Newscast producer vs co-producer

The differences between newscast 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 a newscast producer and a co-producer. Additionally, a co-producer has an average salary of $55,074, which is higher than the $50,394 average annual salary of a newscast producer.

The top three skills for a newscast producer include control room, story development and edit video. The most important skills for a co-producer are film production, post-production, and music videos.

Newscast producer vs co-producer overview

	Newscast Producer	Co-Producer
Yearly salary	$50,394	$55,074
Hourly rate	$24.23	$26.48
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	9,324	11,824
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Newscast producer vs co-producer salary

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

	Newscast Producer	Co-Producer
Average salary	$50,394	$55,074
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $68,000	Between $35,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between newscast producer and co-producer education

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

	Newscast Producer	Co-Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Journalism	Photography
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Harvard University

Newscast producer vs co-producer demographics

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

	Newscast Producer	Co-Producer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.0% 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 newscast producer and co-producer duties and responsibilities

Newscast producer example responsibilities.

Facilitate and manage CNN weekend editorial team of freelance editorial producers.
Work with ABC network and CNN on a daily basis to determine news content.
Launch a daily flagship newscast for the ABC affiliate station in a top-50 television market.
Design and produce high-level PowerPoint presentations for large-scale corporate events and key stand-alone projects.
Nominate for a local Emmy (TM) for editing of a special news program.
Facilitate and manage CNN weekend editorial team of freelance editorial producers.

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.

Newscast producer vs co-producer skills

Common newscast producer skills

Control Room, 18%
Story Development, 14%
Edit Video, 13%
News Stories, 9%
ABC, 8%
Assignment Editors, 7%

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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