Newscast producer vs newscast director

The differences between newscast producers and newscast directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a newscast producer, becoming a newscast director takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a newscast director has an average salary of $54,603, 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 newscast director are control room, GRASS, and ENPS.

Newscast producer vs newscast director overview

	Newscast Producer	Newscast Director
Yearly salary	$50,394	$54,603
Hourly rate	$24.23	$26.25
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	9,324	7,504
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	2

Newscast producer vs newscast director salary

Newscast producers and newscast directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Newscast Producer	Newscast Director
Average salary	$50,394	$54,603
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $68,000	Between $29,000 And $99,000
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Differences between newscast producer and newscast director education

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

	Newscast Producer	Newscast Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Journalism	Communication
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Northwestern University

Newscast producer vs newscast director demographics

Here are the differences between newscast producers' and newscast directors' demographics:

	Newscast Producer	Newscast Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
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, 14.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between newscast producer and newscast director 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.

Newscast director example responsibilities.

Maintain news set, stage manage during live morning show broadcasts, operate jib and Stadicam during live broadcast.
Operate Sony video switcher during newscast
Direct the work of artists, directors, technicians, and other teams in order to produce documentaries
Produce daily promos, show imaging, and daily podcasts.

Newscast producer vs newscast director skills

Common newscast producer skills

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

Common newscast director skills

Control Room, 46%
GRASS, 11%
ENPS, 8%
ABC, 7%
Audio Board, 4%
News Production, 3%

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