Deputy campaign manager vs media director

The differences between deputy campaign managers and media directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a deputy campaign manager and a media director. Additionally, a deputy campaign manager has an average salary of $113,680, which is higher than the $112,564 average annual salary of a media director.

The top three skills for a deputy campaign manager include community outreach, policy research and press releases. The most important skills for a media director are digital marketing, video production, and media planning.

Deputy campaign manager vs media director overview

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Media Director
Yearly salary	$113,680	$112,564
Hourly rate	$54.65	$54.12
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	4,738	22,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Deputy campaign manager vs media director salary

Deputy campaign managers and media directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Media Director
Average salary	$113,680	$112,564
Salary range	Between $81,000 And $159,000	Between $73,000 And $172,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between deputy campaign manager and media director education

There are a few differences between a deputy campaign manager and a media director in terms of educational background:

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Media Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Political Science	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Deputy campaign manager vs media director demographics

Here are the differences between deputy campaign managers' and media directors' demographics:

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Media Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 69.3% Female, 30.7%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between deputy campaign manager and media director duties and responsibilities

Deputy campaign manager example responsibilities.

Manage social media sites (Facebook, YouTube, Flickr).
Recruit, train, and manage volunteers in developing and maintaining social media presence, GOTV activities, and marketing collateral.
Develop editorial content, seek concept and content clearance, and manage editorial calendar for an e-publication research by a subcontractor.
Coordinate GOTV movements to maximize potential target voter contact in an effort to drive up turnout during mid-term elections.
Develop and implement rapid training and replacement program to fill critical personnel shortages in support of combat logistics operations in Afghanistan.
Organize a statewide Medicaid expansion campaign by conducting policy research, and driving voter education, and community outreach.

Media director example responsibilities.

Manage course creation process from media asset creation to LMS formatting.
Manage a team performing mastering and short run duplication of 1000-1500 fully finish DVD products per day.
Manage online advertising including multiple search engine sponsor link (PPC) campaigns and display campaigns with different traffic providers/networks.
Utilize basic HTML, CSS and advance Photoshop techniques to maintain and update the website.
Maintain $2600 pvr while keeping high CSI and SSI.
Record video clips and post on YouTube and website.

Deputy campaign manager vs media director skills

Common deputy campaign manager skills

Community Outreach, 19%
Policy Research, 15%
Press Releases, 12%
Data Management, 8%
Campaign Strategy, 5%
Campaign Events, 4%

Common media director skills

Digital Marketing, 10%
Video Production, 9%
Media Planning, 6%
Client Relationships, 5%
Facebook, 4%
TV, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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