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Content Strategist

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Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Advertising
    Communications
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    Copywriting Certification
    Professional
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MBA
    Business
  5. Mid-level role
    No mid-level role mapped yet.
  6. Senior-level roleYou are here
    Content Strategist
    Senior
    5-8 years experience • $90K – $130K
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Content Strategist
    Current • you are here
    years
  2. 2
    Senior Content Strategist
    Next
    years
Salary range

What you can realistically earn

Entry / low
$90K
Typical mid
$110K
Top of range
$130K
$90K$130K

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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Professional
Recommended
Copywriting Certification
Professional
Marketing
Recommended
HubSpot Content Marketing
Marketing
Marketing
Recommended
Google Analytics
Google
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Business
Recommended
MBA
Marketing
Recommended
MS Marketing Analytics

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