Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy
Grainger
Lake Forest, IL · $123k–$205k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Lake Forest, IL ranks
Where Lake Forest, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest33% · of 69
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Great Lakes33% · of 53
- #16Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Great Lakes6% · of 53
- #17Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois16% · of 17
- #19Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Midwest6% · of 69
Rankings about marketing jobs
- Best cities for marketing jobs #1 New York (1,754 openings)
- Best cities for marketing pay after cost of living #1 San Jose ($204k)
- Most requested AI skills in marketing jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (10.8%)
- AI tools named most often in marketing jobs #1 ChatGPT (1.2%)
- Employers with the most marketing jobs #1 Amazon (219 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among marketing managers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for marketing managers: 32% (high).
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About the job
...Director of Brand & Communications, the Sr. Manager, Content Marketing is responsible for... ...help define/refine content marketing plan, strategy and also execute ongoing content... ...and optimization.Experience influencing senior leaders and aligning cross-functional teams...