Producers Go Back to List Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.

Tasks
	Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process.
	Monitor postproduction processes to ensure accurate completion of details.
	Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.
	Determine production size, content, and budget, establishing details such as production schedules and management policies.
	Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written.
	Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.
	Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.
	Produce shows for special occasions, such as holidays or testimonials.
	Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects.
	Hire directors, principal cast members, and key production staff members.

Skills
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge
	Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $106,626.00 $51.26  $26.66  $29.01 - $63.12  Bridgeport/Stamford $110,469.00 $53.12  $29.44  $34.26 - $63.01  Danbury $77,492.00 $37.25  $20.39  $24.22 - $41.14  Hartford $107,049.00 $51.47  $26.88  $28.61 - $63.12  New Haven $79,738.00 $38.33  $21.99  $24.29 - $45.36  New London/Norwich $87,392.00 $42.02  $22.36  $25.68 - $48.96  Waterbury $105,926.00 $50.93  $25.37  $28.42 - $64.25

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   253   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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