Legislative director vs publication director

The differences between legislative directors and publication 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 legislative director and a publication director. Additionally, a publication director has an average salary of $87,824, which is higher than the $65,139 average annual salary of a legislative director.

The top three skills for a legislative director include policy issues, legislative process and press releases. The most important skills for a publication director are website content, press releases, and government agencies.

Legislative director vs publication director overview

	Legislative Director	Publication Director
Yearly salary	$65,139	$87,824
Hourly rate	$31.32	$42.22
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,906	14,660
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Legislative director vs publication director salary

Legislative directors and publication directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Legislative Director	Publication Director
Average salary	$65,139	$87,824
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $141,000	Between $49,000 And $154,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Carson City, NV
Highest paying state	Alaska	Delaware
Best paying company	Ashland Hospital Corporation	Biogen
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Media

Differences between legislative director and publication director education

There are a few differences between a legislative director and a publication director in terms of educational background:

	Legislative Director	Publication Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Political Science	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Legislative director vs publication director demographics

Here are the differences between legislative directors' and publication directors' demographics:

	Legislative Director	Publication Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%	Male, 44.8% Female, 55.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 75.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between legislative director and publication director duties and responsibilities

Legislative director example responsibilities.

Publish organizational blogposts and other editorial content and manage relations with coalition partners.
Manage legislative portfolio of organizational policies relative to veterans benefits and military quality of life issues.
Respond to public sector RFP's and submit foundation proposals.
Coordinate preparation of RFP and consultant hiring process for department.
Work closely with web designers to create a state-of-the-art tourism website.
Collaborate with caucus leadership, lobbyists and advocates to advance a variety of bipartisan legislative objectives.

Publication director example responsibilities.

Manage media relations, announcements, editorial placement, and speaking opportunities the organizations.
Promote expansion of Medicaid coverage at the federal and state level.
Create & maintain SEAPOWER Facebook page, where all online articles are place, driving page views back to the website.
Serve as representative to senior management team during community events and company spokesperson for division, including to nonprofit sector clients.
Draft pleadings and serve subpoenas.
Complete all investigative reports including incident reports, subpoenas, arrest warrants, and witness statements.

Legislative director vs publication director skills

Common legislative director skills

Policy Issues, 15%
Legislative Process, 12%
Press Releases, 8%
Public Policy, 7%
Legislative Affairs, 6%
Legislative Issues, 4%

Common publication director skills

Website Content, 12%
Press Releases, 11%
Government Agencies, 9%
Public Policy Issues, 6%
Government Relations, 5%
Pr Campaigns, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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