Production director vs newscast director

The differences between production directors and newscast directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a production director and a newscast director. Additionally, a production director has an average salary of $118,207, which is higher than the $54,603 average annual salary of a newscast director.

The top three skills for a production director include video production, project management and oversight. The most important skills for a newscast director are control room, GRASS, and ENPS.

Production director vs newscast director overview

	Production Director	Newscast Director
Yearly salary	$118,207	$54,603
Hourly rate	$56.83	$26.25
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	59,417	7,504
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Production director vs newscast director salary

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

	Production Director	Newscast Director
Average salary	$118,207	$54,603
Salary range	Between $70,000 And $199,000	Between $29,000 And $99,000
Highest paying City	White Plains, NY	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	Netflix	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between production director and newscast director education

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

	Production Director	Newscast Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Communication	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Production director vs newscast director demographics

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

	Production Director	Newscast Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.4% 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 production director and newscast director duties and responsibilities

Production director example responsibilities.

Manage numerous departments within both boys and girl's wovens and denim.
Prepare RFQ's, manage quotes, review and evaluate all bids.
Manage UX and development teams, from inception to delivery of CMS platform.
Manage theatrical release masters and digital content for Netflix, DVD / BluRay release.
Manage 22 staff in all aspects of plastics injection / extrusion production and plant maintenance engineering.
Lead all budgeting efforts as related to implementation of print packaging, whether FDA mandate or market driven.

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.

Production director vs newscast director skills

Common production director skills

Video Production, 10%
Project Management, 8%
Oversight, 6%
Production Process, 6%
Audio Production, 5%
Production Operations, 4%

Common newscast director skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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