Also called: Campaign Ad Maker, Political Strategist
Creates the TV, digital, and mail ads for political candidates and causes.
You write and produce a 30-second ad introducing a little-known candidate, test it with focus groups, and decide where to spend millions in the final weeks.
Highly variable; firms often earn commissions on ad buys.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's; years of campaign or ad experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Communications, Film.
Growing faster than average. Cyclical; political ad spending keeps rising.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI generates ads and edits fast, and new deepfake rules apply; strategy and deciding where millions go stay human.
Classes: AP Government, Video production, Creative writing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.
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