Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 142,800 people employed as writers and authors in the United States. The median annual salary is $69,510. Entry level employees earn approximately $38,500 per year and senior employees earn approximately $133,580 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material.
• Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.
• Invent names for products and write the slogans that appear on packaging, brochures and other promotional material.
• Review advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing of goods and services to determine the best way to promote products.
• Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy.
• Present drafts and ideas to clients.
• Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
• 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.

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