Just been offered entry level position at an advertising and marketing firm. I got a question...

If you have no experience that would be a red flag to me. It might be a 100% commission sales position just labeled as marketing manager. Make sure you know what you are getting into before signing anything. If it is legit you can find salary ranges on Glassdoor and Indeed. You can also search about the company and find what current & former employees say about it. Good luck!!!

Many agencies can have various types of managers. So, I'm not sure how to answer your question.

Brand Manager is primarily a creative position that oversees the consistency of a brands visual and contextual messaging. There are also Media Managers, Production Managers and Account Managers (but these are usually called Account Executives).

If it is an entry level position, depending on the city and size of the agency, you are looking at around $25K to $35K, plus small benefits.

Congrats and good luck.
This site addresses some the questions you ask.
[link to www.glassdoor.com]

Sorry I can't be of more help. I wondered the same sorts of things.

they said the salary is not based on commission

You have to ask yourself,why would they offer you a management position with no experience?

I smell commission based position with just a title of manager. Heck, I called a travel agency the other day and they said please hold until we put you through to one of our travel CEO's. haha

In any case, best of luck on your new position and I hope you make millions. Then you can come on here and start a thread about how you are a multi millionaire and want to give away 5000 dollars to whoever has the best story or something, then watch the seagulls fight over the scraps.

What are you trolling and shilling and data mining for today "Patriotic Black Dude"?

here is the job description on their site:



Job Description


FILLING 8 ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS WITH FULL WEEKLY PAID TRAINING!!



We are an advertising and marketing firm looking for people with potential and an ambitious drive, rather than experience, to aggressively expand in the area!



We are hiring for ENTRY LEVEL MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, CUSTOMER SERVICE, ADVERTISING/PR, AND EVENT MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. We have an aggressive expansion plan laid out and are looking to find a person who would love to work in a, fun, competitive, positive-minded environment.


What We Do:

We are an outsourcing customer acquisition firm. That means our clients hire us to provide a personal touch with customers that they can’t do themselves and don’t trust anyone else to do. Because our personal approach has proved to be so successful, we do not do any telemarketing or direct mail. We also do not do residential sales!





Who We're Looking For:


You must be ENTRY LEVEL.

You must possess great people skills.

You must demonstrate excellent work ethic.

You must have a positive business attitude like the rest of our enthusiastic staff.

You must be confident you'll be successful, just waiting for a career opportunity where you can prove yourself.



Why We Are Hiring:

Our clients are asking us to bring them more customers. Therefore, our goal is to find someone to help us run our locations and help in our expansion efforts. The person we hire will get management training and have unlimited growth opportunity and income potential.


Our Management Training Program focuses on the following areas:

Sales and Marketing. (No telemarketing! No direct mailing! No commission only pay!)

Leadership Skills

Effective Communication Techniques

Marketing Campaign Roles

Sales Strategies

Team Management


Employees with a proven track record will have the opportunity to participate in our Leadership and Management Development Program.


PROMOTIONS based upon performance.

No Experience Necessary!

Submit Resume to our HR Dept.

Copy and Paste

NO ATTACHMENTS



[Click Here to Email Your Resumé]



Job Requirements



Work experience industries that apply:




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Minimum wage. 30 Hours a week or less. No benefits.

Guaranteed.

then should I even waste my time showing up for the interview?

I see exactly the same ads on craigslist, constantly.

It reeks of scam.

Notice that they don't tell you what the job actually is.

Don't give them any personal info.

I looked up the company on the net. they exists though. So you think its a scam? now I think I won't even bother showing up.

they even advertised on Career builder website. Check it out...


[link to www.careerbuilder.com]

Yep, thats basically, the requirement for an employer. If you need a job, you need to show up.

Run away. Fast.

you guys got me a bit shook now. I may not show up if this is a scam or some minimum wage paying gig.

Sounds like what I applied for and got offered a job. Gonna be selling directv out of Wal-Mart and Sam's club. Be very wary of this company.

thnx

I can guarantee it won't be a "regular" job. It's not going to be an outright scam as such, but they're basically looking for a bunch of people with no experience to sell crap. Slave labor.

yea I sense that too. It is an obscure company; I cant even find info on them on the web! WTF?!

Probably selling cell phone contracts at a kiosk in a mall!

That's what I always think of when I see those kinds of ads.

I hope you can find something good - I'm sure this isn't it.

i am deciding whether it is worth my time and travel for the interview.