Co-producer vs freelance producer

The differences between co-producers and freelance producers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a co-producer and a freelance producer. Additionally, a freelance producer has an average salary of $62,218, which is higher than the $55,074 average annual salary of a co-producer.

The top three skills for a co-producer include film production, post-production and music videos. The most important skills for a freelance producer are music videos, news stories, and video content.

Co-producer vs freelance producer overview

	Co-Producer	Freelance Producer
Yearly salary	$55,074	$62,218
Hourly rate	$26.48	$29.91
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	11,824	9,703
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Co-producer vs freelance producer salary

Co-producers and freelance producers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Producer	Freelance Producer
Average salary	$55,074	$62,218
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $84,000	Between $33,000 And $113,000
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Differences between co-producer and freelance producer education

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

	Co-Producer	Freelance Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 80%
Most common major	Photography	Photography
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Co-producer vs freelance producer demographics

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

	Co-Producer	Freelance Producer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%	Male, 58.7% Female, 41.3%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between co-producer and freelance producer duties and responsibilities

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.

Freelance producer example responsibilities.

Drive engagement by managing the brand's YouTube channel, as well as all other social media outlets.
Manage production shoots for image campaigns and monthly communications meetings for CNN newsroom and internal in-house creative services department.
Manage creative release process working closely with site merchandising, content engineering, release engineering, QA, buyers and marketing.
Manage the QA process including test/debug cycles and platform compliance/compatibility testing.
Produce for Chubb s website, YouTube, Facebook and on DVD.
Help maintain social media presence on Facebook and Instagram.

Co-producer vs freelance producer skills

Common co-producer skills

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

Common freelance producer skills

Music Videos, 20%
News Stories, 6%
Video Content, 5%
Video Production, 4%
Live Events, 4%
Photography, 4%

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