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Which brands are hiring from agencies, and what kind of skills are they after?To answer that, we analysed 370+ talent moves from the big four holding groups (Omnicom, Publicis, WPP, and Interpublic) over the past 12 months, hoping to spot the patterns that can help ex-agency talent find their next big thing. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gBPjFen7 If you know ex-agency talent exploring their next move, please share these bite-sized data points and insights with them #JobSearchAdvice #MarketingJobs #CMOLadder

The U.S. marketing job market isn’t one market right now. It’s two - moving in opposite directions. - Early-career roles are thinning out. - Director+ roles are holding up and growing in share. Total postings may look flat, but the composition tells the real story: smaller teams, bigger bets on senior talent. We analyzed 33,061 live marketing jobs this week to map the shift: from salaries to seniority trends to the surprising traps buried in job descriptions. Details here 👇 https://lnkd.in/grA7gBmz #MarketingJobs #USJobMarket #CMOLadder #MarketingJobsOver200K

In October, 51 CMO appointments were made, marking a single-month high in 2025. Hiring has increased each month since July, when 39 hires were made. Of these newly appointed CMOs, 31 are women, and 26 are stepping into the role for the first time. Only 11 individuals were promoted internally, continuing a long-running trend of CEOs looking outside their organizations to fill the top marketing job. CEOs also remain reluctant to hire from outside their industries: only three of the new CMOs appointed in October came from entirely different sectors. Check out the detailed report on Ad Age (paywall alert!). https://lnkd.in/gWGESaRb #CMOMoves #MarketingLeadership #MarketingJobs #ChiefMarketingOfficer

The marketing job market continues to slip amid economic uncertainty, hitting those in the start of their careers or in a generalist position especially hard.

The marketing job market continues to slip amid economic uncertainty, hitting those at the start of their careers especially hard.

Following a soft second quarter, the slowdown deepened in Q3 for in-house marketers. Job volumes slipped 5.2% quarter-over-quarter, and new postings dropped 4.4%. Hiring cycles lengthened sharply from 28 days early in the year to 41 days in Q3, as employers zeroed in on senior and specialist roles, leaving junior hiring on the sidelines.