Advertising production manager vs production manager

The differences between advertising production managers and 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 production manager takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a production manager has an average salary of $78,064, 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 a production manager are continuous improvement, customer service, and quality standards.

Advertising production manager vs production manager overview

	Advertising Production Manager	Production Manager
Yearly salary	$73,172	$78,064
Hourly rate	$35.18	$37.53
Growth rate	10%	3%
Number of jobs	56,812	95,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	39	46
Years of experience	6	2

Advertising production manager vs production manager salary

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Production Manager
Average salary	$73,172	$78,064
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $95,000	Between $50,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between advertising production manager and production manager education

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Advertising production manager vs production manager demographics

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

	Advertising Production Manager	Production Manager
Average age	39	46
Gender ratio	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between advertising production manager and 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.

Production manager example responsibilities.

Lead a KAIZEN that save 220k in damages.
Manage lean sigma techniques and Kaizen events to reduce raw material and scrap costs.
Hire and manage crew and locations along with renting necessary film equipment and organizing shoot logistics.
Team member in setting up TPM method of measuring production (OEE), helping to achieve record production results.
Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Manage production control group and supply replenishment logistics for the manufacturing division.

Advertising production manager vs 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 production manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%

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