Marketing Director Jobs in New York
Marketing Director jobs in New York are among the most active in the country, with strong demand concentrated in media and entertainment, consumer brands, financial services, and technology across a wide range from senior manager to chief marketing officer. Most openings are in New York City, with a secondary cluster in White Plains and Albany. Major employers with a lasting presence include NBCUniversal, American Express, and Pfizer, with particular demand for brand strategy, digital performance marketing, and integrated campaign leadership. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Use Your Power for Purpose
The Director, Candidate Experience role, part of Pfizer’s People Experience division, plays a critical role in shaping and enhancing the experiences of candidates at Pfizer. This role is pivotal in driving our recruitment strategies and ensuring that Pfizer continues to bring in the best and brightest minds in the industry. The Director will be instrumental in creating an inclusive and engaging candidate experience, thus reinforcing Pfizer's reputation as an employer of choice.
Position Summary
This role is responsible for Pfizer's enterprise early talent strategy in the US and employer branding globally. This role manages a team that supports Undergraduate, Rotational and MBA hiring in North America, and strategy, technology platform uses and program delivery supporting Pfizer’s equity initiatives across all teams. You will work closely with Divisional Early Talent Leads to attract, engage and develop early career talent across the US organization and share best practices globally to ensure consistent experience and approach. Additionally, there are many smaller programs globally that are isolated and not necessarily connected to the global Early Talent Strategy. The ultimate vision for this role is to develop a global approach to early talent opportunities and programs that can then be tailored to specific local market or business needs.
This role will also define and evolve Employee Value Proposition and work in close partnership with Pfizer Brand team to ensure consistent employer brand messaging across multiple regions, channels, candidate touchpoints, and recruitment platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Early Talent Strategy
- Oversee the design, implementation, and operational excellence of enterprise and divisional early talent programs—including internships, co-ops, and rotational opportunities.
- In partnership with Divisional Early talent leads build effective partnerships with universities, colleges, and other educational institutions.
- Represent Pfizer at career fairs, university events, and early-talent industry forums as Pfizer's representative when it matters.
- Develop and monitor program metrics, regularly assessing and refining processes to boost effectiveness and improve outcomes.
- Collaborate with leaders across business functions to align early talent programs with workforce needs.
- Drive branding and outreach initiatives to promote the organization as an employer of choice for early talent.
- Inspire and lead a team, manage program budgets and resources with excellence and accountability.
Recruitment Branding & Marketing
- Own the employer brand and ensure best candidate experience across all candidate touchpoints: careers site, job postings, social, campus materials, etc.
- Run recruitment marketing campaigns from first impression through application, for both early talent and experienced-hire audiences.
- Own GEO (how Pfizer's employer content shows up in AI-driven search) alongside the more familiar SEO/SEM work on the careers site and job listings.
- Manage the agencies, media vendors, and platforms behind this — job boards, programmatic ad buys, social.
- Work with Pfizer Brand so recruitment brand content stays consistent with the broader Pfizer voice.
- Watch the funnel numbers and adjust spend, targeting, and creative with focus on ROI and pipeline impact.
- Build out the content — employee stories, culture content, EVP messaging — that makes Pfizer stand out to the talent segments that matter most.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required and 8+ years in talent acquisition, early talent/campus recruiting, employer branding, or recruitment marketing, including experience in a large, matrixed enterprise.
- Successful track record of developing, running or scaling a large-scale internship or early talent program.
- Experience managing employer brand and recruitment marketing campaigns, including digital/paid channels; familiarity with SEO and emerging GEO/AI-search practices strongly preferred.
- People leadership experience, including managing managers or senior individual contributors.
- Experience coordinating across a matrixed or divisional structure to drive consistency without direct authority over all stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in HR, Marketing, Business, or related field a plus.
Skills & Attributes
- Strategic thinker who can also operate at execution level — comfortable owning both the roadmap and the details of a campus event or a campaign brief.
- Strong stakeholder management; able to align Divisional and Enterprise priorities without creating friction.
- Comfortable making decisions off funnel metrics, campaign analytics, and program KPIs
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to represent the brand externally and translate strategy for senior leadership.
- Familiarity with modern recruitment marketing and search technology (ATS, CRM, programmatic ad platforms, GEO/SEO tools).
Additional Details
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Reports to: VP, Candidate Experience
Direct Reports 5-7 colleagues
Office based role
Last Date to apply: September 18, 2026
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $176,600.00 to $294,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Pfizer endeavors to make www.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email disabilityrecruitment@pfizer.com. This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.
To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.
People ExperienceUse Your Power for Purpose
The Director, Candidate Experience role, part of Pfizer’s People Experience division, plays a critical role in shaping and enhancing the experiences of candidates at Pfizer. This role is pivotal in driving our recruitment strategies and ensuring that Pfizer continues to bring in the best and brightest minds in the industry. The Director will be instrumental in creating an inclusive and engaging candidate experience, thus reinforcing Pfizer's reputation as an employer of choice.
Position Summary
This role is responsible for Pfizer's enterprise early talent strategy in the US and employer branding globally. This role manages a team that supports Undergraduate, Rotational and MBA hiring in North America, and strategy, technology platform uses and program delivery supporting Pfizer’s equity initiatives across all teams. You will work closely with Divisional Early Talent Leads to attract, engage and develop early career talent across the US organization and share best practices globally to ensure consistent experience and approach. Additionally, there are many smaller programs globally that are isolated and not necessarily connected to the global Early Talent Strategy. The ultimate vision for this role is to develop a global approach to early talent opportunities and programs that can then be tailored to specific local market or business needs.
