The Top Paying Media Jobs

The Top Paying Media JobsThe Top Paying Media JobsHigh-profile media jobs often can pay salaries well into six figures or more. However, these jobs are the exception to the rule. Media is a broad term, and jobs that fit under that umbrella generally fall into the categories of nachrichten, arts and entertainment, or public relations. The highest paying jobs typically are the ones that take place in the national spotlight or in the largest markets. These jobs are rare, and most opportunities will be found in smaller markets. So, while its possible to sign a multimillion-dollar contract as a network news anchor, top pay for such a position in most markets is going to be closer to $100,000. Editor-in-Chief A person in this position is in charge of the editorial content for a newspaper or magazine or perhaps oversees a book publishing imprint. Bonnie Fuller, who used to head US Weekly and Star Magazine was making a reported $1.5 million in her job at Star, which is not unusual for su ch a high-profile publication based out of a large market like New York or Los Angeles. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the zentralwert salary for editors in 2017 was $58,770 (the most recent available as of January 2019), and only 10 percent of those in the position earned more than about $90,000. So, if youre running a publication in a medium-sized market or larger at something less than a major national publication, its reasonable to expect pay in the neighborhood of six figures. Art Director Like media itself, this covers a broad range of responsibilities, including overseeing the visuals for magazines or book jackets. There also are positions available in arts and entertainment and in various forms of public relations. Its a creative position that requires visualizing how to plan something appealing on a canvas of a specific size, such as posters and book and magazine covers. BLS reports that as of 2017, the median salary for art directors in the motion pi cture and video industries is $112,800. For those in advertising, public relations and other specialized design services, it is $95,000, and for those working for publications, it is about $81,000. Those doing high-profile work in the largest markets can expect to earn significantly more than the reported median salary. Producer Producers who work behind the scenes at major network news shows like Dateline make well into the six figures. In general, television remains a more lucrative medium than print when it comes to salaries, but the title of producer can apply to radio, film, theater, and other industries. In general, anyone who is overseeing productions in any media can be called a producer. Like other industries, those in high-profile roles can make into the millions for producing a major film or a Broadway show. Media salaries, according to BLS, are more modest about $90,000 in public relations, about $87,000 for smaller films, just shy of $60,000 for local radio and tele vision, and the same for performing arts, spectator sports, and other related industries. TV News Anchor When Katie Couric was hired to anchor the CBS Evening News, she signed a contract for $15 million annually, but the number of similar positions available can be counted on your fingers. Most anchor jobs are found on local television news broadcasts, and BLS reports that the median salary for such jobs is around $60,000. The variation from market to market is significant, though. Someone anchoring the local news in Tacoma, Wash., will not be making nearly as much money as someone at the news desk in New York City or Los Angeles. Director of Publicity A senior-level publicity position, likely working in book publishing, can net someone from $70,000 to more than $100,000, according to BLS. Again, the higher salaries come with being in a bigger market and at a bigger imprint.

United debacle When can employees speak up

United debacle When can employees speak upUnited debacle When can employees speak upThe dragging of a bloody doctoroff a United Airlines flight at Chicagos OHare Airport was a customer-relations disaster thatsent the companys stock tumblingand did untold reputational damage to the company.The bizarre incident, which appeared to center around Uniteds rigid policies for dealing with customers, also leads to the questionwhere do employees draw the line between policy and individual judgment? And why were United employees so reluctant to defy the companys official policy?The military roots of the airline industryAndrew Gilman, President and CEO of CommCore Consulting Group, told Ladders about the nature of the flight industry.The airline business has to run on a very command and control structure, much like a military operationIf you dont have that you wont be successful. Gilman added that airlinesneed people to do things on time, follow the rules, and it works 99% of the time.The airlin e industry is, in fact, ruled by checklists that allow very little variation, even for pilots.In his book, The Checklist Manifesto, author Atul Gawande notes that many cockpits hold checklists for what to do when theres a crisis. (The first entry Keep flying the plane. Apparently its common for pilots in panicky situations to take their hands off the controls.)But the focus on checklists and rules doesnt mean its easy. On airlines, just as in the military, rebellion is swiftly punished. The rigid guidelines of the industry dont allow room for flexibility in many personal situations.The harder part of the business or any organization is when and how you can use judgment or other tactics to get the main results, Gilman told Ladders.Gilman also referenced the concept of the Golden Hour, a medical theoryused by R Adams Cowley, MD, of the University of Maryland, which refers to the critical moments for survival following a traumatic injury.Right now, United is still in that emergency res ponse mode. First they have to react, then figure out how to repair reputation- this goes for customers and employees, Gilman told Ladders.So how long could this firestorm continue?Gilman told Ladders that he thinks that for the next month, the customers or passengers might think,What are the chances that Im gonna be asked to be moved? when considering United.Employees tend to favor flexible managementThe way supervisors lead companies impacts how empowered employees feel to speak up. Flexible management and rigid management create two very different work cultures. In rigid cultures, employees feel they cant speak unless they have the title or standing or disagree, which may prevent problems from being flagged.Theres also a historical switch in how we work the rigid management styles of the past, centered on all-powerful bosses, are giving way to flexible, non-hierarchical structures broadly.The Edward Lowe Foundationfoundthat employees in the current workforce crave a mora leisurel y management style, and that the very nature of the workplace and the work to be done demands it, even though old-school management experts reportedly dont favor getting rid of strict rules and letting workers manage themselves.But the textoffered specific advice, including this that may have come in handy at United strike a balance between a strict policy and complete freedom. Be available to those employees who need more guidance than others. Also be sure to give feedback to workers, so they wont feel all their hard work has been performed in vain.The articlealso recommends that managers meet with workers to see how much they like the businesss existing structure, adding that some employees thrive on rules and may be quite pleased with a micromanagement approach. More often than not, however, employees are bound to reply that they wouldnt mind a little more flexibility - more freedom to create their own solutions and perhaps even the ability to decide when and where their work wi ll be done.Applying this to the United Airlines draggingincident the way bosses act probably impacts their responses to emergency situations.The power of positivity at workBeing a good manager can go a long way toward softening a workplace culture and making employees feel more welcome.An 2015 article in the Harvard Business Reviewlist a slew of health problems that can arise from work-related stress- including the fact thatthere is a strong link between leadership behavior and heart disease in employees, according to a large-scale study done by Anna Nyberg at the Karolinska Institute. Stress-producing bosses are literally bad for the heart, the authors wrote.The article gives bosses four tips on how to promote certain workplace positivity principles the authors list foster social connections, show empathy, go out of your way to help and encourage people to talk to you especially about their problems.The general rule is that leadership truly just come from the top, and an understa nding culture may even help employees health.

