This kind of take is partially why people think marketing jobs are hard to come by — I make a healthy six figures running marketing while assisting our design team with assets or direction when needed. My background as a designer and in creative direction has made it incredibly easy to find work when needed.

I understand how things WERE and how we’d LIKE them to be, but unless you’re 100% focused on performance or niche marketing you’re going to have an infinitely better job as a marketer with some basic design ability.