about Ascend
To make marketing expertise measurable and verifiable through real work.
We believe skills should be proven through outcomes, not claimed through certificates. Real work, real validation, real results.
We turn AI marketing tasks into verified credentials that prove ROI, helping marketers get hired and employers hire with confidence.
We turn realistic marketing tasks into validated credentials through expert review and live testing – proving you can deliver ROI, not just pass a test.
Think of it as a flight simulator for marketers: real scenarios, real tools, real outcomes that employers can trust.
Ascend is the verification layer for AI-native marketers. We turn realistic tasks into measurable outcomes across performance ads, lifecycle automation, analytics, and growth strategy. Marketers earn expert-reviewed, live-tested credentials; employers get ROI signal and vetted talent. Hire and get hired with evidence, not resumes.
A world where marketing talent is evaluated on outcomes, not assumptions – where skills are proven through real work, creating a transparent marketplace that rewards actual capability and reduces hiring risk.
Skills proven through real work samples, not certificates.
Every credential reviewed by industry professionals.
Demonstrate actual business impact, not theoretical knowledge.
GDPR compliant with full control over your data.
AI is rewriting the marketing playbook
of day-to-day marketing tasks will be AI-enhanced by 2026.
Gartner 2024salary premium already exists for AI-fluent marketers.
LinkedIn Salary Insights 2024more job postings now demand AI skills.
WEF Future of Jobs Report 2023ascend exists to help you lead the AI transformation, not just survive it.
We turn traditional marketers into AI-native professionals through:
Real-time data on AI skills demand across 10,000+ companies
Portable proof of your AI marketing capabilities
Actionable guides from strategy to execution
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Founded by AI and strategy leaders with experience at global consultancies, Ascend brings together expertise in AI transformation, marketing technology, and talent verification. Our team has led digital transformations for Fortune 500 companies and contributed to research on the future of work.
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