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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
320 skills listed by ESCO, 165 of them essential. 320 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 317, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| accounting techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| acting techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
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| adapt a script |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| adapt designers’ work to the performance venue | skill | essential | 3 |
| adapt to artists' creative demands | skill | essential | 3 |
| adapt to type of media | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse a script | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse logistic needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse the need for technical resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply organisational techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply strategic thinking | skill | essential | 3 |
| art collections | skill | essential | 3 |
| art history | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble an artistic team | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess financial viability | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess studio production | skill | essential | 3 |
| audio editing software | skill | essential | 3 |
| audio mastering | skill | essential | 3 |
| audio post-production | skill | essential | 3 |
| audio technology | skill | essential | 3 |
| audiovisual equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| audiovisual products | skill | essential | 3 |
| business strategy concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| CAD software | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out auditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out interviews to select artistic team members | skill | essential | 3 |
| check the production schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| cinematography | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| computer equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research on trends in design | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult with motion picture producer | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult with production director | skill | essential | 3 |
| contact talent agents | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate activities in audio recording studio | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate artistic production | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate music components of the work | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate technical teams in artistic productions | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate with creative departments | skill | essential | 3 |
| copyright legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| corporate social responsibility | skill | essential | 3 |
| create new concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| create production schedules | skill | essential | 3 |
| create rough cut | skill | essential | 3 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| cue a performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| cut raw footage digitally | skill | essential | 3 |
| design an artificial lighting system | skill | essential | 3 |
| design lighting | skill | essential | 3 |
| design principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| determine visual concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop creative ideas | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop design concept | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop drama production process | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop program ideas | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop the look of a production | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| digital media | skill | essential | 3 |
| direct an artistic team | skill | essential | 3 |
| discover acting talent | skill | essential | 3 |
| draw up lighting plan | skill | essential | 3 |
| e-commerce systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| edit recorded sound | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure visual quality of the set | skill | essential | 3 |
| estimate duration of work | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate art quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate broadcast programs | skill | essential | 3 |
| familiarise with personal directing styles | skill | essential | 3 |
| film production process | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial jurisdiction | skill | essential | 3 |
| find a replacement for stage manager | skill | essential | 3 |
| fine arts | skill | essential | 3 |
| finish project within budget | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow a brief | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow directions of the artistic director | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow time cues | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow work schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| graphic design | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle artworks | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| ICT software specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify artistic niche | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify music with commercial potential | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement marketing strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement strategic planning | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up with trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| lead cast and crew | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with financiers | skill | essential | 3 |
| lighting techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain an artistic portfolio | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain blocking notes | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage artistic project | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage budgets | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage cultural facility | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage sales channels | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage technical resources stock | skill | essential | 3 |
| marketing principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| match actors to roles | skill | essential | 3 |
| media formats | skill | essential | 3 |
| meet deadlines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor artwork market | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor broadcast programming | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor production costs | skill | essential | 3 |
| motion graphics | skill | essential | 3 |
| multimedia systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| musical genres | skill | essential | 3 |
| musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| musical theory | skill | essential | 3 |
| negotiate health and safety issues with third parties | skill | essential | 3 |
| negotiate with artists | skill | essential | 3 |
| obtain relevant licenses | skill | essential | 3 |
| organise auditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| organise creative performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| organise rehearsals | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform market research | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform project management | skill | essential | 3 |
| philanthropy | skill | essential | 3 |
| photography | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan act lighting | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan audiovisual recording | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan digital marketing | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan marketing strategy | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare broadcasts | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| Project Management | skill | essential | 3 |
| project management principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote health and safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide input to collaborators to guide their work | skill | essential | 3 |
| put uncut recordings into computer | skill | essential | 3 |
| read lighting plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| read scripts | skill | essential | 3 |
| receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples | skill | essential | 3 |
| record audio materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| recruit employees | skill | essential | 3 |
| search databases | skill | essential | 3 |
| select artwork developed by staff members | skill | essential | 3 |
| select scripts | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| social media marketing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| study media sources | skill | essential | 3 |
| study relationships between characters | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise camera crew | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise costume workers | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise lighting crew | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise sound production | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise video and motion picture editing team | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise work | skill | essential | 3 |
| synchronise sound with images | skill | essential | 3 |
| take artistic vision into account | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| tell a story | skill | essential | 3 |
| theatre techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate artistic concepts to technical designs | skill | essential | 3 |
| understand artistic concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| use CAD software | skill | essential | 3 |
| use microphone | skill | essential | 3 |
| use specialised design software | skill | essential | 3 |
| use technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| watch scenes | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with cultural venue specialists | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with motion picture editing team | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with playwrights | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with pre-production team | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with the director of photography | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with video and motion picture production team | skill | essential | 3 |
| write risk assessment on performing arts production | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 3 |
| 3D lighting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| add elocution techniques to recording audio materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adobe Illustrator | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Adobe Photoshop | tool | desirable | 2 |
