Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is a good place to settle for advertising managers as there are many educational and career opportunities. At 880, the number of jobs in Massachusetts for advertising managers is projected to rise one percent to 1,290 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.

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State figures show that advertising managers in Massachusetts earn $53 per hour or $109,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Bay State, Massachusetts has a population of 6,593,587. It has grown by 3.9 percent in the last 10 years. Boston is the state capital. There were 4,251,139 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Massachusetts earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $50,897, up from $49,644. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts was 8.4 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 33.2 percent. This surpasses the national average.

Brokers, portfolio management, control instruments manufacturing and nautical system manufacturing are the top employing fields in Massachusetts.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Massachusetts holds the two largest cites in New England, Boston, the largest, and Worcester. One of the unique tidbits about Massachusetts is The Boston University Bridge on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

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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.