Newscast producer vs producer

The differences between newscast producers and 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 producer. Additionally, a producer has an average salary of $72,202, 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 producer are work ethic, video production, and client relationships.

Newscast producer vs producer overview

	Newscast Producer	Producer
Yearly salary	$50,394	$72,202
Hourly rate	$24.23	$34.71
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	9,324	10,610
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Newscast producer vs producer salary

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

	Newscast Producer	Producer
Average salary	$50,394	$72,202
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $68,000	Between $43,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between newscast producer and producer education

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

	Newscast Producer	Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Journalism	Communication
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Harvard University

Newscast producer vs producer demographics

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

	Newscast Producer	Producer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%
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, 7.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between newscast producer and 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.

Producer example responsibilities.

Manage and augment existing budget with EP.
Manage production of a Sony HD motion graphics internal sales video.
Manage all union matters including, IASTE, DGA and AFTRA.
Prospect and generate new business through telemarketing leads, referrals, networking and cold leads.
Lead the creation of key titles including high profile X360 launch title and new NFL brand IP.
Manage and guide guest bloggers through the editing process, copy edit blogs and produce content in HTML.

Newscast producer vs producer skills

Common newscast producer skills

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

Common producer skills

Work Ethic, 9%
Video Production, 6%
Client Relationships, 6%
Project Management, 6%
Cross-Selling, 6%
News Stories, 4%

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