Filmmaking Lifestyle compares the television producer to a CEO who sets the vision for the series and supervises the production, hiring, firing and managing. In television, that can include planning shoots and production schedules, planning pre-production and post-production work, overseeing the budget, and dealing with the network or streaming service. As a producer, you need to master a broader skill set than many jobs require. You need excellent people skills, creative skills, and business know-how. Even if Netflix or NBC greenlights your show, you may have a much smaller budget than you want. Like any CEO, you have to work within the budget you have, not the budget you dream of.
