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Advertising & Promotions Managers

What do they do?

Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

Education Required

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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What Does This Job Pay?

Median Annual Salary: $131,870

Median Hourly Salary: $63

$63,580

$131,870

One out of ten earn less than $63,580

The median salary is $131,870

One out of ten earn more than $0

Top Skills For This Job

Basic Skills
Reading work related information
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Reading work related information
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Bringing people together to solve differences
Managing your time and the time of other people
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Problem Solving
Reading work related information
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Reading work related information
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Bringing people together to solve differences
Managing your time and the time of other people
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
Reading work related information
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Reading work related information
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Bringing people together to solve differences
Managing your time and the time of other people
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Will There Be Jobs?

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Typical Daily Tasks

Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material to increase sales of products or services, working with customers, company officials, sales departments, and advertising agencies.
Inspect layouts and advertising copy, and edit scripts, audio, video, and other promotional material for adherence to specifications.
Confer with department heads or staff to discuss topics such as contracts, selection of advertising media, or product to be advertised.