Senior publicist vs public relations director

The differences between senior publicists and public relations 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 senior publicist and a public relations director. Additionally, a public relations director has an average salary of $94,692, which is higher than the $77,515 average annual salary of a senior publicist.

The top three skills for a senior publicist include press releases, publicity campaigns and press materials. The most important skills for a public relations director are press releases, web content, and pr campaigns.

Senior publicist vs public relations director overview

	Senior Publicist	Public Relations Director
Yearly salary	$77,515	$94,692
Hourly rate	$37.27	$45.52
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	1,157	31,693
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 86%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Senior publicist vs public relations director salary

Senior publicists and public relations directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Publicist	Public Relations Director
Average salary	$77,515	$94,692
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $108,000	Between $59,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	-	Napa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Exelixis
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between senior publicist and public relations director education

There are a few differences between a senior publicist and a public relations director in terms of educational background:

	Senior Publicist	Public Relations Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 86%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Communication	Communication
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Senior publicist vs public relations director demographics

Here are the differences between senior publicists' and public relations directors' demographics:

	Senior Publicist	Public Relations Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 23.1% Female, 76.9%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.3% 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 senior publicist and public relations director duties and responsibilities

Senior publicist example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee the distribution of show web clips, including breaking news and investigations.
Manage improvements to company website including new content management system and SEO to increase functionality and improve organic search rankings.
Develop promotional strategies for bestselling fiction, and non-fiction hardcover and trade paperback publishing.
Create original press release, brand biographies, and story content copy.
Create and implement publicity and marketing campaigns for general interest, non-fiction books.
Specialize in creating publicity and brand awareness campaigns for bestselling literary and non- fiction authors.

Public relations director example responsibilities.

Manage internal agency public relations, blog content and twitter account.
Hire, train and manage play-by-play broadcasters guaranteeing a professional and informative listening experience.
Maintain strong working relationships across all departments to manage successful on-site opportunities, content and multimedia asset development and spokesperson requests.
Assist in development-relate alumni campaigns and event planning.
Keep running list and archive information regarding NCAA commitments.
Compile statistics and update game notes, player biographies, player and team statistics.

Senior publicist vs public relations director skills

Common senior publicist skills

Press Releases, 19%
Publicity Campaigns, 10%
Press Materials, 8%
Fiction, 8%
Booking, 6%
Brainstorming, 4%

Common public relations director skills

Press Releases, 19%
Web Content, 9%
Pr Campaigns, 5%
Facebook, 4%
Crisis Communications, 4%
Twitter, 3%

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