Role Guide

VP MarketingOrg Chart: Reporting Structure & Use Cases

The VP Marketing organises a diverse team of specialists — content writers, designers, performance marketers, event managers, and analysts — into a structure that can execute campaigns at speed. The org chart shows whether marketing is organised by channel, by audience, or by funnel stage, and this choice has massive implications for how fast the team ships.

Where the VP Marketing Sits on the Org Chart

Reports to

  • CMO
  • CEO (in companies without a CMO)

Direct reports

  • Head of Content
  • Head of Demand Gen
  • Head of Brand/Creative
  • Marketing Operations Manager
  • Head of Events

How the VP Marketing Uses Org Charts

The Vice President of Marketingdoesn't just appear on the org chart — they actively use it as a management and communication tool. Here are the most common scenarios.

1.

Campaign planning — showing which team members own which parts of a multi-channel campaign

2.

Agency coordination — mapping internal teams alongside external agency teams for each function

3.

Budget justification — using the org chart to show marketing investment by function and capability

4.

Team scaling — modelling how the marketing team needs to grow as the company enters new markets

What Recruiters Should Know About VP Marketing Org Charts

When presenting an org chart to a VP Marketing or mapping the VP Marketing's function, keep in mind that this role cares about different things than other C-suite positions. The VP Marketing wants to see their multiple reporting lines clearly distinguished, a clear view of their 5 direct reports, and how their function connects to adjacent teams.

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