Advertising production manager vs print production manager

The differences between advertising production managers and print production managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an advertising production manager, becoming a print production manager takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an advertising production manager has an average salary of $73,172, which is higher than the $57,213 average annual salary of a print production manager.

The top three skills for an advertising production manager include production schedules, advertising production and print production. The most important skills for a print production manager are customer service, production schedules, and project management.

Advertising production manager vs print production manager overview

	Advertising Production Manager	Print Production Manager
Yearly salary	$73,172	$57,213
Hourly rate	$35.18	$27.51
Growth rate	10%	3%
Number of jobs	56,812	91,573
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	39	46
Years of experience	6	2

Advertising production manager vs print production manager salary

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Print Production Manager
Average salary	$73,172	$57,213
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $95,000	Between $33,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between advertising production manager and print production manager education

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Print Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Communication	Graphic Design
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Advertising production manager vs print production manager demographics

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Print Production Manager
Average age	39	46
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 4.9% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between advertising production manager and print production 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.

Print production manager example responsibilities.

Manage print production of service manuals for electric hand tools and various in-house print runs.
Manage operations of a 15 employee in-house 4/C print shop scheduling and controlling operations within the plant.
Manage manufacturing of CD's and DVD's (including purchasing, offset and screen printing, and packaging).
Manage a team of production managers and coordinators while performing regularly assign duties.
Manage operations of a high-precision machining facility consisting of state-of-the-art CNC machine tools.
Improve Rock-Tenn's UV capabilities.

Advertising production manager vs print production 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 print production manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Production Schedules, 9%
Project Management, 7%
Graphic Design, 5%
Press Checks, 4%
Adobe Creative Suite, 4%

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