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Digital Marketing Specialist

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A Digital Marketing Specialist promotes brands using online campaigns, monitors digital activity, and creates engaging content for targeted audiences.

  • This role has a low level of AI exposure. Core skills such as adaptability, social intelligence, and complex physical tasks remain beyond the capabilities of current AI.
AI exposure data adapted from Felten, Raj & Seamans (2021). Shortage data sourced from Jobs and Skills Australia (2024).

How do I become a digital marketing specialist

Get qualified to work as a digital marketing specialist with a course recognised across Australia. Speak to a training provider to learn more.

Common questions

In Australia, a full time Digital Marketing Specialist generally earns $1,540 per week ($80,080 annual salary) before tax. This is a median figure for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only. As you gain more experience you can expect a potentially higher salary than people who are new to the industry.

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This industry is expected to experience strong growth in employment numbers in coming years. There are currently 51,400 people working in this field in Australia and many of them specialise as a Digital Marketing Specialist. Digital Marketing Specialists may find work across all regions of Australia, particularly in large towns and cities.

Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights

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An Advanced Diploma of Digital Marketing is an ideal qualification if you’re interested in a career as a Digital Marketing Specialist. This course will give you the skills to develop a digital marketing plan and use strategies such as web analytics, paid search campaigns, email marketing, website optimisation and video advertising. A Diploma of Social Media Marketing, Diploma of Digital Marketing or Graduate Certificate in Marketing and Digital Strategy may also be suitable.

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Further reading

What can you do with a Diploma of Social Media Marketing?

13th January 2021

How to start a career in Social Media Marketing

4th August 2021

Career spotlight: Advertising and marketing professionals

2nd October 2019

Digital Marketing Specialist careers

A Digital Marketing Specialist coordinates online marketing campaigns to promote a brand, product or service. You might use strategies such as email campaigns, social media marketing or digital platforms such as websites and blogs. Digital Marketing Specialists monitor online activity and create digital content to target particular audiences.

Digital Marketing Specialists should have excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities. It’s important you are creative and can come up with innovative promotional ideas. Digital Marketing Specialists must be up to date with current trends and understand the audience they are working with.