Content Creation Jobs: How much do content creators make?

By Akanji Temilola
Career Advice
August 10, 2023
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For some people, content creation is another way to stay active on social media, for others, it's a job - a real source of income. It's thrilling to see that there are people who make money from shooting videos, recording podcasts, sending out newsletters, and basically just sharing their knowledge via social media platforms with a particular group of people. Everyone who creates content says that they are a "content creator" but sometimes, the right way to say it is to attach their "niche" which explains what they do - the type of content they create. If you intend to transition into content creation, there is no doubt that the field is lucrative. However, it may be helpful to get familiar with the various content creator jobs and how much content creators make from their creativity.

What are content creation Jobs?

Content creation jobs are any type of job that allows you to produce content for various online platforms such as social media, websites, or blogs. These types of jobs require creative skills such as writing, designing, video making, voice acting, photography, editing, and a lot more. The idea behind content creation is to have a unique ability or knowledge that you can pass on to other people or even influence people positively with. Speaking of content creation jobs, we have a number of them lined up for you, continue reading.

Community Manager

The job of a community manager is to manage and engage followers who are mostly referred to as the community in online discussions. These discussions happen as a result of content that has been earlier turned out and now, the community members have one or two contributions and comments to make. The content could be a video, carousels, newsletter, or a random social media post. A community manager takes the responsibility to respond to comments and messages on the posts. The average salary of a community manager is N215,000 monthly.

Voice-over artist

For people who make visual content, accompanying a video with audio is the best way to communicate with your community as a content creator. Using Instagram reels, for example, you can apply a song to your videos and you can also use a natural voice. If you can use your voice well, you can become a voiceover artist. The job of a content creator is to use their voice to narrate different scripts as directed by a content outline. To achieve this, a voiceover artist needs a microphone, and a proper audio setup that will yield impressive results after recording. The average salary of a voice-over artist in Nigeria is N250,000 monthly.

Video Editor

Video editors are individuals skilled at putting interesting and finishing touches to videos in a way that makes them look presentable and engaging to the audience. The responsibilities of a video editor include trimming, re-arranging, and adding transitions to videos. For better engagement and dissemination of messages, the video editor may consist of graphics, text overlays, and animations. The quality of a video can also be enhanced by adjusting colors and tones throughout the video to create a consistent view. A video editor in Nigeria earns as much as N200,000 monthly.

Content Marketer

Most content marketers strongly take content creation as an aspect of their job. While the only thing the audience sees is a video or an article that spurs them to take action, so much hard work must have gone into rolling out such effective content. Some of the responsibilities of a content marketer include developing a company strategy, creating content, optimizing content for search engines, re-purposing content, storytelling, content distribution, and engagement and interaction with the audience. The average monthly salary of a content marketer in Nigeria is about N130,000.

Videographer

If you swerve toward platforms like Instagram or TikTok for content creation, videos are inevitable as they stand as the primary means of communication and engagement. The responsibility of a videographer is to make impressive and high-quality videos of whoever is presenting the content. Sometimes, videographers also take it upon themselves to edit the video clips after shooting but when they can't, they pass the responsibility to a video editor. The average salary of a videographer/video maker in Nigeria is N265,000 per month.

Graphics designer

Although many content creators like to find their way around Canva to make simple designs that communicate their content better, some may have graphic designers to help them out if they do not have the luxury of time or even the skill. So, graphic designers step in to create professional designs that can raise the credibility of content and the creator. Graphics designers in Nigeria earn more than N200,000 monthly.

All of the professions discussed above belong to the content creators league and according to Salaryexplorer, the average salary for a content creation job is N310,000 monthly, with the lowest salary being N164,000 and the highest pay, being N472,000 monthly. However, it is important to note that these salaries can still vary depending on area of specialization, level of expertise, and type of organization.