Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Ohio

Those considering careers as advertising managers can find education and job opportunities in Ohio. For advertising managers in Ohio, the job pool currently sits at 780 and is expected to grow by one percent to 1,160 jobs by 2016. This goes against the national trend for advertising managers, which sees the job pool actually falling at 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 Ohio earn $44 per hour or $92,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Ohio, also known as the Buckeye State, has a population of 11,542,645. It's population has increased 1.7 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Columbus. There were 6,819,050 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Ohio earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $35,889, up from $35,174. The unemployment rate in Ohio was 10.2 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.1 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Ohio include fabricated metal product manufacturing, soap detergent manufacturing, forging and other rubber product manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Columbus is the state capital and Ohio's largest city. One of the unique tidbits about Ohio is The Y Bridge in Zanesville was first built in 1814 to span the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The current bridge is the fifth construction at the same location. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" proclaimed it the only bridge in the world which you can cross and still be on the same side of the river.

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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.