Advertising production manager vs advertising account manager

The differences between advertising production managers and advertising account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an advertising production manager and an advertising account manager. Additionally, an advertising account manager has an average salary of $75,431, which is higher than the $73,172 average annual salary of an advertising production manager.

The top three skills for an advertising production manager include production schedules, advertising production and print production. The most important skills for an advertising account manager are lead generation, sales presentations, and account management.

Advertising production manager vs advertising account manager overview

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Account Manager
Yearly salary	$73,172	$75,431
Hourly rate	$35.18	$36.26
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	56,812	105,277
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	6	6

Advertising production manager vs advertising account manager salary

Advertising production managers and advertising account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Account Manager
Average salary	$73,172	$75,431
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $95,000	Between $50,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between advertising production manager and advertising account manager education

There are a few differences between an advertising production manager and an advertising account manager in terms of educational background:

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Advertising production manager vs advertising account manager demographics

Here are the differences between advertising production managers' and advertising account managers' demographics:

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Account Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 42.5% Female, 57.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between advertising production manager and advertising account manager duties and responsibilities

Advertising production manager example responsibilities.

Implement, manage NPRP s LinkedIn account, successfully create content and run advertising campaigns.
Provide technical support/training for all Macintosh and PC computer users.
Acknowledge by the vice president of marketing & sales for exceptional copywriting and design.
Oversee the production department handling all aspects of typesetting, newspaper layout and page set up.
Maintain networking, trouble shooting, backing up of files, and maintenance of the Macintosh computers.
Provide input for and help implement new advertising database system.

Advertising account manager example responsibilities.

Manage company website and client Facebook accounts to optimize brand promotion.
Manage copywriting and spot production scheduling
Negotiate advertising purchase contracts, respond to RFP's and maintain client relations to ensure effective ROI are delivered.
Support client's paid search and SEO efforts with data reporting and analysis.
Provide accounts marketing solutions through expert knowledge of market trends for advertising keys, with expectation of providing profitable ROI.
Conduct regular account appraisals to accelerate customer adoption by working closely with the customer to educate and assess cloud technology needs.

Advertising production manager vs advertising account manager skills

Common advertising production manager skills

Production Schedules, 14%
Advertising Production, 12%
Print Production, 11%
Production Process, 8%
Database, 6%
Print Vendors, 5%

Common advertising account manager skills

Lead Generation, 10%
Sales Presentations, 9%
Account Management, 8%
PowerPoint, 7%
Campaign Performance, 7%
Digital Marketing, 7%

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