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Advertising accounts managers and creative directors plan, design, organise and direct the advertising activities of an organisation.

New workers

AVERAGE

Experienced

£ 20,756

£ 38,016

£ 70,349

In the past year there were 32,385 vacancies for this type of job

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

Arranges 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 in light of sales figures, surveys, etc..
Conceives advertising campaign to impart the desired product image in an effective and economical way.
Liaises with client to discuss product/service to be marketed, defines target group and assesses the suitability of various media.

Hard Skills

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

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

Marketing
Digital Marketing
Business To Business
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Campaign Management
Customer Relationship Management
Finance
Marketing Management
Service Quality
Account Management

Soft Skills

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

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

Communications
Sales
Planning
Management
Detail Oriented
Leadership
Research
Innovation
Influencing Skills
Customer Service

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.

Routes to this career

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 51%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 104/112
Student satisfaction: 70%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BBA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 72/72
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £21k
UCAS Tariff: 104/120
Student satisfaction: 92%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich including industrial placement
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/112
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £23k
UCAS Tariff: 104/104
Student satisfaction: 70%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Variable
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA/BSc (H)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/168
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: 48/80
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/72
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £23k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 47%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £21k
UCAS Tariff: 112/120
Student satisfaction: 59%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: 82%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 80/80
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 88%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £21k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 83%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 61%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 80/104
Student satisfaction: 58%
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: MSHMSH
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £22k
UCAS Tariff: 40/48
Student satisfaction: 84%
Course study options: 5 course options available

Qualification: BA
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £22k
UCAS Tariff: 32/56
Student satisfaction: 80%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £22k
UCAS Tariff: 112/120
Student satisfaction: 71%
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: 67%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: 128/128
Student satisfaction: 69%
Course study options: 2 course options available

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