Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska

People considering careers as advertising managers can find job and education opportunities in Alaska. Currently, there are 120 jobs for advertising managers in Alaska and according to national projections, the job pool will decline by one percent over the next 10 years. Advertising managers plan and direct advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, or give-aways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

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The income for advertising managers is $32 per hour or $65,000 per year on average in Alaska. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Home to 698,473 people, Alaska, known as Great Land, has grown by 11.4 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Juneau. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 452,986 and the average annual income in Alaska was $43,922, which is up from $41,081 the previous year. In Alaska, the unemployment rate went up by 1.5 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent, which is under the national average.

In Alaska, the top employers are in oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.

One of the many things Alaska is known for, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. Alaska has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.

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Advertising managers plan and direct advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, or give-aways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

While working, they often gather and organize data to develop advertising campaigns and talk with department heads and staff to consider contracts, selection of advertising media, or product to be advertised.

They are required to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them and look for ways to help others.

Advertising managers should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and think creatively about the ideas of others.

In order to be successful in the workplace, advertising managers must be thorough and dependable and believe in innovation and creative thought.