Producer director vs co-producer

The differences between producer directors 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 producer director and a co-producer. Additionally, a co-producer has an average salary of $55,074, which is higher than the $54,924 average annual salary of a producer director.

The top three skills for a producer director include video production, photography and music videos. The most important skills for a co-producer are film production, post-production, and music videos.

Producer director vs co-producer overview

	Producer Director	Co-Producer
Yearly salary	$54,924	$55,074
Hourly rate	$26.41	$26.48
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	13,931	11,824
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

Producer director vs co-producer salary

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

	Producer Director	Co-Producer
Average salary	$54,924	$55,074
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $91,000	Between $35,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Apple	-
Best paying industry	Media	-

Differences between producer director and co-producer education

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

	Producer Director	Co-Producer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Photography	Photography
Most common college	Stanford University	Harvard University

Producer director vs co-producer demographics

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

	Producer Director	Co-Producer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%	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, 65.1% 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 producer director and co-producer duties and responsibilities

Producer director example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day completion activities including project planning and QA testing.
Implement social media campaign on Facebook and Instagram.
Design a DVD layout for the video and also edit a trailer of the video for YouTube.
Team with top female comedy stars to create and deliver popular original live shows, later release for DVD distribution.
Air nationally as part of the PBS prime-time schedule.
Develop video concepts and marketing strategies for small to mid size companies in NYC.

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.

Producer director vs co-producer skills

Common producer director skills

Video Production, 10%
Photography, 8%
Music Videos, 5%
Instagram, 5%
Promotional Videos, 5%
Video Content, 4%

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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