Co-producer vs senior producer

The differences between co-producers and senior 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 senior producer. Additionally, a senior producer has an average salary of $112,393, 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 senior producer are project management, video production, and facebook.

Co-producer vs senior producer overview

	Co-Producer	Senior Producer
Yearly salary	$55,074	$112,393
Hourly rate	$26.48	$54.04
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	11,824	10,191
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Co-producer vs senior producer salary

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

	Co-Producer	Senior Producer
Average salary	$55,074	$112,393
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $84,000	Between $73,000 And $170,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Lifetime
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between co-producer and senior producer education

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

	Co-Producer	Senior Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Most common major	Photography	Communication
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Co-producer vs senior producer demographics

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

	Co-Producer	Senior Producer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%	Male, 59.6% Female, 40.4%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between co-producer and senior 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.

Senior producer example responsibilities.

Utilize Basecamp and JIRA to manage communications.
Manage local NYC staff and off site personnel.
Manage the day to day operations of high end NYC audio studio.
Manage all stages of creative for promotion of WETA and national PBS programming.
Oversee and manage digital projects within JIRA, EAS, Smartsheet, and Sharepoint.
Manage internal and client status calls, timelines, and key milestones via Basecamp.

Co-producer vs senior producer skills

Common co-producer skills

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

Common senior producer skills

Project Management, 10%
Video Production, 7%
Facebook, 5%
Digital Content, 4%
Production Process, 4%
QA, 4%

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