Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Maine

Maine has plenty of educational and career opportunities for advertising managers. There are currently 220 jobs for advertising managers in Maine and the job pool is projected to shrink by one percent over the next 10 years nationally. 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.

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In Maine, the income for advertising managers is $29 per hour or $60,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Pine Tree State, Maine has a population of 1,318,301. It has seen its population grow by 3.4 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Augusta. In 2008, there were a total of 840,874 jobs and at $36,368, the average annual income in Maine was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,028. The unemployment rate in Maine was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.7 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 22.9 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Maine, the top employers are in paper manufacturing, paperboard mills, direct selling establishments and fuel dealers.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres. The forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains. One of the unique tidbits about Maine is in Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

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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.