Are you ready to build your dream team of inbound marketers? Do you know what roles to fill and how to find the best people for the job?

Hiring inbound marketers is fairly new and uncharted territory for many businesses straying from traditional marketing tactics.

Step one is recognizing the need to invest in inbound marketing. The next step? Assembling an all-star cast of marketers -- a team of lean, mean, digitally fluent, content-creating machines to take your marketing to the next level.

So how do you acquire this killer marketing lineup? How do you spot the Jordans in a sea of Bulls? These 12 core marketing job descriptions are a great start to finding your key players.

Feel free to adapt, modify, and use them in your own search for your next all-star marketing team members.

12 Core Job Descriptions to Build an All-Star Marketing Team

1) Inbound Marketing Manager Job Description

If your marketing department is just starting to make the shift to an inbound approach, it's possible you'll still need to prove the success of your inbound marketing program.

If this is the case, you'll likely be looking to hire an all-in-one inbound marketer -- someone who can build and grow your inbound marketing strategy from the ground up. Look for someone who is very self-motivated and versatile ... and gets stuff done. (And if you're still trying to convince your boss to to make the shift to inbound in the first place, download these 100 stats, charts, and graphs to help you get inbound marketing buy-in.)

Job Description:

We are looking for an amazing, data-driven inbound marketer to own the majority of the marketing funnel for our company. You will be in charge of attracting site traffic, converting that traffic into new leads for the business, and nurturing those leads to close into customers, the latter of which sales leadership will help you accomplish.

Responsibilities:

Build and manage a rich content/editorial calendar that attracts a qualified audience to our owned properties (including blog posts, whitepapers, ebooks, reports, webinars, infographics, etc.).

Grow new leads, including marketing-qualified leads, by converting site traffic through calls-to-action, landing pages, and lead generation content (including offers).

Optimize our marketing automation and lead nurturing processes through email, content, and social channels.

Establish closed-loop analytics with sales to understand how our inbound marketing activity turns into customers, and continually refine our process to convert customers.

Requirements:

BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.

Some past experience in marketing preferred.

Excellent communicator and creative thinker, with an ability to use data to inform all decisions.

Proficiency in marketing automation and blogging software in order to generate traffic, convert visitors into leads, and then nurture them (using dynamic workflows) into converted customers.

Bonus skills: HTML/CSS, Adobe Creative Suite.

2) Social Media/Community Manager Job Description

Have you heard? According to Social Media Examiner's 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, 90% of all marketers indicated that their social media efforts have generated more exposure for their business.

So if you aren't yet using social media marketing to your advantage, it's time to start. And to do so, you need a social media manager who not only knows social media platforms like they know the alphabet, but who also knows how to develop strategies specific to various social networks, track the right metrics, and integrate the best tools and practices on those platforms.

Job Description:

Do you tweet, share, and post to social media in your sleep? Do you know what it takes to grow an online community? We're looking for a social media manager to manage our social media accounts by implementing strategies and tactics that grow our followers, engage and retain them, and help convert them into leads, customers, and active fans and promoters of our company. You should have command of best practices and trends in social media marketing, enjoy being creative, and understand how to both build and convert a digital audience.

Responsibilities:

Build and manage the company’s social media profiles and presence, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and additional channels that may be deemed relevant.

Create shareable content appropriate for specific networks to spread both our brand and our content.

Monitor and engage in relevant social discussions about our company, competitors, and/or industry, both from existing leads and customers as well as from brand new audiences.

Run regular social promotions and campaigns and track their success (e.g., Twitter chats, LinkedIn discussions, etc.).

Work alongside other marketers and content marketers to help distribute content that educates and entertains our audience and supports marketing goals.

Drive consistent, relevant traffic and leads from our social network presence.

Explore new ways to engage and identify new social networks to reach our target buyers.

Track, measure, and analyze all initiatives to report on social media ROI. Requirements: BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.

Active and well-rounded personal presence in social media, with a command of each network and their best practices.

Excellent communicator and creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions.

Proficiency in using social media software (e.g. HubSpot's Social Inbox) to monitor social media conversations. You will be our ear to the ground to route the appropriate marketer, sales rep, and/or support rep to social conversations.

