Advertising executive vs advertising representative

The differences between advertising executives and advertising representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an advertising executive and an advertising representative. Additionally, an advertising executive has an average salary of $58,126, which is higher than the $45,663 average annual salary of an advertising representative.

The top three skills for an advertising executive include sales presentations, real estate and cold calls. The most important skills for an advertising representative are customer service, sales presentations, and local businesses.

Advertising executive vs advertising representative overview

	Advertising Executive	Advertising Representative
Yearly salary	$58,126	$45,663
Hourly rate	$27.95	$21.95
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	69,840	82,784
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Advertising executive vs advertising representative salary

Advertising executives and advertising representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Advertising Executive	Advertising Representative
Average salary	$58,126	$45,663
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $80,000	Between $32,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between advertising executive and advertising representative education

There are a few differences between an advertising executive and an advertising representative in terms of educational background:

	Advertising Executive	Advertising Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Advertising executive vs advertising representative demographics

Here are the differences between advertising executives' and advertising representatives' demographics:

	Advertising Executive	Advertising Representative
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.4% Female, 58.6%	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 4.6% White, 71.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 4.7% White, 71.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between advertising executive and advertising representative duties and responsibilities

Advertising executive example responsibilities.

Manage digital campaigns' life cycle, optimize programs to increase advertiser's ROI.
Manage and creaat multiple PPC advertising campaigns, generating conversions for companies selling everything from gumballs, cleaning services to motorhomes.
Develop creative strategies to support corporate print/ web campaigns and optimize ROI.
Proofread and input data from customer contracts and advertising artwork into system.
Prepare, deliver and sell custom multi-media integrate cross promotion presentations to key decision makers at brand management and advertising agencies.
Proofread all Spanish-language materials and coordinate certification with translation agency.

Advertising representative example responsibilities.

Develop strong relationships in Bronx community and achieve a solid reputation as a Medicaid seller.
Prepare, deliver and sell custom multi-media integrate cross promotion presentations to key decision makers at brand management and advertising agencies.
Educate business owners on search engines (yahoo, google, etc . )

Advertising executive vs advertising representative skills

Common advertising executive skills

Sales Presentations, 7%
Real Estate, 7%
Cold Calls, 6%
SEO, 5%
Search Engine, 4%
Business Development, 4%

Common advertising representative skills

Customer Service, 21%
Sales Presentations, 15%
Local Businesses, 12%
Cold Calls, 9%
Real Estate, 5%
Inbound Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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