Manager, vendor relations vs media director

The differences between managers, vendor relations 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 manager, vendor relations and a media director. Additionally, a media director has an average salary of $112,564, which is higher than the $110,966 average annual salary of a manager, vendor relations.

The top three skills for a manager, vendor relations include vendor management, vendor relations and vendor performance. The most important skills for a media director are digital marketing, video production, and media planning.

Manager, vendor relations vs media director overview

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Media Director
Yearly salary	$110,966	$112,564
Hourly rate	$53.35	$54.12
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	22,325	22,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Manager, vendor relations vs media director salary

Managers, vendor relations and media directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Media Director
Average salary	$110,966	$112,564
Salary range	Between $77,000 And $158,000	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 manager, vendor relations and media director education

There are a few differences between a manager, vendor relations and a media director in terms of educational background:

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Media Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Manager, vendor relations vs media director demographics

Here are the differences between managers, vendor relations' and media directors' demographics:

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Media Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
Race ratio	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%	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 manager, vendor relations and media director duties and responsibilities

Manager, vendor relations example responsibilities.

Manage lead generation: website, Google AdWords and SalesForce.
Develop and manage value-based pricing strategy that maximize profitability and marketability of limited-inventory advertising portfolio.
Issue request for proposals (RFP's) and request for information (RFI's) for assign commodities.
Structure project plans for new and existing salesforce product.
Help to coordinate and implement RFP process for vendors to bid and negotiate territories and pricing.
Monitor monthly ROI and internal reports verifying webinars providing value, while continuing to capture new prospects.

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.

Manager, vendor relations vs media director skills

Common manager, vendor relations skills

Vendor Management, 26%
Vendor Relations, 17%
Vendor Performance, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
SLA, 5%
Vendor Compliance, 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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