Bonus experience and skills include Adobe Creative Suite, demand generation, inbound marketing, and blogging. 3) Blog Manager Job Description Did you know that, according to HubSpot's State of Inbound Report, marketers who have prioritized blogging are 13X more likely to enjoy positive ROI? If you aren't taking business blogging seriously enough, now would be the time. And hiring a dedicated blogger or blog manager is crucial in creating remarkable content. You need someone who is not only a great writer and editor, but who can also keep your brand's voice consistent across daily published content and understand how to use your blog to generate qualified traffic and leads for your business. An ideal blog manager will understand your buyer personas so well that published content addresses their needs, wants, and problems. Job Description: We are seeking a savvy wordsmith to join our blogging team. Candidates must have a knack and love for writing, a comprehensive understanding of the industry, and experience in blogging to achieve business goals. The blogger will be expected to sustain and develop the company's voice across all blog content.

Responsibilities:

Job Description: We are seeking a paid marketing manager to help acquire new leads and customers through online pay-per-click and cost-per-acquisition campaigns. You will be in charge of all external, online acquisition marketing, managing the strategy, execution, and optimization across channels. Responsibilities: Manage the strategy and setup of all paid campaigns.

Measure and optimize our paid marketing using vendor-specific dashboards, Google Analytics, and marketing analytics reports.

Research and test partnerships with new vendors to expand our reach and/or lower our cost-per-acquisition.

Collaborate with marketing teammates to maintain a consistent brand voice and message across all paid programs.

Craft landing pages and lead generation forms for our content to distribute through relevant paid programs.

Stay up-to-date with digital marketing trends and potential new channels and strategies to keep us ahead, including updates to social media marketing, attribution, and programmatic media buying. Requirements: BA/BS or equivalent working experience.

In-depth knowledge of the various paid marketing channels and technologies, including paid search (Google AdWords), retargeting, social network advertising (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and more), and content distribution and placement networks like Outbrain and Taboola.

Excellent communicator with the ability to sell and convince. You will manage all relationships with vendors and ensure we get the most efficient cost possible.

Experience handling marketing budgets and forecasting/reporting results. 9) Public Relations/Media Relations Manager Job Description That's right: One of the oldest marketing tactics, public relations is still alive and kicking -- even within inbound marketing. But to make sure you're executing a modern public relations strategy that's not stuck in the dark ages, you need a modern-day public relations manager. Job Description: We are seeking a media relations manager to play an integral role in public/media relations, corporate communications, and content creation for our company. Responsibilities: Connect with influential media outlets and journalists to place stories about company news and other initiatives.

Assist with event planning, including working with vendors, event coordinators, and design teams for on-site collateral.

Create content regularly to grow the company’s footprint (press releases, corporate announcements, and creative content).

Collaborate with prominent members of the company, including executives, to craft and pitch press releases and thought leadership columns.

Establish a sustainable, strategic approach to PR based on adding value to media outlets and event managers, not just asking for it. Requirements: BA/BS degree or equivalent working experience.

Past experience in public relations, corporate communications, content marketing, or relationship management.

Skilled in creating, editing, and promoting written and visual content.

The ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.

Ideal candidate will have experience pitching, crafting, and placing content externally through guest blogging or op-ed development and experience with event management and sponsorships. 10) Marketing Operations Manager Job Description You know how every group of friends has that one person who serves as the glue that holds everyone together? Every marketing team needs glue, too. Reflective, analytical, strong, strategic Gorilla Glue. Marketing operations professionals are charged with monitoring, measuring, and analyzing the effectiveness of marketing initiatives as they relate to the overall company's goals. Marketing operations staff work closely with sales teams, and sometimes also have a sales operations counterpart. Together, they manage the relationship between marketing and sales to ensure that both sides are optimized to deliver (marketing's role) and work (sales' role) the highest quality leads, something we at HubSpot have grown fond of calling "smarketing." Marketing operations staff make projections about the quality of the sales and marketing pipeline and spot efficiencies that will make the company work better as a whole.

Job Description:

As a marketing operations manager, you will work to create scalable processes that ensure best practices in lead generation and database management. You will also conduct complex data analyses that will be used to inform strategic decisions by stakeholders from across the company. You will be working in a fast-paced environment managing multiple projects at once.

Responsibilities:

Manage technical aspects of key marketing systems (marketing automation, CRM) used to generate, distribute, and report on leads.

