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Television/film/video producer : Salary and conditions

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  • Range of typical starting salaries: £18,000 - £25,000.
  • Range of salaries with experience: £40,000 - £55,000, and for departmental heads, £60,000-£80,000 plus benefits.
  • Experienced staff can earn more by freelancing: £1,062 - £1,812 a week for a 50-hour week, depending on whether you work on TV factuals or dramas, or on feature films.
  • Salaries vary considerably depending on the size of the company and the size and scale of the project.
  • Salaried, permanent jobs with companies are becoming fewer, which may lead to financial insecurity.
  • Work involves regular unsocial hours at weekends and in the evenings. Long hours and time spent in meetings or on location is the norm.
  • The working environment may vary: producers may be based in an office or studio or on location.
  • Self-employment and freelance work are common and work is frequently offered on a contract basis. The freelance nature of the work may cause some employment insecurity.
  • Career breaks may create difficulties because of the competitive nature of the industry and the need to network and keep up to date with industry changes.
  • The ratio of male to female producers is approximately equal.
  • A great many of the jobs are in London, but outside the capital, most production companies are in large cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Work on location may be anywhere in the country.
  • You need to be highly motivated to succeed and able to take pressure as this is a job with the potential to be very stressful. Flexibility and mobility are extremely important, as is the ability to handle a high level of financial responsibility.
  • Travel during the working day is frequent. Absence from home at night is also common.
  • Overseas work or travel may sometimes be necessary.
 
AGCAS
Written by Andrea Gregory, AGCAS
Date: 
December 2010
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