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Content Manager

Marketing, Medien & Kreativ

3 in 10 switch occupation

Most common destinations:

Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (7 %)
Theater-, Film- und Fernsehproduktion (4 %)
Verlags- und Medienwirtschaft (2 %)
Medien-, Dokumentations- und Informationsdienste (1 %)

Source: German Federal Employment Agency, 2026

Career Paths

Your career targets

12 target occupations, sorted by closeness to your profile

Content Manager In

Close career move · same occupation family

4.974 €

Occupational group median, approx.

Target level ~4.974 €, comparable

What you bring

betreuungskonzeptecompliance_richtliniencontenterstellungcontent_management_systemecontentplanungentwicklungfachwirt_verlagfasseninformationsverarbjuristische_grundlagenkampagnenoptimierungkeyword_recherchekomm_mehrsprachigkundenbeduerfnisse_erkennen_und_analysierenlow_code_platformsmultimediaonline_redaktionredaktionsplanungredaktionssystemstrukturierte_inhalteverstaendliche_sprachevisuelle_gestaltungwebentwicklung

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Content Creator

Close career move · same occupation family

+ 572 €

+572 € (+11.5 %)

4.974 € → 5.546 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

What you bring

cms_redaktioncontent_strategiecopywritingredaktionsplanungseoseo_textensocial_media

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Pivot

Curated

Content Strategist

Lateral move · different occupation family

+ 72 €

+72 € (+1.4 %)

4.974 € → 5.046 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

What you bring

content_strategiecopywritinggoogle_analyticsredaktionsplanungseostorytelling

Check application for Content Strategist → Market Pulse for Content Strategist →

Pivot

Curated

Social Media Manager

Lateral move · same occupation family

+ 572 €

+572 € (+11.5 %)

4.974 € → 5.546 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

What you bring

content_strategienewsletter_managementredaktionsplanungsocial_mediastorytelling

What you still need

community_managementinfluencer_kooperationensocial_listeningsocial_media

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Pivot

SEO-Redakteur/in

Lateral move · different occupation family

+ 72 €

+72 € (+1.4 %)

4.974 € → 5.046 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

What you bring

analytisches_denkencontenterstellungcontentplanungentwicklungfachwirt_verlagredaktionsplanungstrukturierte_inhalte

Check application for SEO-Redakteur/in → Market Pulse for SEO-Redakteur/in →

Pivot

Curated

Content Marketing Manager

Lateral move · same occupation family

+ 299 €

+299 € (+6 %)

4.974 € → 5.273 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

What you bring

content_strategiecopywritinggoogle_analyticsredaktionsplanungseostorytelling

Check application for Content Marketing Manager → Market Pulse for Content Marketing Manager →

Pivot

Curated

SEO-Manager/in

Lateral move · same occupation family

+ 572 €

+572 € (+11.5 %)

4.974 € → 5.546 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

What you bring

cms_redaktioncontent_strategiegoogle_analyticsseoseo_texten

Check application for SEO-Manager/in → Market Pulse for SEO-Manager/in →

Leap

Newsletter-Redakteur/in

Big leap · different occupation family

+ 72 €

+72 € (+1.4 %)

4.974 € → 5.046 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

Check application for Newsletter-Redakteur/in → Market Pulse for Newsletter-Redakteur/in →

Leap

Service-Designer/in

Big leap · different occupation family

+ 572 €

+572 € (+11.5 %)

4.974 € → 5.546 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Check application for Service-Designer/in → Market Pulse for Service-Designer/in →

Leap

Audience Development Manager

Big leap · different occupation family

+ 72 €

+72 € (+1.4 %)

4.974 € → 5.046 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

Check application for Audience Development Manager → Market Pulse for Audience Development Manager →

Leap

Copywriter

Big leap · same occupation family

+ 299 €

+299 € (+6 %)

4.974 € → 5.273 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

What you bring

contenterstellung

Check application for Copywriter → Market Pulse for Copywriter →

Leap

Content-Marketing-Manager/in

Big leap · same occupation family

+ 299 €

+299 € (+6 %)

4.974 € → 5.273 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

What you bring

contenterstellung

Check application for Content-Marketing-Manager/in → Market Pulse for Content-Marketing-Manager/in →