Co-producer vs writer/producer

The differences between co-producers and writer/producers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a writer/producer has an average salary of $55,163, 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 writer/producer are instagram, facebook, and twitter.

Co-producer vs writer/producer overview

	Co-Producer	Writer/Producer
Yearly salary	$55,074	$55,163
Hourly rate	$26.48	$26.52
Growth rate	8%	4%
Number of jobs	11,824	20,026
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	12	-

Co-producer vs writer/producer salary

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

	Co-Producer	Writer/Producer
Average salary	$55,074	$55,163
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $84,000	Between $36,000 And $83,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between co-producer and writer/producer education

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

	Co-Producer	Writer/Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Photography	Communication
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Co-producer vs writer/producer demographics

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

	Co-Producer	Writer/Producer
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
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, 5.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	14%	16%

Differences between co-producer and writer/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.

Writer/producer example responsibilities.

Manage Comcast's local channels and their content throughout central Indiana.
Coordinate and manage show production, including budget creation, scriptwriting and booking guest for on camera interviews.
Supervise casting and communicate with producer to access props, costumes, and set pieces and to manage the budget.
Manage day-to-day completion activities including project planning and QA testing.
Work closely with the founder to create an internet comedy channel on YouTube.
Air on ABC, NBC, CBS, WOR and PBS.

Co-producer vs writer/producer skills

Common co-producer skills

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

Common writer/producer skills

Instagram, 13%
Facebook, 9%
Twitter, 9%
Control Room, 8%
Video Production, 5%
Web Content, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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