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Talent Pool Report

North America
2013

Brand Strategy & Management

61% of branding
professionals are managers
or above
1 in 8 changed jobs in the
past 12 months
Branding professionals in
SF are 2x more likely to be
contacted by a recruiter
than those in Minneapolis

San Francisco Bay Area
New York City
Atlanta

Seattle

Demand Index

24,780 recent grads have
joined the workforce

HIGH-DEMAND

SATURATED

Miami/Ft Lauderdale

Chicago
Dallas/Ft Worth
Boston
Los Angeles

Philadelphia
Minneapolis-St. Paul

Less Demand

247,600 LinkedIn members

Where should you look for talent?
More Demand

By The Numbers

HIDDEN GEMS
Toronto
3,000

4,000

5,000

7,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

30,000

# of LinkedIn Members

Overview & Methodology
A world of insights can be gathered from
LinkedIn’s 238 million members - the
world’s largest professional network.
Talent pools are defined by member
skillset, based on the skills and keywords
on a member profile. Skillsets group
similar and related skills that are critical
to a certain profession or industry. 	
Within each skillset LinkedIn Recruiter
activity and member characteristics are
used to determine supply and demand
for talent. A higher demand index
means that the average professional in a
region is interacting with recruiters more
frequently than peers in other regions.
Data about job consideration comes
from our semiannual talent drivers
survey of over 100,000 members.

What skills and keywords should you look for?

Brand Management

Advertising

Brand Development
Marketing Strategy

Marketing
Email Marketing

Graphic Design

Integrated Marketing

Social Media

Creative Direction

Marketing Communications
Social Media Marketing

40,000
Brand Strategy & Management

What do branding professionals
look for in a job?

What schools do recent graduates
come from?


New York University



George Brown College

56%



Academy of Art University



Humber College

53%
56%



School of Visual Arts



Ryerson University



Savannah College of Art and
Design



Parsons School of Design



Fashion Institute of
Technology

33%

CULTURE THAT FITS
MY PERSONALITY
GOOD WORK/
LIFE BALANCE

34%
39%

ABILITY TO MAKE
AN IMPACT

37%
33%

A PLACE I WOULD BE
PROUD TO WORK

36%
31%

CHALLENGING
WORK
A COMPANY WITH A LONGTERM STRATEGIC VISION

Most popular LinkedIn groups

25%
29%
29%

34%
29%

VALUES EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTIONS

E-marketing Association Network



North America Average
Branding Professionals

Communication Arts



42%

Social Media Marketing



AIGA / The Professional Association for Design



JOB SECURITY



Creative Design Pros

Which industries employ branding professionals?
50.4%

50%
20%

12.7%

2%

2.1%

2.8%

3.0%

APPAREL AND
FASHION

5%

RETAIL

10%

4.3%

18.1%

6.6%

1%
MARKETING AND
ADVERTISING

GRAPHIC DESIGN

DESIGN

CONSUMER
GOODS

PR AND
COMMUNICATIONS

INTERNET

0%

How can you connect with branding professionals?
1.	 Leverage your Employees’ Networks
The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit an
employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads.

2.	 Engage in Conversation through Status Updates
Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your priority talent
pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates.

3.	 Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story
Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool cares most
about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content most relevant to them.

4.	 Measure and Track your Progress
Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack up against
your competition.
Additional Talent Pool Reports: lnkd.in/TalentDemand
Learn more about LinkedIn Talent Solutions: talent.linkedin.com
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the United States and/or other countries. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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  • 1. Talent Pool Report North America 2013 Brand Strategy & Management 61% of branding professionals are managers or above 1 in 8 changed jobs in the past 12 months Branding professionals in SF are 2x more likely to be contacted by a recruiter than those in Minneapolis San Francisco Bay Area New York City Atlanta Seattle Demand Index 24,780 recent grads have joined the workforce HIGH-DEMAND SATURATED Miami/Ft Lauderdale Chicago Dallas/Ft Worth Boston Los Angeles Philadelphia Minneapolis-St. Paul Less Demand 247,600 LinkedIn members Where should you look for talent? More Demand By The Numbers HIDDEN GEMS Toronto 3,000 4,000 5,000 7,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 30,000 # of LinkedIn Members Overview & Methodology A world of insights can be gathered from LinkedIn’s 238 million members - the world’s largest professional network. Talent pools are defined by member skillset, based on the skills and keywords on a member profile. Skillsets group similar and related skills that are critical to a certain profession or industry. Within each skillset LinkedIn Recruiter activity and member characteristics are used to determine supply and demand for talent. A higher demand index means that the average professional in a region is interacting with recruiters more frequently than peers in other regions. Data about job consideration comes from our semiannual talent drivers survey of over 100,000 members. What skills and keywords should you look for? Brand Management Advertising Brand Development Marketing Strategy Marketing Email Marketing Graphic Design Integrated Marketing Social Media Creative Direction Marketing Communications Social Media Marketing 40,000
  • 2. Brand Strategy & Management What do branding professionals look for in a job? What schools do recent graduates come from? New York University George Brown College 56% Academy of Art University Humber College 53% 56% School of Visual Arts Ryerson University Savannah College of Art and Design Parsons School of Design Fashion Institute of Technology 33% CULTURE THAT FITS MY PERSONALITY GOOD WORK/ LIFE BALANCE 34% 39% ABILITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT 37% 33% A PLACE I WOULD BE PROUD TO WORK 36% 31% CHALLENGING WORK A COMPANY WITH A LONGTERM STRATEGIC VISION Most popular LinkedIn groups 25% 29% 29% 34% 29% VALUES EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS E-marketing Association Network North America Average Branding Professionals Communication Arts 42% Social Media Marketing AIGA / The Professional Association for Design JOB SECURITY Creative Design Pros Which industries employ branding professionals? 50.4% 50% 20% 12.7% 2% 2.1% 2.8% 3.0% APPAREL AND FASHION 5% RETAIL 10% 4.3% 18.1% 6.6% 1% MARKETING AND ADVERTISING GRAPHIC DESIGN DESIGN CONSUMER GOODS PR AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERNET 0% How can you connect with branding professionals? 1. Leverage your Employees’ Networks The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit an employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads. 2. Engage in Conversation through Status Updates Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your priority talent pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates. 3. Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool cares most about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content most relevant to them. 4. Measure and Track your Progress Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack up against your competition. Additional Talent Pool Reports: lnkd.in/TalentDemand Learn more about LinkedIn Talent Solutions: talent.linkedin.com Copyright © 2013 LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedIn, the LinkedIn logo, and InMail, are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.