Animation producer vs co-producer

The differences between animation producers and co-producers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an animation producer and a co-producer. Additionally, a co-producer has an average salary of $55,074, which is higher than the $49,225 average annual salary of an animation producer.

The top three skills for an animation producer include animation, NYC and photoshop. The most important skills for a co-producer are film production, post-production, and music videos.

Animation producer vs co-producer overview

	Animation Producer	Co-Producer
Yearly salary	$49,225	$55,074
Hourly rate	$23.67	$26.48
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	9,712	11,824
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 85%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Animation producer vs co-producer salary

Animation producers and co-producers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Animation Producer	Co-Producer
Average salary	$49,225	$55,074
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $74,000	Between $35,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between animation producer and co-producer education

There are a few differences between an animation producer and a co-producer in terms of educational background:

	Animation Producer	Co-Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 85%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Photography	Photography
Most common college	Stanford University	Harvard University

Animation producer vs co-producer demographics

Here are the differences between animation producers' and co-producers' demographics:

	Animation Producer	Co-Producer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between animation producer and co-producer duties and responsibilities

Animation producer example responsibilities.

Manage illustrators/designers and creative team to develop storyboard and script for clients.
Manage animation and design resources for live-action and animate productions for all creative teams.
Create and update storyboards for marketing purposes on a weekly basis.
Produce various animation projects with AICASF students in studio classes while also supervising the story and layout process.
Compose and edit scripts for television newscasts, entertainment television programing including fiction and non-fiction productions.
Design and animate logos, opens, transitions, bumps, and closes.

Co-producer example responsibilities.

Manage on air giveaways and daily advertising metrics
Live tweet from the CSN twitter page.
Research and co-wrote the script for the PBS documentary series.
Used Panasonic P2 HD cameras: handheld, track-mount dolly, and crane-mount.
Provide timely and accurate delivery of all multi-media elements to publish to various platforms.
Direct the documentation of military grind and aerial combat operations.

Animation producer vs co-producer skills

Common animation producer skills

Animation, 43%
NYC, 17%
Photoshop, 12%
Motion Graphics, 9%
Character Animation, 5%
Cinema, 5%

Common co-producer skills

Film Production, 15%
Post-Production, 14%
Music Videos, 10%
Audio Equipment, 5%
Feature Film, 5%
Facebook, 4%

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