CAREER
Advertising Sales Agents
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$54,940
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-6.5% (decline)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Career
What Advertising Sales Agents Do
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
Other Job Titles Advertising Sales Agents May Have
Advertising Account Representative, Advertising Consultant, Advertising Representative, Advertising Sales Representative (Ad Sales Representative), Sales Representative
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
- Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
- Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
- Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
- Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Advertising Sales Agents
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (53%)
High school diploma or equivalent
9%
Some college, no degree
20%
Bachelor's degree
53%
Other*
18%
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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