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promotion assistant

Promotion assistants provide support in the implementation of programs and promotional efforts in points-of-sale. They research and administer all the information required by managers to decide whether promotional programs are required. If so, they support in getting of materials and resources for the promotional action.

promotion assistant promotion assistants provide support in the implementation of programs and promotional efforts in points-of-sale. They research and administer all the information required by managers to decide whether promotional programs are required. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include advertising techniques, communication principles, perform business research, assist in developing marketing campaigns, help coordinate promotional activities.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £33,412 a year for Marketing associate professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £27,373 to £41,521 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3554). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only promotion assistant, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹42,717 a month
Rural India
₹30,424 a month
All India
₹38,466 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

advertising techniques communication principles perform business research assist in developing marketing campaigns help coordinate promotional activities support managers perform office routine activities perform clerical duties

Frequently asked questions

What does promotion assistant do?

Promotion assistants provide support in the implementation of programs and promotional efforts in points-of-sale. They research and administer all the information required by managers to decide whether promotional programs are required. If so, they support in getting of materials and resources for the promotional action.

What skills does promotion assistant need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include advertising techniques, communication principles, perform business research, assist in developing marketing campaigns, help coordinate promotional activities, support managers. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace promotion assistant?

Our AI-durability model gives promotion assistant a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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