Advertising production manager vs advertising sales director

The differences between advertising production managers and advertising sales 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 sales director. Additionally, an advertising sales director has an average salary of $76,505, 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 sales director are media sales, revenue growth, and client relationships.

Advertising production manager vs advertising sales director overview

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Sales Director
Yearly salary	$73,172	$76,505
Hourly rate	$35.18	$36.78
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	56,812	56,824
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 87%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	6	6

Advertising production manager vs advertising sales director salary

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Sales Director
Average salary	$73,172	$76,505
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $95,000	Between $52,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between advertising production manager and advertising sales director education

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Sales Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 87%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Advertising production manager vs advertising sales director demographics

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Advertising Sales Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%
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, 12.2% Asian, 7.6% White, 71.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

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

Achieve continuous profitability improvements through cost reduction programs successful OEM contract negotiations and outsourcing installation program.
Collaborate on social media and operations project to expand CRM platform for demand awareness, lead scoring automation and forecast accuracy.
Develop new accounts while maintaining and upselling existing accounts.

Advertising production manager vs advertising sales 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 sales director skills

Media Sales, 32%
Revenue Growth, 10%
Client Relationships, 6%
Sales Management, 5%
Account Management, 4%
Sales Strategies, 4%

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