Event Promotions Marketing Associate
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Event Promotions Marketing Associate plans and organizes event based marketing promotions for business products or services. Organizes events or event-based campaigns that reach targeted audiences directly, in person or online. Assists with planning, publicity and logistics for promotional events.
Job Outlook
There were 77 Event Promotions Marketing Associate job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2579 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Advertising Sales Representative industry, which includes the Event Promotions Marketing Associate career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Event Promotions Marketing Associate jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $48,109.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $48,109.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Event Promotions Marketing Associate postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $35,816.
Education and Experience
Posted Event Promotions Marketing Associate jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 14.58% |
| Master's Degree | 0.85% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.08% |
| Other | 27.14% |
Posted Event Promotions Marketing Associate jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 80.81% |
| 3 to 5 years | 16.31% |
| 6 to 8 years | 0.96% |
| 9+ years | 1.92% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Event Promotions Marketing Associate positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (44.28%)
- Customer Service (43.74%)
- Sales (29.55%)
- Management (28.23%)
- Detail Oriented (24.35%)
- Planning (20.16%)
- Organizational Skills (17.45%)
- Coordinating (16.17%)
- Professionalism (15.78%)
- Multitasking (15.2%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Marketing (43.19%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Event Marketing (13.12%)
- Inventory Staging (7.7%)
- Calculations (12.01%)
- Brand Awareness (7.7%)
- Data Entry (15.53%)
- Event Planning (32.59%)
- Discounts And Allowances (11.83%)
- Warehousing (7.09%)
- Selling Techniques (4.07%)
- Event Management (23.78%)
- Ledgers (Accounting) (11.77%)
- Project Management (7.02%)
- Booking (Sales) (0.62%)
- Guitars (0.68%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Event Promotions Marketing Associate skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Event Assistant
- Seasonal Associate
- Events Associate
- Event Promoter
- Special Events Assistant
- Event Trainee
- Community Outreach Assistant
- Promoter
- Events and Promotions Assistant
- Special Events Associate
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Event Planner
- Event Marketing Manager
- Community Relations Manager
- Advertising and Marketing Sales Representative
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Event Promotions Marketing Associate jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Bass Pro Shops (202)
- Guitar Center Stores (101)
- House Of Hype (39)
- The Estée Lauder Companies (33)
- Hire Standard Staffing (25)
- Savant Enterprise (23)
- Oed (22)
- Aveda Institutes (21)
- Bellingrath Gardens And Home (18)
- Douglas J Aveda Institutes & Salons (17)
North Carolina
- Bass Pro Shops (5)
- Oak View Group (3)
- Guitar Center Stores (3)
- OJ Staffing (2)
- Gator Metal Roofing (2)
- Balfour (2)
- Davidson College (2)
- Dimensional Fund Advisors (2)
- Bechtler Museum Of Modern Art (2)
- Octagon (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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