What skills are required in the advertising field?

These days many that have a degree in marketing or advertising find themselves looking either on the agency side of the industry or corporate side. If you are creative and have the skills (in design mainly) then many agencies hire entry level designers for their clients. Also on the agency side is sales and account managers. In sales you'll be responsible for gaining new clients where account managers are responsible for making sure the current clients are happy. Currently more jobs are available for those going into advertising sales and they are also the ones that demand a higher salary as a good client can mean millions to an advertising agency.