I (22m) am a marketing manager for a company. By marketing manager I mean, web design, social media management with daily content posting, videography, photography, email campaigns... It would be easier to list the things I don’t have a responsibility for. I am a one man marketing department. Without me at this business, their digital presence would cease to exist as other employees are 50+ in age and honestly have no understanding of the depth of what I really do.
I work around 50 hours a week but recently it’s scaled to around 60 hours per week do to weekend events.
My pay is salary at $55k. Bonuses are non existent (at least last year).
If it weren’t for moonlighting I would be screwed. My work life balance is a joke. I love what I do. Chasing new strategies and being creative has always been my dream job but my dream feels like a nightmare.
It’s a small company that started in 2024 and I’m promised my income will scale with the business but at this point I feel like I should be making 100k minimum for the work I do.
I wanted to ask if I’m being taken advantage of, but after writing this I believe I already know the answer to my question.
Any other marketing managers in similar situations? One man band, under paid and overworked?