Newscast producer vs stage manager

The differences between newscast producers and stage managers 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 stage manager. Additionally, a newscast producer has an average salary of $50,394, which is higher than the $50,142 average annual salary of a stage manager.

The top three skills for a newscast producer include control room, story development and edit video. The most important skills for a stage manager are stage management, audio equipment, and control room.

Newscast producer vs stage manager overview

	Newscast Producer	Stage Manager
Yearly salary	$50,394	$50,142
Hourly rate	$24.23	$24.11
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	9,324	699
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Newscast producer vs stage manager salary

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

	Newscast Producer	Stage Manager
Average salary	$50,394	$50,142
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $68,000	Between $32,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between newscast producer and stage manager education

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

	Newscast Producer	Stage Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 93%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Journalism	Theatre
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Newscast producer vs stage manager demographics

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

	Newscast Producer	Stage Manager
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
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, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between newscast producer and stage manager 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.

Stage manager example responsibilities.

Direct and manage production of plays in company's annual Shakespeare festival.
Manage team of developers to create web-base learning and support applications using ColdFusion, SQL, SharePoint, DreamWeaver.
Host all backstage tours for the public and VIP's.
Work on ASM for summer season for this company.
Organize and regulate rehearsals in NYC and Los Angeles.
Assist Neisha Folkes in rehearsals of children for musical Annie Jr.

Newscast producer vs stage manager skills

Common newscast producer skills

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

Common stage manager skills

Stage Management, 9%
Audio Equipment, 9%
Control Room, 8%
Technical Aspects, 8%
Technical Rehearsals, 7%
Rehearsal Schedules, 4%

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