Establish and maintain scalable processes that ensure best practices in campaign and lead management.

Create and maintain metrics reports on marketing and sales activities, effectiveness, and business impact.

Analyze marketing and sales data to develop insights and make recommendations on areas for optimization.

Monitor and maintain data quality within the marketing database.

Evaluate new technologies and add-on applications to improve and optimize marketing team performance.

Requirements:

BA/BS or equivalent working experience.

Strong analytical skills (including mastery of Microsoft Excel) and experience with reporting and data analysis.

Proficiency in marketing automation systems (like HubSpot) and integrating those systems with other technologies.

Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time in a fast-paced environment.

Technically capable, excellent communicator, and a desire to improve processes.

11) Graphic Designer Job Description

If your content isn't designed well, you risk detracting people from reading and enjoying it -- even if it's beautifully written. Someone on your team may have a natural eye for design, but hacking designs together in PowerPoint isn't scalable. Professional graphic design is an investment that goes a long way.

Plus, there's a lot more to great design then making things look good. A great graphic designer is also really good at solving problems. They use their creativity and skills not just to make marketing materials more attractive, but to improve user experience, create brand consistency, and get specific results.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced graphic designer to own the creation and maintenance of both our marketing assets and content created to support the product and other marketing goals. From concept through execution, this candidate will improve our user experience by bringing our brand to life and keeping it consistent across all our various touchpoints:

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with marketing and product marketing teammates to support our website design and content marketing (blog, social media assets, and more).

Help bring new ideas for design and content creation to the team using your expertise and eye for great design.

Scope and create templates for our marketing team to be more efficient in their posting on social media, the blog, email, and other channels.

Manage other design needs such as presentations, signage, and trade show collateral as needed.

Requirements:

BA/BS or equivalent working experience.

Past experience as either an in-house designer or at a marketing agency. (We require work samples to apply for this position.)

an in-house designer or at a marketing agency. (We require work samples to apply for this position.) Experience designing for CMS) a content managment system ( like the HubSpot person must create assets for our web team that are mobile-, tablet-, and desktop-friendly and provide a user experience that fits on all three screens.

must create assets for our web team that are mobile-, tablet-, and desktop-friendly and provide a user experience that fits on all three screens. Expert in Adobe Creative Suite or similar technologies.

Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript a major plus.

1 2) Web Developer Job Description

Maintaining and innovating on an effective, lead-generating website requires a dedicated developer.

Look for someone who has expertise in building sites on the platform or CMS you use, maintains an attractive portfolio, is deadline- and detail-oriented, and can work well with your graphic designers and product marketers.

Job Description:

We are seeking a web developer to work on our company website and other projects as needed. This role is expected to bring an eye for design, along with practical web development abilities. You will work closely with our graphic designers, product marketers, and other internal stakeholders to bring to life our brand, product information and collateral, and other website content, via the code you write.

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement front-end web code and design standards for writing clean, semantic code.

Wireframe and mockup revamped or brand new site pages and present to senior management.

Collaborate with marketing teammates, senior management, designers, and other project stakeholders.

Create and optimize our web project management, hitting all deadlines and improving efficiency while maintaining the highest standards of quality web development.

Proactively scope and present new ideas to improve our website experience for prospects, leads, and customers.

Requirements:

BA/BS degree or equivalent working experience.

Strong background with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.

Domain expertise in UI/UX best practices. You are a problem solver with everything you develop to improve our site’s experience and drive action.

Certified on our Content Management System, used to create automatically responsive webpages for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Your work must appeal to all three.

Content Management System, used to create automatically responsive webpages for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Your work must appeal to all three. Personal interest in staying up-to-date on the latest trends, including agile methodology and emerging best practices in the UI community.

R eady to assemble your dream team?

To fill out your team even more, download our full collection of 37 marketing job descriptions here.

Keep these roles and skills on your radar as you take your marketing to the next level. Then check out these interview question from HubSpot's CMO himself to help weed out the best of the best.

Lastly, while everyone wants to hire top marketing talent, not everyone thinks about how to ensure these rockstars keep their skillset strong. Hiring the right people is critical to your company's growth, but remember to encourage them to continue their education through the various types of marketing training that are available. If they're really an all-star marketer, they'll probably want to always be learning anyway.

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in January 2014 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.