Media Jobs and MBA Programs in California

California has plenty of educational and career opportunities for advertising managers. There are currently 4,770 jobs for advertising managers in California and that number is growing. A eight percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 6,800 by 2016. This increase goes against the national trend for advertising managers. 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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The income for advertising managers is $47 per hour or $97,000 per year on average in California. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

California, nicknamed the Golden State, has seen its population grow 9.1 percent to 36,961,664 over the last decade. Sacramento is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 21,063,338 and the average annual income in California was $43,852, which is up from $43,402 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 11.4 percent in 2009, a jump of 4.2 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 26.6 percent, which is under the national average.

Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers, payroll services, wineries and toy goods merchant wholesalers are the top employing fields in California.

One of the many things California is known for, the largest three-day rodeo in the United States is held on the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff. California has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is An animal called the riparian brush rabbit calls Caswell Memorial State Park (near Manteca) its home. Endemic only to the state's park system, the critter lives in approximately 255 acres stretching along the area's once-vast hardwood forest.

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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.