Broadcast Production Assistant
Impact: Operational efficiency, Creative execution
Assist the production team in all stages of broadcast production, from pre-production to post-production, ensuring smooth operations and handling a variety of technical, creative, and administrative tasks.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 70% Team / 30% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $57,000
- Entry-level
- $38,000 - $45,000
- Senior
- $75,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 4% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 66% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Production Coordination
- Script Distribution
- Equipment Handling
- Research
- Scheduling
Soft skills
- Communication
- Organization
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Production Assistant
- Associate Producer
- Producer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20% to low risk due to dynamic tasks and human interaction
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 5/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate