Media Jobs and MBA Programs in North Carolina

Advertising managers can find success in North Carolina as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. For advertising managers, there are 620 jobs in North Carolina and this is projected to grow by 14 percent to 1,040 jobs by 2016. Prospects are significantly better for advertising managers in the state when compared to the national trend, which projects a one percent drop in the number of jobs 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 North Carolina earn $41 per hour or $84,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

North Carolina, also known as the Tar Heel State, is home to 9,380,884 people. It has seen its population grow by 16.5 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Raleigh. There were 5,497,808 total jobs in 2008 and workers in North Carolina earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $35,249, up from $34,865. The unemployment rate in North Carolina was 10.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 4.4 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 22.5 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In North Carolina, the top employers are in beverage product manufacturing, tobacco manufacturing, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing and apparel manufacturing.

North Carolina is known for having important landmarks. Fontana Dam is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States, at 480 feet high. One of the many things North Carolina is known for, Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems.

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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.