Basic proficiency with common office software (e.g., Excel, Word).
  • A strong work ethic and a proactive attitude towards learning and problem-solving.
  • The ability to follow instructions accurately and pay close attention to detail.

10What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Marketing Automation Usage

You'll move beyond scheduling basic emails to understanding more complex nurture flows, lead scoring models, and dynamic content. This will allow you to build more sophisticated campaigns.

Lead Scoring Logic: How we assign points to leads · Dynamic Content: Personalising emails or landing p · A/B Testing Methodologies: Designing and analysing · Integration Points: Understanding how Marketo/Pard · Automation Workflows: Building multi-step programm

  • This week: Ask your manager to walk you through a complex nurture programme in Marketo/Pardot.
  • This month: Take an advanced Marketo/Pardot online course or certification.
  • Month 2: Propose an A/B test for an upcoming email campaign.
  • Month 3: Help troubleshoot a minor issue with a marketing automation workflow.

Quick win: Start by simply looking at the 'backend' of existing complex campaigns in Marketo/Pardot. Don't change anything, just try to understand the logic.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly reading industry blogs (e.g., Marketing Week, Search Engine Journal, HubSpot Blog) to stay on top of trends.
  • Attending free industry webinars or online workshops on topics like email marketing, social media, or CRM basics.
  • Taking advantage of internal training programmes and asking your manager for specific learning resources.
  • Networking with other junior marketers to share experiences and learn from peers.

12The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI-Assisted Content Creation & Optimisation

AI tools like large language models (LLMs) are already transforming how we draft content, from social posts to email copy. Marketing teams that use these effectively will be much faster and more efficient. This isn't a 'future' thing; it's happening now.

  • Prompt Engineering: How to write effective instruc
  • Content Personalisation: Using AI to tailor messag
  • Tone of Voice Consistency: Ensuring AI-generated c
  • Output Validation: Learning to critically review A
  • Ethical AI Use: Understanding the responsible and

Basic Data Visualisation & Storytelling

While you'll start by pulling raw numbers, the ability to turn those numbers into simple, understandable charts and graphs is becoming crucial for everyone. It helps make data more accessible and impactful for the wider team.

  • Chart Types: Knowing when to use a bar chart, line
  • Dashboard Basics: Understanding how to navigate an
  • Key Metrics Identification: Spotting the most impo
  • Narrative Building: Learning to tell a simple stor
  • Tool Proficiency: Getting comfortable with basic f

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Email Marketing Fundamentals
  • Social Media Management
  • Data Entry & Hygiene
  • Basic Reporting & Analytics

14The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Marketing Intern / Apprentice

    6-18 months

    Skills to master

    • Basic campaign support, data entry, social media scheduling, email drafting, understanding marketing terminology.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently completes tasks accurately and on time.
    • Demonstrates a keen interest in learning new marketing tools and concepts.
    • Asks thoughtful questions and shows initiative in seeking out new responsibilities.
    • Receives positive feedback on reliability and team collaboration.
  2. 2

    Digital Marketing Assistant (Generalist)

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Managing small digital campaigns, content scheduling, basic analytics reporting, SEO/SEM fundamentals, email platform operation.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Can independently manage a specific digital channel (e.g., social media content calendar).
    • Proactively identifies and flags minor issues in campaign performance or data.
    • Comfortable with basic data analysis and can present simple findings.
    • Successfully manages multiple small projects simultaneously.
  3. 3

    Sales Development Representative (SDR) transitioning to Marketing

    1-2 years in SDR role + 6-12 months cross-training

    Skills to master

    • Deep understanding of the sales process, lead qualification criteria, customer pain points, sales messaging, and CRM usage from a sales perspective.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently hits or exceeds SDR targets, demonstrating a strong understanding of the sales funnel.
    • Expresses a clear interest in the 'top of funnel' marketing activities and lead generation.
    • Shows strong communication skills and an ability to articulate customer needs.
    • Has a good grasp of how marketing supports sales and wants to contribute earlier in the funnel.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This work can lead to a senior marketing manager role running full campaigns, or a marketing operations role managing the systems and data behind them.

