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Changes in Jobs Postings Requiring Digital Marketing Skills
Between January 2010 and December 2012 1,009 1,962 3,320 3,365 4,989 4,643
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 1/2010 - 6/2010 7/2010 - 12/2010 1/2011 - 6/2011 7/2011 - 12/2011 1/2012 - 6/2012 7/2012 - 12/2012
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Demand for Marketing and Digital Marketing Jobs are Projected to Expand in the Next Eight Years
An analysis of job postings records that traditional marketing job postings include requirements for digital marketing skills, which is consistent with contact observations that traditional marketers require higher data proficiency. However, students with digital marketing skills may find specialized digital marketing jobs such as a digital marketing manager, specialist, and strategist or a digital advertising account executive, digital media planner, or social media specialist.1 Traditional marketing and advertising jobs expect a 14 percent growth rate in the next eight years, (same as average).2 However, analytics marketing jobs such as market research analysts expect a 41 percent growth rate in the next eight years, which is much faster than average.3 (Chart 10 in Appendix II lists further occupations for digital marketing jobs).
Number of Postings for Digital Marketing Jobs by Occupation
Between February 2012 and February 2013 203 204 265 392 1,024 1,235 3,262
Industrial Production Managers Search Marketing Strategists Web Developers General And Operations Managers Public Relations Specialists Market Research Analysts Marketing Managers
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Chart 9: Number of Postings for Digital Marketing Jobs by Desired Skill
Between February 2012 and February 2013 1,725 1,735 1,740 1,832 2,625 5,551
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Methods to Align Program Curricula with Employer Demand and Industry Practices
The curriculum at University of Pittsburg includes client projects with nearby companies. Students form relationships with potential employers, employers identify top talent through review of the projects, and program administrators identify skills sets that employers desire through employer feedback on projects. Program administrators at University of Pittsburg ask employers in the surrounding area to modify syllabi to reflect current skill requirements for job openings. The program director at University of Minnesota requests professionals from their partner, the Sustainable Design Institute, to serve on their advisory board. Contacts observe advisory boards consist of industry leaders and faculty, but often remain inactive unless program directors actively solicit input and participation. Program administrators at Duquesne University analyzed postings for jobs requiring web design and development skills in career search tools such as Monster, higheredjobs.com, and websites of program area organizations, such as interactive design. Burning Glass Labor/InsightTM, analyzed in this report, compiles similar information across job posting websites. Project management programs partner with the Project Management Institute (PMI), which researches industry trends, projections for project management jobs, and desired skill sets. The director of the project management program at UT-Dallas hosts two on-campus events per year for alumni to return to campus, share experiences, and suggest areas for modification to the program curriculum. The project management program director at Western Carolina University surveys students on usefulness of curricula and effectiveness of instructors and pedagogy.
Form partnerships with industry professionals Ask employers to review syllabi Form an advisory board Analyze job postings Join professional memberships Connect with alumni Survey students
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