As I was settling down for the evening last night, I decided to do a bit of light reading. I noticed a yellow folder sitting on the edge of my office desk and decided that its contents where worthy of scanning.

Inside the folder were the answers to the quiz that Colleen created for Kristen's Bridal Shower. Everyone who attended the Shower was asked to answer fifteen questions about the world's cutest couple Kristen and Chris.

One of the questions that I found interesting asked; "What is Chris' job title?". Interestingly enough, it was the only question that didn't receive a correct answer. Some of the answers; Bartender at Annie's, something with a camera, blank, movie guy, assistant to the regional manager, movie editor, director of the film department at Sears Holdings, and free loader.

The correct answer is "Producer".

I know that when I chose a career path other than teaching, I turned a few heads in the family, so a bit of confusion was bound to come out of that answer.

But then I got to thinking 'What exactly does that title mean?".

Looking back at my college days, one of my mentors Liam O'Brien used to say "When someone got the credit Producer on a movie set, it meant he gave a lot of money and it's a bullshit title".

Sounds eerily similar to my other title "March for Babies Team Captain".

Wikipedia lists Producer as "someone who selects a screenplay, initiating the process of film making."

I obviously do none of that, since none of our films here are scripted.

Let's examine my job responsibilities; I edit, I film, I set up lighting, I help take care of A/V needs throughout the Mothership National Office. I attend hundreds of meetings in any given week, I manage the company's Youtube account, and fulfill hundreds of requests for copies of videos.

There's a new industry title that has been floating around that is probably a bit closer to what my job entails; "Preditor".

The idea behind this name is sort of like a Jay-Z mashup; Producer and Editor combined.

Problem is, the word has been much maligned by the likes of Chris Hanson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, cheetahs, and my college roommates Jimbo and Tom (both would have a field day if they thought my job title was Preditor),

So, I guess it's easy for people to not understand what exactly I do for a living; seeing that I can't make sense of the title either.

I just wish whenever I tell people I'm a producer, they stop asking me about the health risks of working at a chicken farm.