(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Talent Directors
Job Description
Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Review performer information such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, in order to decide whom to audition for parts. |
99
|
Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection. |
97
|
Read scripts and confer with producers in order to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. |
97
|
Audition and interview performers in order to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent. |
94
|
Attend or view productions in order to maintain knowledge of available actors. |
89
|
Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies. |
86
|
Contact agents and actors in order to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times. |
83
|
Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements. |
80
|
Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents. |
79
|
Arrange for and/or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers. |
78
|
Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. |
77
|
Hire and supervise workers who help locate people with specified attributes and talents. |
51
|
Locate performers or extras for crowd and background scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by direct contact or through agents. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
83
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
77
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
73
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
71
|
Getting Information
|
70
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
69
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
69
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
68
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
67
|
Thinking Creatively
|
67
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
66
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
66
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
65
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
65
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
65
|
Processing Information
|
64
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
63
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
59
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
56
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
55
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
53
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
53
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
49
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
47
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
46
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
44
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
43
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
42
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
41
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
35
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
34
|
Interacting With Computers
|
28
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
14
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
10
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
8
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
4
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|