Advertising production manager vs advertising director

The differences between advertising production managers and advertising directors 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 director. Additionally, an advertising director has an average salary of $116,829, 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 director are digital marketing, b2b marketing, and SEO.

Advertising production manager vs advertising director overview

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Director
Yearly salary	$73,172	$116,829
Hourly rate	$35.18	$56.17
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	56,812	16,270
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	6	6

Advertising production manager vs advertising director salary

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Director
Average salary	$73,172	$116,829
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $95,000	Between $71,000 And $191,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Netflix
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between advertising production manager and advertising director education

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Advertising production manager vs advertising director demographics

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
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, 72.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between advertising production manager and advertising director 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 director example responsibilities.

Lead corporate rebranding efforts to reflect proprietary technology and high-end international market.
Maintain and update social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Google.
Develop and implement promotional campaigns for email, online advertising, SEO and direct mail.
Implement internet advertising strategies through social media, blogs, Facebook and twitter among others.
Direct a successful SEO and link-building campaign to increase the website's credibility and drive traffic with Google AdWords.
Create new revenue generating events, online programs, and print products that help clients to generate a measurable ROI.

Advertising production manager vs advertising director 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 director skills

Digital Marketing, 28%
B2B Marketing, 13%
SEO, 3%
Account Executives, 3%
Graphic Design, 3%
Sales Reps, 2%

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