Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Arkansas

Arkansas is a good place to settle for advertising managers as there are many educational and career opportunities. The job pool for advertising managers in Arkansas is growing and currently sits at 210. A projected rise of eight percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 270 jobs by 2016. Prospects are significantly better for advertising managers in the state when compared to the national trend. National projections show a decline of 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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Advertising managers earn $37 per hour or $77,000 per year on average in Arkansas. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Natural State, Arkansas has a population of 2,889,450, which has grown by 8.1 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Little Rock. There were a total of 1,599,446 jobs in 2008 and people in Arkansas earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $32,257, up from $31,517. The unemployment rate in Arkansas was 7.3 percent in 2009, which has grown by 2.1 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 16.7 percent of Arkansas residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in Arkansas include poultry processing, plumbing equipment merchant wholesalers, commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing.

One of the many things Arkansas is known for, North Little Rock offers one of the nation's largest municipal parks. Arkansas has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is In 1783 the Colbert Incident occurred at Arkansas Post. It was the only Revolutionary War skirmish in the state.

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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.