Deputy campaign manager vs social media director

The differences between deputy campaign managers and social 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 social media director. Additionally, a deputy campaign manager has an average salary of $113,680, which is higher than the $70,846 average annual salary of a social 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 social media director are facebook insights, instagram, and twitter.

Deputy campaign manager vs social media director overview

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Social Media Director
Yearly salary	$113,680	$70,846
Hourly rate	$54.65	$34.06
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	4,738	39,016
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Deputy campaign manager vs social media director salary

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

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Social Media Director
Average salary	$113,680	$70,846
Salary range	Between $81,000 And $159,000	Between $40,000 And $124,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Idaho
Best paying company	-	Accenture
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between deputy campaign manager and social media director education

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

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Social Media Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Most common major	Political Science	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Deputy campaign manager vs social media director demographics

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

	Deputy Campaign Manager	Social Media Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 69.3% Female, 30.7%	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%
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, 5.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between deputy campaign manager and social 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.

Social media director example responsibilities.

Manage client Facebook accounts to increase their sales/promotions.
Perform administrative duties including ordering photography supplies, managing expenses bookkeeping, updating photography inventory and archives.
Determine KPIs and metrics for success across platforms and develop strategies to meet client ROI expectations.
Create addiction and recovery relate blog posts for fifteen hours each week through a WordPress account.
Negotiate SmartPlus, Arbitron and Nielsen contracts.
Engage and nurture social media communities using HootSuite.

Deputy campaign manager vs social 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 social media director skills

Facebook Insights, 10%
Instagram, 9%
Twitter, 8%
Social Media Marketing, 7%
Digital Marketing, 6%
Web Content, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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