2021 Participant Companies:

A+E Networks
Altice USA, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMC Networks Inc.
AT&T
BBC Studios Americas, Inc.
Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
C-SPAN
Discovery, Inc.
Disney General Entertainment Content
   Reporting for: ABC
Disney General Entertainment Content
ESPN, Inc.
Family Entertainment Television, Inc.
FanDuel Group, Inc.
   Reporting for: TVG
Fox Corporation
   Reporting for: FOX
Fox Corporation
INSP, LLC
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation
   Reporting for: Starz
MLB Network
National Basketball Association
National Football League
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
   Reporting for: NBC
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
New York Public Radio
PGA Tour, Inc.
Public Broadcasting Service
Qurate Retail Group
Riot Games, Inc.
Sony Pictures Entertainment
The E.W. Scripps Company
TV One, LLC
Univision Communications, Inc.
UP Entertainment, LLC
ViacomCBS
   Reporting for: CBS
ViacomCBS
Viacom Media Networks
WarnerMedia, LLC
   Reporting for: The CW
WarnerMedia, LLC
Weather Group Television, LLC
WGBH Educational Foundation

To view the complete list of positions by family and by level, please click here:
2021 C2HR Content Developers Position Grids

List of Job Families:

Digital Media
News
News Producing
Bureau Chief
News Assignment Desk
Content or News Editorial
Content or News Research
Other News Executive

Programming
Program Acquisitions
Original Programming
Program Development
Current Programming
International Program Development
Program Scheduling
Talent Relations
Show Booking

Music Content
Producing
Coordinating Producing
Prediting
Multimedia Producing
Digital Journalist

Production Management
Resource Scheduling
Technical Operations

Show Direction
Technical Direction
Studio / Remote Production
Camera Operations
Audio Technology
Editorial Graphics Production
Lighting
Photography
Stylist
Hair and Makeup
Digital Production Technology
Remote Operations

Network Remove Operations
Closed Captioning
Quality Control
Media Operations
Broadcast Operations
Master Control
Broadcast Engineering (SB=Server-Based)
Transmission Engineering
Digital Mastering / Encoding Services
Post Production
Audio Editing / Mixing / Design
Character Generation
Library
Digital Assets
On-Air Promotions
Writing / Producing
Copywriting
Creative Design
Production Art
Motion Graphics Design
Effects Design
Creative Services
Creative Services Traffic Project Management
Photo Editing
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Consumer Marketing
Brand / Product Marketing
Digital / Social Media Marketing
Digital Partner Marketing
Media Planning
Events Marketing
Market and/or Audience Research
Consumer Insights and Analytics
Digital Analytics
Data Science
Business Intelligence Engineering
Extract Transform and Load Developing

Advertising Sales
Sales Account Management
Sales Planning
Sales Analysis
Integrated Sales and Marketing
Advertising Solutions
Advertising Sales Marketing

Affiliate Sales
Broadcaster Affiliate Relations
Affiliate Marketing
Digital Distribution
Digital Distribution Operations
International Distribution

Syndication Sales
Sales Operations
Advertisement Inventory
Advertisement Traffic
Sales Training
Legal and/or Business Affairs
Legal Counsel
Paralegal
Contract Administration
Standards and Practices
Rights and Clearances
Anti-Piracy
Licensing

Business Development

Customer Support

Human Resources
Inclusion and Diversity
Finance
Controller
Production Accounting
Royalty Accounting
Production Financial Analysis
Participation and Residuals
Technology
Information Technology
Advanced Technology
Digital Media Delivery Engineering
International General Management
International Programming
International Producing
International Marketing
International Head of Advertising Sales
International Business Development

To view a sample position page from the report, click here:
Sample Position Information - Exec, Standard, Ad Sales

The Compensation Data Report includes the following compensation elements for each position:

• Number of Incumbents Reported
• Number of Companies with Match
• Geographic Composition
• FLSA Status
• STI Eligibility
• STI Awards Received
• STI Targets
• LTI Eligibility
• LTI Awards Received
• Base Salary
• Target Total Cash Compensation
• Actual Total Cash Compensation
• Actual Cash Awards as Percentage of Base Salary
• Annualized NPV of LTI Awards
• Total Direct Compensation
• Paired Comparison Position Match Analysis for Base Salary, Actual Total Cash Compensation and Total Direct Compensation
• Differentials (of average pay between organization levels by job family category)

Survey Differentials / Data Cuts Reported Where Relevant:

Geographic Area
U.S. Region
Metropolitan Area

Size of Company
Network Revenues
Network Subscribers

Industry
Cable Programmers
National Broadcast Networks
Other Media

Specialty
Advertising Sales
Audience
Business Affairs
Comedy
Digital Media
Entertainment
Legal
Legal & Business Affairs
Live Sports
Long-Form
On-air Promo / Interstitial
Segment / Feature
Sports

The Full Report of Results covers policies and practices, including the following subjects:

• Corporate Operating Statistics
• Span of Control Statistics
• Salary Adjustment Budgets
• Formal Short Term Incentive Plans
• Advertising Sales Organization Design
• Advertising Sales Incentive Plan Design
• Long Term Incentive Plan Design

To view a sample policy data table, click here:
Sample Plan Design Table

Survey Planning Meeting:
January 19, 2022

Data Effective Date:
March 1

Questionnaire Distribution:
April

Completion Deadline: 
May 21

Full Report of Results Published:
Late September or Early October

Review of Results Webinar:
November

Salary Budgets Survey Supplement:
August

The 2022 Participation Fee is $10,500.

Purchase of the Current Report
By signing a Participation Agreement to participate in the 2022 Survey, a company may purchase the 2021 Report for $18,200.

Custom Cut of Data for Participants
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