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Advertising and Public Relations Directors

Advertising and public relations directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the advertising, public relations and public information activities of an organisation.

Average Salary

£67,087

New workers start around £26,283. Normal pay is £67,087 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £148,610.

Jobs

34,292

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Directs the arranging of conferences, exhibitions, seminars, etc. to promote the image of a product, service or organisation.

  • Stays abreast of changes in media, readership or viewing figures and advertising rates.

  • Reviews and revises campaign strategy in light of sales figures, surveys, etc. and takes appropriate corrective measures if necessary.

  • Conceives advertising campaign to impart the desired product image in an effective and economical way.

  • Defines target group and implements strategy through appropriate media planning work.

  • Liaises with client to discuss product/service to be marketed and develops the most appropriate strategy to deliver the objectives.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Public Affairs

  • Public Relations

  • Fundraising

  • External Affairs

  • Animal Welfare

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Leadership

  • Management

  • Marketing

  • Influencing Skills

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.