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Producer Career Market Report 2026

1,281 active jobs. 373 companies. Median salary $85K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,281
Active Job Openings
373
Companies Hiring
$85K
Median Salary (US)
80%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Producer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 80% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $85K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $62K to $150K.

Journalism is the most-demanded skill at 36%

Adobe Creative Suite demand rose +12.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Nexstar leads hiring with 126 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$28K, +43%)

Salary increase: +$28K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior57$98K$120K$185K
Mid-Level39$75K$93K$125K
Junior33$58K$65K$93K
Lead4$115K$148K$220K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$28K (43%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States194$90KUSD
Remote11$87KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.1%
Remote7.8%
Hybrid3.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Journalism
36%
Broadcasting
30%
Editing
22%
Project Management
19%
Adobe Creative Suite
13%
AI/LLM
13%
Community Outreach
8%
Spring
7%
Videography
6%
Data Analysis
5%
Animation
4%
Adobe Premiere
4%

Skills on the Rise

Adobe Creative Suite ↑+12.9ppProject Management ↑+7.4ppAnimation ↑+4.0ppAdobe Premiere ↑+3.8ppBroadcasting ↑+3.5pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-10.1ppAdaptability ↓-7.2ppScheduling ↓-6.9ppRisk Management ↓-5.9ppLogistics ↓-5.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Nexstar1269.8%
Tegna604.7%
Pei453.5%
Fox383.0%
Versant362.8%
Sofarsounds342.7%
Feverup302.3%
Trucordia302.3%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States652
United Kingdom100
Remote34
Canada33
Japan21
Mexico15
Spain13
Germany9

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree48.6%496
Bachelor's Degree21.1%215
Master's Degree13.9%142
PhD / Doctorate0.4%4
MBA0.3%3

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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