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Director Field Promotion Career Profile— Male, age 32 (ID #2262)

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1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Director Field Promotion do?

  What field is your job in?

Promotion

  What is your job title?

Director Field Promotion

  Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)

A work for a large music company.

  How long have you been employed in this position?

4 years

  How many hours do you work a week on average?

40-60

  Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

oversee our field promotion staff as well as communicate directly with radio station program directors

  What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.

100,000

  What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.

100000

  Please list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)

medical/dental

  Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?

well

2. Work environment!

  Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Explain

yes. i like working with people and think that i'm good at it

  Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?

Yes

  Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?

Yes

  Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it

  Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.

  • 1 Income
  • 3 Work Environment - co-workers
  • 4 Work Environment - supervisors
  • 5 Benefits
  • 6 Hours
  • 7 Level of responsibility
  • 2 The actual "work" you do at your job
  • 8 Job Title

3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?

  If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?

get a business degree and/or some experience in the music/radio industry. then get really really lucky

  What skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social skills, organization skills, technical skills)

good at multi tasking, good at communicating, and most imporatntly be able to be creative each and every day.

  Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?

yes. i can't imagine someone doing this job without basic computer/email skills

  What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?

be ready for a lot of long weeks and working weekends. if you have a loved one/significant other who isn't going to like that you travel for work, then you're already in trouble.



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