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Overview
Video and motion picture producers supervise film, video or television productions from script selection and financing through development, editing and distribution decisions.
In job descriptions, look for budgets, production costs, financiers, scripts, production teams, editing, distribution channels, rights, marketing strategy and responsibility for final project decisions.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The producer connects creative choices with money, schedule and distribution. Work can include selecting scripts, securing finance, agreeing budgets, coordinating directors and production teams, reviewing edits and deciding how the finished film or programme reaches audiences.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include budget management, production cost calculation, rights negotiation, work with writers, directors and editors, marketing strategy and distribution planning. Some producers focus on finance, others on creative development or delivery.
Salary context
Pay varies with project scale, responsibility for financing, seniority, ownership of rights and whether the role is staff-based or project-based. A producer with final budget and distribution authority has a different scope from an assistant or segment producer.
Career paths
Common paths move from production coordination, development, editing, writing, finance or distribution into producing. Later moves can include executive producer, production company leadership, commissioning, distribution or media project management.
Good to know
Job titles in production can overlap. Check whether the role owns scripts, budgets, financing, crew coordination, post-production, rights or distribution, and whether decisions are shared in a producer team.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial occupation context. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data for this exact occupation.
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O*NET relationships: 2
Producers and Directors
27-2012.00
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Open in O*NETMedia Technical Directors/Managers
27-2012.05
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
producer (2654.3)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3b6bea7d-36f4-44fb-ac73-d1cc8a198dcb |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2654.3.2 |
| ISCO group | 2654 |
| Concept type | Occupation |