Media Jobs and MBA Programs in Oregon

Oregon has an abundance of educational and career opportunities for advertising managers. For advertising managers, there are 580 jobs in Oregon and this is projected to grow by 17 percent to 800 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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In Oregon, the income for advertising managers is $47 per hour or $98,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $94,000 per year on average.

Oregon, also known as the Beaver State, is home to 3,825,657 people. It has grown by 11.8 percent in the last 10 years. Salem is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 2,339,488 jobs and at $36,365, the average annual income in Oregon was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,737. The unemployment rate in Oregon was 11.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 25.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Wood product manufacturing, lumber construction materials merchant wholesalers, wood panel merchant wholesalers and footwear merchant wholesalers are the top employing fields in Oregon.

Oregon is known for having important landmarks. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. One of the many things Oregon is known for, in 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the world.

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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.