Career prospects

Programme graduates should have enhanced access to a wide range of ‘marketing management’ positions within both public and private sector organisations. These would include management services companies, consultancies, ‘blue chip’ manufacturing companies, major retailers and IT sectors. The programme's content and delivery will also equip students with the marketing knowledge and expertise to cope with marketing aspects of operating their own business.

Graduates are now working in HUWAEI, Liverpool Football Club, Manchester United Football Club, Park Group Plc, The Hut Group, working in roles such as Marketing Engineer, Overseas Project Executive, Events Co-ordinator, Regional Manager, and Director of International Relations and Development.

Careers case study

Yue Yin, a 2020 MSc Marketing graduate from China, landed herself a work-visa sponsored job at an electronic technologies company in London within a few months of graduation.

Read her story

Careers Support

From the moment you start your MSc you will have access to a specialist careers team which includes a professionally qualified MSc Careers Adviser and a dedicated International Employer Engagement Officer.

Master's Consultancy Challenge

Master's students at the Management School have the opportunity to take part in the ‘We can work it out’ master’s consultancy challenge. Students form several groups and are presented with consultancy problems from a number of organisations.

In 2019, Unilever, Mando, Airbus, Sysdoc, Chester Zoo, PwC, Santander, Open Programmatic, Deal Moon, Decathlon, Rad Wraps, Hays, and Totem learning all took part in the challenge and worked with our students. During the challenge students have access to a consultancy expert and benefit from workshops such as ‘developing consultancy skills’ and ‘pitching an idea’.

Learn more about our alumni.