Amplify Marketing Specialist I (Full-Time) - United States

Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.

Applications are accepted until further notice.  

Meet the Team

We’re not just marketers – we’re global storytellers. From Cisco's incredible technology to the achievements of our employees, we’re here to share with the world how our individual talents inspire innovation. Cisco Marketing’s mission is to transform the market’s perception of Cisco and inspire customers to choose Cisco by being customer obsessed, simplifying our work to drive growth and being recognized as the best innovators in B2B marketing.

Join a diverse cohort of peers and marketing leaders to gain foundational knowledge in marketing and leverage these skills to propel your career forward. Challenge yourself to discover your passion within the marketing field, while learning to identify business challenges and collaborate effectively with fellow cohort participants and Cisco leadership. Benefit from the guidance of a seasoned mentor and work alongside experienced Cisco marketing professionals.

Engage with your fellow Amplify cohort participants and your individually assigned buddy, an Amplify Alum, through one-on-one meetings, social events, and more. Gain insights from Marketing executives, Amplify alumni, and professionals from outside the Marketing organization through monthly Learning with Leader and Alumni Learning sessions.

Your Impact

You are an excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills, and your ability to collaborate and influence makes you a great teammate. Meticulous and resourceful, you can prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You approach challenges with creativity and problem-solving skills, learning from both success and failure. You are adaptable, committed to continuous improvement, and passionate about marketing, always looking for opportunities to expand your knowledge and make an impact. If you are multilingual, that’s a plus.

• Join a community of marketing enthusiasts in a hybrid working environment
• Gain insight into how a large, global marketing organization functions
• Collaborating cross-functionally across different marketing areas on a wide variety of projects and using data to refine and improve processes and outcomes for customers and other partners
• Stretch your personal development through networking events, volunteering, and social activities
• Improve your communication skills by building collateral, reports, and other marketing materials, as well as presenting to stakeholders on different levels
• Grow within your role: assignment based on your educational background, skills, aspirations, and interests
• Expand your marketing knowledge through a wide-variety of development opportunities including, but not limited to special marketing projects, personalized development plans, and a dedicated learning path.
• All of this is a part of our First-Year program for new hires, Amplify Accelerated Marketing Program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Meet one of the following (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months): 

-A Bachelor's degree with 0 years of work experience; or 

-An educational or workforce development program (e.g., Associate’s, Apprenticeship, Boot camp, or Certification) with 1 year of work experience; or  

-High school diploma (or equivalent) with 2 years of work experience. 

• Qualifying education and work experience should be in marketing, business/international business, or a related field.
• Demonstrated interest in marketing – volunteering, internship, coursework, or other relevant experiences

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$77,300.00 - $112,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$68,400.00 - $99,400.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.