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Occupation AtlasProducers and Directors

O*NET · 27-2012.00

Producers and Directors

Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

Also called Animation Director · Animation Producer · Art Framing Manager · Artistic Director · Broadcast News Producer · Broadcast Producer · Casting Director · Commercial Director
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code AEC35 skills on file

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

AECArtistic · Enterprising · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • A Artistic6.14
  • E Enterprising5.78
  • C Conventional3.56
  • S Social3.12
  • I Investigative2.24
  • R Realistic2.13

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent15%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate11%
  • Some College Courses5%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree13%
  • Bachelor's Degree57%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (24%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (27%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (29%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active Listeningbasic4.44.4Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Monitoringbasic4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Speakingbasic4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Coordination3.94.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Social Perceptiveness3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Writingbasic3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Time Management3.64.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Systems Analysis3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
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  • Complex Problem Solving3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Active Learningbasic3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Negotiation3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Systems Evaluation3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Management of Financial Resources3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
  • Persuasion3.03.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Service Orientation3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Instructing2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Management of Material Resources2.83.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate an annual uniform service contract for delivery drivers
  • Mathematicsbasic2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Quality Control Analysis2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Monitoring2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Operations Analysis2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Technology Design2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Operation and Control1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Equipment Selection1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Troubleshooting1.81.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Programming1.80.9
  • Sciencebasic1.1—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—

Tasks

17 core · 10 supplemental · 3 not yet rated

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.4.4
  2. Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.4.4
  3. Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.4.3
  4. Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.4.3
  5. Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.4.2
  6. Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.4.2
  7. Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.4.2
  8. Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.4.1
  9. Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.4.0
  10. Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.3.9
  11. Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.3.9
  12. Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.3.9
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  1. Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.3.8
  2. Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions.3.8
  3. Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.3.7
  4. Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process.3.5
  5. Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage.3.2
  6. Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects.4.0
  7. Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written.3.9
  8. Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources.3.8
  9. Cut and edit film or tape to integrate component parts into desired sequences.3.8
  10. Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.3.8
  11. Review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming.3.7
  12. Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions.3.6
  13. Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters.3.5
  14. Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution.3.1
  15. Arrange financing for productions.2.9
  16. Hire principal cast members and crew members, such as art directors, cinematographers, and costume designers.
  17. Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles.
  18. Select plays, scripts, books, news content, or ideas to be produced.

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Communications and Media4.75.0Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • English Language3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Telecommunications3.73.5Level 4 looks like: Install a wireless internet router
  • Computers and Electronics3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Administration and Management3.43.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Customer and Personal Service3.22.8
  • Fine Arts2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Play a minor part in a local theater play
  • Engineering and Technology2.72.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
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  • Administrative2.53.1Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Sales and Marketing2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Education and Training2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
  • Geography2.22.4Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Law and Government2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Production and Processing2.21.9Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Design2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Foreign Language2.11.6Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Mathematics2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.12.3Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Philosophy and Theology2.02.3Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Psychology2.02.1Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • History and Archeology1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Economics and Accounting1.81.2Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Public Safety and Security1.60.9Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Transportation1.61.2Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Mechanical1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Physics1.30.6Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Therapy and Counseling1.30.9Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Building and Construction1.2—
  • Biology1.1—
  • Food Production1.1—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.1—
  • Chemistry1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.54.6Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Deductive Reasoning4.14.4Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Oral Comprehension4.14.3Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Problem Sensitivity4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Written Comprehension3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Information Ordering3.83.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.83.9
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  • Originality3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Speech Recognition3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written Expression3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Category Flexibility3.63.8Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far Vision3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Fluency of Ideas3.64.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Inductive Reasoning3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Visualization3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Flexibility of Closure3.43.4Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Selective Attention3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Speed of Closure3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Time Sharing3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Perceptual Speed3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Memorization2.92.9
  • Auditory Attention2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.82.6
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.62.9
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Number Facility2.52.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Trunk Strength2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.31.8Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Depth Perception2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Finger Dexterity2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Manual Dexterity2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Control Precision2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Multilimb Coordination1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Rate Control1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Spatial Orientation1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Extent Flexibility1.81.0Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Reaction Time1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Static Strength1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Dynamic Strength1.50.6
  • Response Orientation1.40.8
  • Sound Localization1.40.8
  • Explosive Strength1.3—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.3—
  • Night Vision1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—
  • Stamina1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Getting Information4.74.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Thinking Creatively4.65.3Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Working with Computers4.44.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.34.9Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.25.1Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.14.2Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Processing Information4.14.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.15.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
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  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.05.6
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.94.9Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.84.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.74.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.74.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.73.3Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Developing and Building Teams3.53.7Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.43.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.14.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Training and Teaching Others3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.83.2Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.62.4Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.62.7
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.62.6
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.53.0Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.61.4Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.9
  • Contact With Others4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Frequency of Decision Making4.7
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.5
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.4
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4
  • Time Pressure4.4

Technology

75 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (7)

  • Adobe After Effectshot
  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwarehot
  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Adobe Premiere Pro

Hot (27; 6 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Asana
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Canva
  • Cascading style sheets CSS
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Facebook
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Docs
  • Google Workspace software
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • JavaScript
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • PHP
  • Slack
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  • TikTok
  • WordPress
  • Zoom
Other tools (41)
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Airtable
  • AP ENPS
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Avid Digidesign Pro Tools
  • Avid Technology iNEWS
  • Avid Technology Media Composer
  • Avid Technology NewsCutter
  • Avid Technology Pro Tools
  • Blogging software
  • Broadcast Electronics AudioVAULT FleX
  • Chyron CAMIO
  • Content management systems CMS
  • Drupal
  • Eko
  • Email software
  • FaceTime
  • Google Ads
  • Google Drive
  • Google Gmail
  • Graphics creation software
  • Grass Valley EDIUS
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Live streaming software
  • MAGIX Software Sound Forge
  • Magix Vegas Pro
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Pinterest
  • Ross Video Xpression
  • Screencastify
  • Scripting software
  • Snapchat
  • Social media sites
  • Twitter
  • Video editing software
  • Web content management system CMS software
  • WideOrbit
  • YouTube

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Media Technical Directors/Managers
  2. Media Programming Directors
  3. Film and Video Editors
  4. Art Directors
  5. Talent Directors
  6. Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
  7. Writers and Authors
  8. Music Directors and Composers
  9. News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
  10. Editors

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