Large agencies and networks often hire only experienced people, so it is common for media planners and buyers to learn the business at smaller companies. These opportunities allow media specialists to gain the experience and confidence they need to move up to more advanced positions. Jobs at smaller agencies and television and radio stations also provide possibilities for more rapid promotion than those at larger organizations.
Media planners and buyers climbing the company ladder can advance to the position of media director or may earn promotions to executive-level positions. For those already at the management level, advancement can come in the form of larger clients and more responsibility. In addition, many media planners and buyers who began working with traditional media now work with interactive media.
- Advertising Account Executives
- Advertising Managers
- Advertising Workers
- Art Directors
- Bloggers
- Brand Ambassadors
- Business Managers
- Chief Information Officers
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Computer Trainers
- Copywriters
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Demographers
- Desktop Publishing Specialists
- Digital Advertising Workers
- Digital Designers
- Digital Marketing Workers
- Fashion Photographers
- Food Photographers
- Fund-Raisers
- Go-to-Market Managers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Graphic Designers
- Graphics Programmers
- Growth Hackers
- Hedge Fund Investor Relations Specialists
- Illustrators
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Developers
- Internet Executives
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Quality Assurance Specialists
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Marketing Managers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Mobile Software Developers
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Online Reputation Managers
- Personal Privacy Advisors
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Publicists
- Publicity Photographers
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Social Media Influencers
- Social Media Workers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Songwriters
- Sports Publicists
- Statisticians
- Technology Ethicists
- Telemarketers
- Traffic Managers
- User Experience Designers
- Webmasters