Describe a marketing campaign or initiative you’ve worked on from start to finish. How were you successful? How could you have done better?
This question gets to the heart of your ability to evaluate your performance and pivot as needed. Interviewers like to hear about campaigns that didn't work out as expected or where there was a need to change course as this demonstrates your grit and perseverance and how you perform under different types of pressure. Interviewers also like to hear if you have taken on responsibilities outside of your roles and want to see candidates who have demonstrated that they can roll with the punches, fix problems, and come up with creative solutions.
When answering marketing interview questions, be sure to walk the interviewer through the details of the marketing campaign and strategy from start to finish. Your answer should include an overview of the product, the marketing strategy used, the product or service launch, and how information was conveyed to salespeople and customers.
"I have worked in digital marketing for over eight years, and my experience has been mostly in a startup environment. In my most recent role as a marketing manager, my day-to-day responsibilities were to plan my team's editorial calendar and use that content to develop creative marketing strategies and meet revenue goals. I was a bit over-ambitious in predicting the time it would take to create and complete strategies, but what I enjoyed the most about my role was having the opportunity to watch my strategies play out and learn from each campaign. In my next role, I look forward to taking my experience to a new industry and learning what performs best there while having more oversight over a variety of content initiatives."
