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Producers and Directors

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$83480	12800	4.9%
State Statistics	-	-	-
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$83480

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

12800

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

4.9%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Edit written materials.
Write informational material.
Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
Coordinate artistic activities.
Direct productions or performances.
Coordinate activities of production personnel.
Study scripts to determine project requirements.
Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
Select materials or props.
Discuss production content and progress with others.
Compile technical information or documentation.
Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
Direct fundraising or financing activities.
Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
Negotiate for services.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Determine presentation subjects or content.
Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
Develop proposals for current or prospective customers.
Develop promotional strategies or plans.
Select staff, team members, or performers.
Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

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

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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