Skip to content

Showcase your skills, achievements and set goals. Build your profile today!

My World of Work

TV or film producer

Look after the business side of TV or film productions.

About the job

Salary is variable

Salary for this job can depend on things such as demand, location and your experience.

What it's like

You would look after the business side of TV or film productions. It would be your job to help to bring together all the different things and people needed to bring a director's vision to life on the screen. 

You might:

  • Decide which projects to produce, or come up with ideas yourself

  • Read scripts

  • Secure the rights for books or screenplays, or get writers to produce new screenplays

  • Pitch to television broadcasters to commission your programme

  • Find sources of film funding and pitch projects to investors

  • Decide what resources will be needed

  • Plan the schedule

  • Hire technical resources and support services

  • Hire key production staff and crew, and help cast performers

  • Edit scripts

  • Manage cash flow

  • Make sure that the entire production stays on schedule and within budget

  • Take overall responsibility for the quality of the production

On feature film and large-scale TV productions, you would be part of a team of producers and may be responsible for just some of these duties. On a smaller production such as a documentary, you would often do all of these tasks and may also direct the project.

This is a very high pressure job that requires a creative flair as well as good business sense. 

Explore more information about this job

Here are some useful links to learn more about this career:

Like the sound of this career?

Browse courses in Scotland related to 'TV or film producer'

Select qualification level(s)

Related industries

Many jobs can be done in lots of different industries. We've highlighted the ones we think are most important for this job.