| advertising techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise supervisors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| animate 3D organic forms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply 3D imaging techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply colour grading | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply social media marketing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| approve advertising campaign | skill | desirable | 2 |
| archive documentation related to work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| arrange permits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| artificial lighting systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess each stage of the creative process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess power needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess production needs to plan a production schedule | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess sound quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist multimedia operator | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attend read-through | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attend rehearsals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| augmented reality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| brand marketing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| broadcast equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calculate production costs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| channel marketing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check material resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collaborate on costume and make-up for performances | skill | desirable | 2 |
| colour grade images with digital intermediate | skill | desirable | 2 |
| colour grading | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate expectations of fight actions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computer graphics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| content marketing strategy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| convert different audiovisual formats | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate advertising campaigns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate charity services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate rehearsals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create 2D painting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create 3D characters | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create 3D environments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create casting breakdown notices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create moving images | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create script for artistic production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create set models | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create storyboards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create subtitles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cultural projects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| define artistic vision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| define measurable marketing objectives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design graphics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design props | skill | desirable | 2 |
| determine context to present the work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop animations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop a specific interior design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop digital content | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop programming schedule | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital compositing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital content creation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital marketing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| direct distribution operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw design sketches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw up artistic production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit digital moving images | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit scripts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electricity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| engage artistic staff | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure fulfilment of legal requirements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| entertainment industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate advertising campaign | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute marketing plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| file-based workflow | skill | desirable | 2 |
| find appropriate extras | skill | desirable | 2 |
| focus lighting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| focus stage lights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| GIMP (graphics editor software) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| graphics editor software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| help set rehearsal schedule | skill | desirable | 2 |
| help the programmer define an artistic vision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hire background musicians | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hire human resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hire post-production team | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history of fashion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify technical resources for performances | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install artwork in gallery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interview people | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with cultural partners | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with event sponsors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| light a show | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make film shooting schedule | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make photographic storyboards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make set construction drawings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage accounts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage contracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage creative department | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage digital archives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage distribution channels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage feedback | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage portfolio | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage prompt book | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage sound quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| marketing management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Microsoft Visio | tool | desirable | 2 |
| mix multi-track recordings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor quality of broadcasts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| motion capture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| musical notation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| music and video industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate exploitation rights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate publishing rights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate 3D computer graphics software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate a camera | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate a lighting console | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate an audio mixing console | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate audio equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate lighting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform video editing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| photographic processing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan musical performances | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan social media marketing campaigns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare casting budget | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare government funding dossiers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent technical problems with lighting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote cultural venue events | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote music | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prompt performers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide chaperone for children on set | skill | desirable | 2 |
| receive actors' resumes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record multi-track sound | skill | desirable | 2 |
| render 3D images | skill | desirable | 2 |
| represent artistic production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| rig lights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sales activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| schedule artistic activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| search for a suitable filming location | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select camera apertures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select costumes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select music | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select music for performance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up basic recording | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up cameras | skill | desirable | 2 |
| SketchBook Pro | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise art gallery staff | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise sales activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise script preparation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Synfig | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tax legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trends in fashion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of audiovisual formats | skill | desirable | 2 |
| understand budgetary limits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use audio reproduction software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use storyboards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with a voice coach | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with the camera crew | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with the lighting crew | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write technical riders | skill | desirable | 2 |