Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Missouri

People considering careers as advertising managers can find employment and education prospects in Missouri. Figures show 600 jobs for advertising managers in Missouri and according to national projections, the job pool will decline by 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 $38 per hour or $78,000 per year on average in Missouri. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Home to 5,987,580 people, Missouri, known as Show Me State, has grown by 7.0 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Jefferson City. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 3,672,794 and the average annual income in Missouri was $36,356, which is up from $35,120 the previous year. In Missouri, the unemployment rate went up by 3.2 percentage points to 9.3 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.6 percent, which is under the national average.

In Missouri, the top employers are in stationery supplies merchant wholesalers, specialized freight trucking, related equipment merchant wholesalers and used household goods moving.

One of the many things Missouri is known for, Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri is the largest beer producing plant in the nation. Missouri was the birthplace of several prominent figures such as President Harry S. Truman, who was born in Lamar, May 8, 1884.

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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.