Media Relations Assistant Career Path

  • Based on 11 Jobtrees users who were a Media Relations Assistant in their career, on average, they have 2.22 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 4.5 years on average and earn $44K per year on average in this less senior role.
  • 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Media Relations Assistant are Project Manager, Human Resources Administrative Assistant and Communications Manager. While Project Manager isn't from the Public Relations job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Media Relations Assistant shown by Communications Manager also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
  • Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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  • The most common career steps to get to Media Relations Assistant are Broadcaster, Social Media Intern and Sales Consultant based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
  • Broadcaster, the most common step before Media Relations Assistant, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Media Relations Assistant, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Media Relations Assistant.
  • While Broadcaster is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Media Relations Assistant that is an overwhelmingly common path.
  • Another characteristic of the Media Relations Assistant career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
  • This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Media Relations Assistant so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
  • While Broadcaster isn't from the same job family as Media Relations Assistant, Public Relations, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Social Media Intern also being a common career path to Media Relations Assistant.
What should I know about the career path
  • The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Media Relations Assistant are Associate Degree In Business, Bachelor Degree In Communication And Media Studies, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
  • Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Broadcaster being on the path to and from Media Relations Assistant. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
  • Media Relations Assistant is part of the Public Relations job family which has a limited number of unique role types (41) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
  • Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Media Relations Assistant.

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