How to become an advertising salesperson

Official title: Advertising salesperson

Also called: Advertising representative, Advertising salesman, Advertising saleswoman, Salesman (broadcasting time), Salesperson (broadcasting time), Saleswoman (broadcasting time), Ÿ Advertising representative, Ÿ Salesman (broadcasting time)

Advertising salesperson sells advertising space in press and periodicals and advertising time on radio and television programmes. He/she visits prospective advertisers to explain the merits and coverage of his/her firm’s publication or medium, discusses client’s requirements and the most suitable media for obtaining best results from a given expenditure.

Main tasks

• Obtaining information about services to be sold and needs of prospective buyers
• Negotiating contracts on behalf of sellers or buyers and explaining terms of sale and payment to clients
• Signing agreements on behalf of sellers or buyers and ensuring that contracts are honoured
• Making sure that the business service purchased is made available to the buyer in the agreed format at the agreed time

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $66,000 a year. The middle half earn $55,812 to $73,440 a year.
• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How much does an advertising salesperson earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $66,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $55,812 to $73,440.

Will AI change the work of an advertising salesperson?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026