16Pay and demand

Pay & demand

Typical pay £33,412 a year Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional), under the Open Government Licence v3.0

The figure is the median for full-time employees in the ONS occupation this job title codes to (Marketing associate professionals), from the April 2025 survey, about six months old when published, as ASHE always is. It is that occupation's middle, not this role's. Half earn more.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Marketing Coordinator is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

Also named as a next step, with no page in the catalogue yet:

  • Product Marketing Assistant

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Digital Marketing, worked against Marketing Coordinator.

Digital Marketing Level 2

Applied to your work in Marketing Coordinator

This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding of digital marketing approaches and their application in different sectors. Learners will analyse the advantages and disadvantages of various strategies, evaluate successful and unsuccessful campaigns, and understand how to measure the effectiveness of digital marketing efforts.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time.

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Marketing Coordinator
  • Email Marketing Fundamentals
  • Social Media Management
  • Data Entry & Hygiene
  • Basic Reporting & Analytics
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17The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Marketing Coordinator is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. B2B Marketing Specialist

    2-3 years from Coordinator level

    Level 2 (Mid-Level)

    • Channel Ownership Managing a specific marketing channel (e.g., email, paid social) to hit targets.
    • Basic Campaign Strategy Contributing to the planning and execution of integrated campaigns.
    • A/B Testing Implementation Designing and running simple A/B tests for optimisation.

  2. Product Marketing Assistant

    2-4 years from Coordinator level

    Level 2 (Mid-Level)

    • Product Messaging & Positioning Helping to craft how we talk about our products.
    • Sales Enablement Content Creation Developing materials that help sales reps sell effectively.
    • Basic Launch Support Assisting with the execution of new product launches.
    • Customer Interview Support Helping to organise and document customer feedback sessions.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a lot of entry-level marketing work involves repetitive tasks and getting that first draft out. AI isn't here to replace you; it's here to make those tasks quicker and easier, freeing you up to learn and do more interesting things. Think of it as your super-efficient assistant.

We're not just talking about buzzwords here. We're actively integrating AI tools to help our Marketing Coordinators get through their daily to-do lists faster. This means less time on the tedious bits, and more time learning the strategic 'why' behind our campaigns. You'll be using these tools from day one.

AI-Assisted Content Drafting

Struggling with that first draft for a social media post or an email subject line? Use AI tools like Jasper or ChatGPT to generate initial ideas and copy based on your brief. You'll still need to edit and refine it, but it gets you past the blank page much faster. It's like having a brainstorming partner on demand.

Quick Research & Summaries

Need to quickly understand a competitor's messaging or get a summary of the latest industry trends? AI can chew through articles and websites, giving you the key takeaways in minutes. This means less time manually sifting through search results and more time understanding what really matters.

Basic Analytics Insights

Instead of just staring at numbers, you can feed your campaign data into an AI tool and ask it to highlight key trends or anomalies. It won't do the deep analysis, but it can point out that your email open rates dipped unexpectedly last week, prompting you to investigate further. It's a great starting point for reporting.

Smart Scheduling & Organisation

Use AI-powered calendar tools to optimise your daily schedule, suggesting the best times for tasks based on your energy levels and deadlines. It can also help you prioritise your to-do list, making sure you're always working on the most impactful tasks first. Less mental load, more focus.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Marketing Coordinator?

Common routes in include Marketing Intern / Apprentice (6-18 months), Digital Marketing Assistant (Generalist) (1-2 years) and Sales Development Representative (SDR) transitioning to Marketing (1-2 years in SDR role + 6-12 months cross-training). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Marketing Coordinator progress to?

This role can lead on to B2B Marketing Specialist (2-3 years from Coordinator level) and Product Marketing Assistant (2-4 years from Coordinator level), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Marketing Coordinator?

Increasingly, AI-Assisted Content Creation & Optimisation and Basic Data Visualisation & Storytelling. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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18Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 2

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

 More jobs in marketing

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.
If you leave this industry

Skills in B2B marketing carry across industries, particularly software, technology and professional services. A grounding in demand generation and marketing operations applies in most of them.

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