Media sales associate vs advertising representative

The differences between media sales associates and advertising representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a media sales associate and an advertising representative. Additionally, a media sales associate has an average salary of $77,073, which is higher than the $45,663 average annual salary of an advertising representative.

The top three skills for a media sales associate include cold calls, marketing campaigns and powerpoint. The most important skills for an advertising representative are customer service, sales presentations, and local businesses.

Media sales associate vs advertising representative overview

	Media Sales Associate	Advertising Representative
Yearly salary	$77,073	$45,663
Hourly rate	$37.05	$21.95
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	163,816	82,784
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Media sales associate vs advertising representative salary

Media sales associates and advertising representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Media Sales Associate	Advertising Representative
Average salary	$77,073	$45,663
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $108,000	Between $32,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between media sales associate and advertising representative education

There are a few differences between a media sales associate and an advertising representative in terms of educational background:

	Media Sales Associate	Advertising Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Media sales associate vs advertising representative demographics

Here are the differences between media sales associates' and advertising representatives' demographics:

	Media Sales Associate	Advertising Representative
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 48.9% Female, 51.1%	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 4.7% White, 71.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between media sales associate and advertising representative duties and responsibilities

Media sales associate example responsibilities.

Make sales calls to potential new clients and manage clients' social media pages such as facebook and twitter
Reach minimum requirement in sales every month, run social media accounts, and develop and manage online marketing campaigns
Create content and advertising for different social mediaplatforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Enhance the Facebook appeal by posting daily content.
Create Instagram for shop, frequently post updates, and promotions.
Assist in territory management by organizing sales meetings via geographic location or product compatibility.

Advertising representative example responsibilities.

Develop strong relationships in Bronx community and achieve a solid reputation as a Medicaid seller.
Prepare, deliver and sell custom multi-media integrate cross promotion presentations to key decision makers at brand management and advertising agencies.
Educate business owners on search engines (yahoo, google, etc . )

Media sales associate vs advertising representative skills

Common media sales associate skills

Cold Calls, 16%
Marketing Campaigns, 15%
PowerPoint, 14%
Sales Presentations, 11%
Media Sales, 6%
Customer Service, 6%

Common advertising representative skills

Customer Service, 21%
Sales Presentations, 15%
Local Businesses, 12%
Cold Calls, 9%
Real Estate, 5%
Inbound Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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