This role will also define and evolve Employee Value Proposition and work in close partnership with Pfizer Brand team to ensure consistent employer brand messaging across multiple regions, channels, candidate touchpoints, and recruitment platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Early Talent Strategy
- Oversee the design, implementation, and operational excellence of enterprise and divisional early talent programs—including internships, co-ops, and rotational opportunities.
- In partnership with Divisional Early talent leads build effective partnerships with universities, colleges, and other educational institutions.
- Represent Pfizer at career fairs, university events, and early-talent industry forums as Pfizer's representative when it matters.
- Develop and monitor program metrics, regularly assessing and refining processes to boost effectiveness and improve outcomes.
- Collaborate with leaders across business functions to align early talent programs with workforce needs.
- Drive branding and outreach initiatives to promote the organization as an employer of choice for early talent.
- Inspire and lead a team, manage program budgets and resources with excellence and accountability.
Recruitment Branding & Marketing
- Own the employer brand and ensure best candidate experience across all candidate touchpoints: careers site, job postings, social, campus materials, etc.
- Run recruitment marketing campaigns from first impression through application, for both early talent and experienced-hire audiences.
- Own GEO (how Pfizer's employer content shows up in AI-driven search) alongside the more familiar SEO/SEM work on the careers site and job listings.
- Manage the agencies, media vendors, and platforms behind this — job boards, programmatic ad buys, social.
- Work with Pfizer Brand so recruitment brand content stays consistent with the broader Pfizer voice.
- Watch the funnel numbers and adjust spend, targeting, and creative with focus on ROI and pipeline impact.
- Build out the content — employee stories, culture content, EVP messaging — that makes Pfizer stand out to the talent segments that matter most.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required and 8+ years in talent acquisition, early talent/campus recruiting, employer branding, or recruitment marketing, including experience in a large, matrixed enterprise.
- Successful track record of developing, running or scaling a large-scale internship or early talent program.
- Experience managing employer brand and recruitment marketing campaigns, including digital/paid channels; familiarity with SEO and emerging GEO/AI-search practices strongly preferred.
- People leadership experience, including managing managers or senior individual contributors.
- Experience coordinating across a matrixed or divisional structure to drive consistency without direct authority over all stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in HR, Marketing, Business, or related field a plus.
Skills & Attributes
- Strategic thinker who can also operate at execution level — comfortable owning both the roadmap and the details of a campus event or a campaign brief.
- Strong stakeholder management; able to align Divisional and Enterprise priorities without creating friction.
- Comfortable making decisions off funnel metrics, campaign analytics, and program KPIs
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to represent the brand externally and translate strategy for senior leadership.
- Familiarity with modern recruitment marketing and search technology (ATS, CRM, programmatic ad platforms, GEO/SEO tools).
Additional Details
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Reports to: VP, Candidate Experience
Direct Reports 5-7 colleagues
Office based role
Last Date to apply: September 18, 2026
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $176,600.00 to $294,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Pfizer endeavors to make www.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email disabilityrecruitment@pfizer.com. This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.
To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in marketing director jobs across New York.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field required
- Seven or more years of progressive marketing experience including team leadership
- Proven ability to develop and execute integrated brand and digital campaigns
- Experience managing substantial marketing budgets and measuring return on investment
- Proficiency with marketing automation platforms, CRM systems, and analytics tools
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with product, sales, and executive stakeholders
Marketing Director Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a marketing director in New York?
Most marketing directors in New York reach the role through a combination of a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or business and several years of progressively senior marketing experience. New York does not require a state-issued license for this role. The New York City market particularly values candidates with demonstrated success in brand management, digital channels, or agency-side account leadership, often at a senior manager or VP level before the director title.
How much do marketing directors make in New York?
Marketing directors in New York earn a median of about $181,200 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $104,140 for the lowest 10% to over $324,310 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire marketing directors in New York?
Employers hiring marketing directors in New York right now include Regeneron, GEICO, and Personal Healthcare Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. New York's concentration of media companies, global consumer brands, and financial institutions means demand stays consistent across industries throughout the year.
Which New York cities have the most marketing director jobs?
New York, Sleepy Hollow, and Buffalo have the most marketing director openings in New York. New York City dominates due to its density of corporate headquarters, advertising agencies, and global brand offices, while markets like White Plains and Albany reflect the presence of regional headquarters and state government-adjacent organizations that maintain in-house marketing leadership.
Are there remote marketing director jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most fields. Marketing director work is largely desk-based and strategic, making it well suited to remote and hybrid arrangements. About 70% of marketing director openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting broader flexibility in the sector. Brand strategy, content oversight, and digital performance roles tend to be the most remote-friendly within the function.
How can I get hired as a marketing director in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is building toward the role through associate or coordinator positions in digital marketing, content, or brand at New York-based consumer, media, or financial services companies. Large employers such as NBCUniversal and major agency networks in New York regularly hire marketing coordinators and analysts as development roles. A portfolio demonstrating campaign ownership, combined with a relevant degree or a recognized digital marketing certification, gives candidates a clear edge when moving into manager-track positions.
Where can I find and apply to marketing director jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to marketing director jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current New York openings. Search the listings, find roles that fit your background and target market, and apply directly.
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