Occupation Atlasart director
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cb93fd23-1f51-4495-867a-936c1967066b
art director
Art directors shape the visual layout of a concept. They create innovative designs, develop artistic projects and manage the cooperation between all aspects involved. Art directors may perform creative work in theatre, marketing, advertising, video and motion picture, fashion or online companies. They ensure that the work performed is visually appealing to audiences.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
AECArtistic · Enterprising · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic7.00
- E Enterprising5.24
- C Conventional3.60
- R Realistic2.95
- S Social2.88
- I Investigative2.69
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Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Art Directors (27-1011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adapt designers’ work to the performance venue
- analyse a script
- analyse the need for technical resources
- assemble an artistic team
- business strategy concepts
- consult with motion picture producer
- create new concepts
- create solutions to problems
- cue a performance
- design principles
- determine visual concepts
- develop creative ideas
- develop design concept
- develop professional network
- direct an artistic team
- familiarise with personal directing styles
- finish project within budget
- follow time cues
- health and safety regulations
- keep up with trends
- manage budgets
- provide input to collaborators to guide their work
- read scripts
- select artwork developed by staff members
- theatre techniques
- work with playwrights
Optional (56)
- advertising techniques
- approve advertising campaign
- assess each stage of the creative process
- audiovisual equipment
- carry out auditions
- carry out interviews to select artistic team members
- check material resources
- cinematography
- computer equipment
- contact talent agents
- coordinate advertising campaigns
- coordinate artistic production
- coordinate technical teams in artistic productions
- coordinate with creative departments
- create production schedules
- cultural projects
- define artistic vision
- digital marketing techniques
- discover acting talent
- ensure visual quality of the set
- estimate duration of work
- evaluate advertising campaign
- evaluate art quality
- film production process
- graphic design
- history of fashion
- lead cast and crew
- liaise with cultural partners
- lighting techniques
- maintain blocking notes
- manage contracts
- manage prompt book
- manage staff
- marketing management
- marketing principles
- multimedia systems
- music and video industry
- musical genres
- musical instruments
- negotiate with artists
- organise rehearsals
- perform project management
- photography
- plan musical performances
- promote cultural venue events
- search databases
- select music for performance
- social media marketing techniques
- supervise equipment
- technical drawings
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- trends in fashion
- use technical documentation
- work with motion picture editing team
- work with pre-production team
- work with video and motion picture production team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 26 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
performance lighting director
8 shared · 13 more of its ownfamiliarise with personal directing styles, adapt designers’ work to the performance venue, finish project within budget, analyse the need for technical resources
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stage director
7 shared · 7 more of its owncue a performance, assemble an artistic team, work with playwrights, direct an artistic team
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hair stylist
5 shared · 11 more of its ownfamiliarise with personal directing styles, finish project within budget, analyse the need for technical resources, keep up with trends
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production designer
5 shared · 11 more of its ownprovide input to collaborators to guide their work, adapt designers’ work to the performance venue, develop design concept, analyse a script
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video and motion picture director
5 shared · 16 more of its ownwork with playwrights, adapt designers’ work to the performance venue, finish project within budget, develop creative ideas
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casting director
4 shared · 10 more of its ownconsult with motion picture producer, read scripts, familiarise with personal directing styles, develop professional network
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storyboard artist
4 shared · 11 more of its ownconsult with motion picture producer, familiarise with personal directing styles, develop creative ideas, analyse a script
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director of photography
4 shared · 17 more of its ownadapt designers’ work to the performance venue, finish project within budget, develop creative ideas, analyse a script
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