Director of Ad Sales, Marketing and Advertising

Manages a team responsible for selling advertising and sponsorships for marketing and advertising.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$196k

Mean

$204k

10th–90th pct

$149k–$271k

Observations

669

Confidence: 34% · based on 669 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

B2B Sales

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

60% require · 30% prefer

Master's Degree

13% require · 27% prefer

No College

15% require · 11% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Partnerships, Marketing and Advertising-11.4%Marketing and Advertising Ad Sales Manager-52.8%Marketing and Advertising Partnerships Manager-55.0%Marketing and Advertising Ad Sales Associate-59.0%Marketing and Advertising Partnerships Coordinator-58.1%

Common previous roles

Marketing and Advertising Ad Sales Associate-143.9%Marketing and Advertising Ad Sales Manager-111.7%Marketing and Advertising Partnerships Manager-122.1%Director of Partnerships, Marketing and Advertising-12.8%Marketing and Advertising Partnerships Coordinator-138.7%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,707

Posting growth-11.3%

Median days to fill33 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)88,292

Projected growth3.3%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness40%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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