Media Jobs and MBA Programs in New Mexico

Advertising managers can find many career and educational opportunities in New Mexico. For advertising managers, there are 120 jobs in New Mexico 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 $28 per hour or $57,000 per year on average in New Mexico. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Home to 2,009,671 people, New Mexico, known as The Land of Enchantment, has grown by 10.5 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Santa Fe. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 1,117,433 and the average annual income in New Mexico was $33,389, which is up from $32,093 the previous year. In New Mexico, the unemployment rate went up by 2.7 percentage points to 7.2 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 23.5 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in New Mexico include casinos (except casino hotels), other nonmetallic mineral mining, all other miscellaneous ambulatory health care services and other technical schools.

One of the many things New Mexico is known for, each October, Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta. New Mexico has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

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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.