The Career Mistake That Still Haunts Me

The Career Mistake That Still Haunts MeThe Career Mistake That Still Haunts Me When I welches new to the world of freelancing , it seemed like a feat to simply have my name appear as a byline on an article, regardless of whether or not I welches paid. During my first couple of years, I welches happy to write on my friends blogs just for exposure. So when I finally hit the big time of getting paid $50 per blog article, it seemed like a miracle. I secured one, then two, regular publications and was desperately trying to figure out how to ride my small wave of success into making a living.Despite the fact that I had freelance writing in mind as a career path, I did very little research on the job. I didnt talk to people who were writing the kind of personal blogging I wanted to write. I didnt seek the counsel of those higher up in the freelance ranks to see what kind of mistakes they made early on in their careers. As a result, I ended up making the most embarrassing mistake of my career when I was only a few months in.I felt certain that I had to keep a strong hold on my first two jobs, not yet understanding that they were content mills, which are not usually the best sources of freelance work. In addition to eating up a lot of your time for only a little bit of pay, behauptung places thrive on controversial content and rage-inducing hot takes.My editors would send out absurd pitch lists, which included sexual experiments, unpopular opinion essays, and other sensational fare. By the time I read through the list and volunteered to take the most reasonable sounding essays, I was always too late. So, I started veering into the darker side of the list in order to keep getting work, and I ended up being assigned the worst story of my life.I immediately regretted it when my editor said I had secured the story on staying skinny for your marriage. From the beginning, it didnt sit right with me, and I struggled to find any angle that could possibly make it less horrific. I didnt know that I could just throw the assignment back to the editor, who would find another writing shark to take it. So, I got down to the terrible business of writing the thing I should not be writing.I drew on personal insecurities from my past and wrote a half-hearted, awful monstrosity on how staying fit benefits my marriage. It didnt matter how careful I tried to be with my words. There was no way around the misogynistic , self-hating, fat-shaming garbage that was inherent in the very premise. It had no depth whatsoever, and I was thoroughly ashamed of it.Luckily, freelance life moved along quickly, and I soon became part of an online writing community that helped guide me away from the morally repugnant content mill and toward the heartfelt, truthful essay writing I was longing for. However, a few months later, the dreaded skinny essay hit the internet, and though I tried to hide it under a bushel, it went viral quickly. The article was shared thousands of times, and it drew sharp criticism and hate wherever it roamed. Then, it was shared in my shiny new corner of the internet where all of the freelancers whom I had been learning from could see it.Both the article and I were torn to shreds. Counter essays were written to refute my every word. A couple of new editors I had begun working with unceremoniously dropped me to distance their publications from my embarrassing reputation . I thought my writing career might be over.Yet, though some of the comments in my writing group were pure vitriol, there were many other writers who gently pointed out exactly where I had misstepped so I would never make the same mistakes again. It was a difficult, but necessary, learning experience. I became more careful about taking assignments. I found more reputable publications to work with. I stopped immediately responding to pitch lists.Over the next six months, the skinny essay reared its ugly head a couple more times, but I kept my head down, bu ilding back my reputation by doing solid work. I didnt read the comments. I didnt try to absolve myself, as badly as I wanted to. I simply held myself to a higher standard of work until my greatest career embarrassment was eventually crushed beneath the weight of a much more respectable portfolio .I wish I had been wise enough to seek the counsel of other freelancers from the very beginning, but at least I found some help early on - before I made a name for myself as a salacious trash writer. Because of their advice, I was able to bounce back from my painful career blunder and find work I could proudly put my byline on. I know I will still make mistakes, but I also know that others in my community will be willing to help me learn from and move past my errors. That gives me tremendous confidence in the future of my career.This article was originally published on DailyWorth . It is reprinted with permission.