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Marketing Manager Job Description Template for Startups

Get a complete, ready-to-post marketing manager JD generated by AI, customized to your growth stage, channel mix, and what you actually need this person to own. Includes matching interview scorecard.

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What You Get

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Complete Job Description

Role mission, outcomes-based responsibilities, channel-specific requirements, nice-to-haves, 30/60/90 success metrics, and honest company context section.

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Matching Interview Scorecard

4–6 competencies specific to the role (e.g. channel ownership, data analysis, messaging), behavioral questions per competency, and a 1–4 scoring rubric.

Tailored Interview Questions

Questions matched to your scorecard — not a generic "tell me about a campaign" list. Focused on evidence of outcomes, not fluency with buzzwords.

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Candidate Analysis

Paste a CV or LinkedIn profile and get a scorecard assessment: strengths, risks, gaps, and the questions most likely to reveal the true calibre of the candidate.

What a Marketing Manager JD Looks Like

This is an example output. Your generated JD will be tailored to your growth stage (Seed / Series A / Series B+), primary channels (SEO, paid, email, content, events), and whether you need a generalist or specialist.

Marketing Manager

[Company] · Remote or [City] · Full-time

🎯 Role Mission

Build the content and demand engine that takes us from 1,000 to 10,000 monthly organic visitors in 12 months, while owning the pipeline metrics that connect marketing activity to sales-qualified leads.

📋 What You'll Own

  • Own content strategy and SEO end-to-end: editorial calendar, production, distribution, and ranking
  • Run and optimize paid channels (Google, LinkedIn) with full budget accountability
  • Build and maintain the email nurture program from lead capture to sales handoff
  • Set up and own marketing attribution: UTMs, reporting, and weekly pipeline updates to founders
  • Identify the one or two channels with the best ROI and double down on them in Q2

✅ Requirements

  • Proven track record of owning a channel (SEO, paid, email) with measurable revenue impact
  • Comfortable with data: GA4, attribution models, and building dashboards in Looker or similar
  • Strong writing ability — you'll set the content bar, not just manage it
  • B2B SaaS experience preferred; familiarity with product-led growth a strong plus
  • Independent operator: you won't be managing a team yet, so you need to be able to do the work

🏆 Success at 90 Days

30 days: Full audit of current marketing, analytics baseline established, 90-day growth plan presented to founders with channel bets and success metrics.

60 days: Core infrastructure live — UTM tracking, email sequences, SEO baseline, first 4 content pieces published and indexed.

90 days: Monthly reporting cadence live, one channel showing measurable MoM growth, Q2 roadmap agreed with clear budget allocation.

How It Works

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    Answer 8 questions about your role

    Growth stage, primary channels, team size, what you need them to own, and what success looks like. Takes ~90 seconds.

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    AI generates your JD and scorecard

    Full job description + competency scorecard with scoring criteria + behavioral interview questions matched to what you actually care about.

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    Edit, export, and post

    Customize the output, copy to your ATS or job board, and share the scorecard with your interview team.

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Common Questions

Does this work for different marketing roles (growth, content, demand gen, brand)?
Yes. When you enter your role details, specify the focus area — growth, content, demand generation, or brand — and the AI tailors the responsibilities, requirements, and competencies accordingly.
Is it really free?
Yes. HireLikeaPro is free forever for core features including JD generation, scorecard creation, and candidate analysis. No credit card required.
What if I need a Head of Marketing or VP Marketing JD?
Specify the seniority level and your stage (Seed, Series A, etc.). The output will shift emphasis toward team building, channel strategy ownership, and board-level reporting rather than execution.
Can I generate JDs for multiple marketing roles?
Yes. You can create separate JDs for each role — content manager, growth marketer, demand gen, brand manager. Each generates its own matching scorecard and interview questions.

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