i think banners are flown out of clow, balloons out of lake geneva and joliet. pay is a base salary of 20K with $20/hr flight time for banners and $250/hr balloon. lots of office work involved when you aren't flying. they want a full timer (assistant director of flight ops). all training is paid for.
sounds like a decent summer gig if it wasn't for the 2 year contract. they said they do banners year round, even in other states. he said to expect anywhere between 500-1000 hours per year flying banners.