Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Idaho

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for advertising managers in Idaho. In Idaho, there are currently 270 jobs for advertising managers and this is projected to grow by seven percent to 370 jobs by 2016. This is opposite the national trend for advertising managers, which sees the job pool declining at about one percent over the next 10 years. In general, 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.

Idaho photo by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

In Idaho, the income for advertising managers is $27 per hour or $56,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Gem State, Idaho is home to 1,545,801 people. It has grown by 19.5 percent in the last 10 years. Boise is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 939,793 jobs and at $32,994, the average annual income in Idaho was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $32,837. The unemployment rate in Idaho was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.1 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 21.7 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Semiconductor electronic component manufacturing, fruit preserving food manufacturing, frozen food manufacturing and vegetable manufacturing are the top employing fields in Idaho.

Idaho is known for having important landmarks. Bruneau Dunes State Park contains North America's tallest single structured sand dune. It stands 470 feet high. One of the many things Idaho is known for, Rexburg is home to Ricks College, the largest private two-year college in the nation.

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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.