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Marketing Communications Manager Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Marketing Communications Manager interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

Marketing Communications Manager was updated by on February 12th, 2021. Learn more here.

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Describe your most creative marketing communication piece. Talk about how you put the project into motion.

The interviewer would like to know that you have a unique and creative approach to your marketing pieces. If possible, bring a portfolio of your work with you to the interview. Come prepared to discuss a piece of marketing that makes you proud.

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30 Marketing Communications Manager Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Accomplishment

    1. Describe your most creative marketing communication piece. Talk about how you put the project into motion.

  • Behavioral

    2. Tell me about a career related goal that you set and did not reach. How did you react?

  • Behavioral

    3. What is the riskiest career decision you have ever made?

  • Competency

    4. What tools do you rely on the most to ensure highly targeted projects?

  • Competency

    5. What skills did you learn in your most recent position that will help you in this new role?

  • Competency

    6. If you were hired as our new Marketing Communications Manager today, what would you accomplish first?

  • Competency

    7. As a Marketing Communications Manager, when do your analytical skills most often come into play?

  • Creative Thinking

    8. Would you consider yourself a creative person?

  • Critical Thinking

    9. When conducting market research surveys, what type of data do you believe is most important to collect?

  • Critical Thinking

    10. Communicating the right message, at the right time, is critical. What factors do you consider when deciding the timing of your marketing communications?

  • Diligence

    11. What steps do you take to ensure all marketing communications are consistent across all channels?

  • Diligence

    12. How would your co-workers describe your attention to detail?

  • Diligence

    13. What is your favorite tool or resource for monitoring the competitive landscape?

  • Diligence

    14. Keeping up with technology and best practices is vital to a company's marketing communication strategy. How have you been proactive in broadening your skills and remaining in-the-know?

  • Direct

    15. As a manager, what is your greatest weakness?

  • Education

    16. Can you talk to me about your GPA during undergraduate/graduate school?

  • Experience

    17. Describe your experience using social media as part of a communications strategy. Which social media channels have you used and which have you found to be the most effective?

  • Experience

    18. Tell me about your experiences giving presentations in front of large groups.

  • Experience

    19. Discuss any experience you have dealing with the media as a Marketing Communications Manager.

  • Experience

    20. Do you have experience with public relations? If so, describe some communications projects you have worked on with a public relations objective.

  • Leadership

    21. As a Marketing Communications Manager, how have you built successful teams in the past?

  • Leadership

    22. As a manager, how do you evaluate success among your team members?

  • Leadership

    23. Tell me about your leadership qualities.

  • Salary

    24. Do you feel that you are currently paid what you are worth?

  • Scenario Based

    25. Think about a past project that resulted in a less than desirable outcome. What did you learn from that experience and how will you apply that lesson in the future?

  • Scenario Based

    26. As a Marketing Communications Manager, budget management can be a significant challenge. How do you handle a situation where you cannot remain within budget?

  • Teamwork

    27. As our new Marketing Communications Manager, how would you earn the trust of your new team?

  • Teamwork

    28. Have you ever worked with an external agency for creative or copy? If so, what were some of the challenges, and benefits?

  • Tough

    29. What is your philosophy towards work?

  • Tough

    30. Why do you want this job?