By Nicole Martin
Source: Forbes
When asked what degree I have to be in digital marketing, I get very confused looks when I tell them that not only do I not have a marketing degree, I actually have two degrees in journalism. In fact, at least half of my digital co-workers have journalism degrees or something similar and not digital marketing degrees. Why? Well, because when we were in school there wasn’t a digital marketing option. In fact, when we were in school, most of our jobs didn’t even exist yet. Luckily there are now many programs offered in digital marketing and some great career options in the field.
Here’s a look at 7 digital marketing jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago and the average salaries for those positions.
Digital Marketing Specialist
With the rise of everything moving to digital, so did marketing. Instead of billboards, commercials and direct mail- we now have online ads, YouTube ads and email. While the objectives and goals of digital marketers are still in line with other marketing professionals, digital marketers had to pivot to be more tech-savvy and digitally focused concentrating on effective online marketing campaigns and digital messaging for consumers.
Avg. Salary: $51,984
Vlogger
While bloggers have been around since the early 90s, YouTube wasn’t released until 2005 starting the age of online cat videos. Many successful vloggers, also called “influencers” use their platform to make money through product sponsorship, reviews and advertising on their videos. Today’s biggest YouTube Vlogger is estimated to be worth around 15.5 million. Vloggers are digital marketers in a sense that they market products and their brand on social media. Who knew that marketing yourself could be a job?