Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes

Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.

On the job, you would:

• Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms.
• Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditions, sponsorships, or endorsement deals.
• Keep informed of industry trends and deals.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• high school diploma/GED

Business

• customer service
• sales and marketing

Arts and Humanities

• English language
• music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture

Communications

• multimedia

Basic Skills

• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• reading work related information

Social

• bringing people together to solve differences
• talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

• Persistence
• Initiative
• Dependability
• Integrity
• Attention to Detail
• Cooperation

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• use rules to solve problems