Producers & 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.

On the job, you would:

• 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.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• high school diploma/GED

Communications

• multimedia
• telecommunications

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Engineering and Technology

• computers and electronics

Business

• management

Basic Skills

• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

People and Technology Systems

• figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

Problem Solving

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

Artistic

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Cooperation
• Integrity
• Stress Tolerance
• Adaptability/Flexibility

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• use rules to solve problems
• notice when problems happen

Visual Understanding

• see hidden patterns
• quickly know what you are looking at

Attention

• do two or more things at the same time