Creative & Media
Writers and Authors
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
Median salary
$72,270
Typical range
$41k – $134k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Writers and Authors
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Writers and Authors Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Writers and Authors
Entry / Junior
$41,080
~2 yrs to advance
Writers and Authors
Established
$72,270
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Writers and Authors
Senior
$102,975
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
- •Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
- •Present drafts and ideas to clients.
- •Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.
- •Review advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing of goods and services to determine the best way to promote products.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.