MediaJobs.com Shares New Information about Benefits and Pitfalls in New Media Careers
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 -- An article in the Los Angeles Times depicted the market for social media jobs as a continuously growing and evolving market – “Corporate America is on a hiring binge for people to manage a company’s presence on Facebook, Twitter and similar sites. Once given such titles as social media wizards, ninjas and divas, they take their jobs seriously and are gaining more respect.” In the article Why Having a New Media Job Is Worth It, MediaJobs.com compares and contracts social media marketing jobs vs. traditional media jobs.
The article discusses the importance of social media marketing jobs and how they are overtaking the status of traditional media jobs. Readers will learn why entering this career field will be beneficial and rewarding. Digital media and online business are a big part of new media jobs and the article goes over how creativity, design, video and marketing skills play a large role for anyone in the field.
What are the main aspects that draw people into the new media industry? This article reveals elements of the industry that attract not only young creative-types but even veterans of the industry who have spent decades working with the media. The article even discusses salary for new media and social media marketing jobs and what those entering the digital marketing industry could expect to earn. The new media industry has lasted through the latest recession and this increase in available jobs has given job-seekers something positive to look forward to. The end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 saw a huge decrease in job availability across many business sectors and the article will discuss how the new media industry suffered only a fraction of job cuts as compared to others and that’s what makes it such a viable option.
Most experts agree that new media jobs will continue to be plentiful but job-seekers need to be educated, experienced and up-to-date on the latest trends. Now is a great time to expand education and skills, take some online courses and learning everything possible about the industry. MediaJobs.com presents news coupled with insights such as these to arm strategic job seekers with the knowledge and skills that they need to succeed.
About MediaJobs:
MediaJobs.com is a digital news platform that combines the power of news articles with listings for media jobs to bring rich context and strategic insight to jobseekers in the media landscape. MediaJobs.com provides source insider information from the hottest media companies, top players and products worldwide.
*Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2011
articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/28/business/la-fi-social-media-jobs-20110929
Roy Weissman, Media Jobs, http://MediaJobs.com, 212 426 1177, [email protected]
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