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Arts Officers, Producers and Directors

Arts officers, producers and directors assume creative, financial and organisational responsibilities in the production and direction of television and radio programmes, films, stage presentations, content for other media, and the promotion and exhibition of other creative activities.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£18,441
£35,912
£65,384

New workers start around £18,441. Normal pay is £35,912 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £65,384.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 77,282 vacancies for this type of job

8.66%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Selects, contracts, markets and arranges for the presentation and/or distribution of performance, visual and heritage arts.

  • Manages health and safety issues.

  • Ensures necessary equipment, props, performers and technical staff are on set when required.

  • Prepares rehearsal and production schedule for main events, design of sets and costumes, technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals.

  • Breaks script into scenes and formulates a shooting schedule that will be most economical in terms of time, location and sets.

  • Directs actors, designers, camera team, sound crew and other production and technical staff to achieve desired effects.

  • Chooses writers, scripts, technical staff and performers, and assumes overall responsibility for completion of project on time and within budget.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Marketing

  • Project Management

  • Content Creation

  • Workflow Management

  • Post-Production

  • Business Development

  • Finance

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Social Media

  • Video Production

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Sales

  • Innovation

  • Detail Oriented

  • Operations

  • Problem Solving

  • Editing

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Arts with Community (BA)

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

BA · 3 Years · Full-time · Glasgow · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Animation

Nottingham Trent University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Creative Arts Practice

Bath Spa University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bath · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/128

Design for Performance

Rose Bruford College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sidcup · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Live Production & Technical Arts

ACM (The Academy of Contemporary Music)

BA (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time (intensive) · London · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Animation

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

BA (Hons) Creative Practice

University of the West of Scotland

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Dumfries · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Music Performance

Anglia Ruskin University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cambridge · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Marketing Communications

Leeds Arts University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Performing Arts

University of Gloucestershire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Gloucester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/120

Performing Arts

Hertford Regional College

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Broxbourne · 09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Performing Arts

Gloucestershire College

HND · 1 Year · Full-time · Gloucester · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Music Production

University of Derby

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Derby · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

The Animation Industry

UCEN Manchester

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Manchester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Contemporary Design Crafts

Hereford College of Arts

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hereford · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/112

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