or apply directly on Wikimedia Foundation's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Wikimedia Foundation's roles stay open a median of 29 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Wikimedia Foundation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wikimedia Foundation
- high 7 stale, 0 reposted of 18 open
- Hiring momentum
- 30 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wikimedia Foundation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wikimedia Foundation.
About this role
The Head of Marketing at the Wikimedia Foundation will establish and oversee a new product marketing function while integrating existing marketing efforts. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to shape the go-to-market strategy, leading a team focused on audience engagement, and developing metrics to measure marketing effectiveness. The position requires a strategic approach to both product and brand marketing, ensuring alignment with the Foundation's mission to keep Wikipedia relevant and visible globally.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wikimedia Foundation as an employer.
What you need
- 12+ years of marketing experience
- Significant knowledge of product marketing (at least 5 years in a b2c setting)
- Experience leading and line managing a multidisciplinary marketing team
- Experience building product messaging and value propositions
- Ability to adapt tone, voice, and message across different cultural contexts
- Experience developing and overseeing a multichannel strategy across paid, owned, and earned media
Nice to have
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for the Wikimedia mission
Worth weighing
- Remote role with flexibility outside standard hours expected
- Position involves building a new function from the ground up
- No specific salary listed for non-US applicants, compensation based on skills and location
Summarised from Wikimedia Foundation's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wikimedia Foundation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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