Producers and Directors
On the Job
Producers and Directors work on stage, television, radio, video, or other types of productions. They make creative decisions, including choosing actors, set design, choreography, or special effects.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Report news to the public.
- Discuss production content and progress with others.
- Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
- Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Develop promotional strategies or plans.
- Interview others for news or entertainment purposes.
- Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Prepare production storyboards.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using e-mail.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Working with a group or team.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- High levels of competition.
- Sitting.
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