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O*NET-SOC 27-2012.00

Producers and 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.

From O*NET 30.3

Tasks

From O*NET 30.3, by importance, as O*NET OnLine lists them

Free · O*NET 30.3
  1. Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.Core22515
  2. Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.Core22516
  3. Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.Core22517
  4. Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.Core22522
  5. Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.Core22523
  6. Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.Core22519
  7. Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.Core22520
  8. Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.Core22521
  9. Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects.Supplemental22539
  10. Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.Core22532
  11. Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.Core22524
  12. Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written.Supplemental22533
  13. Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.Core22525
  14. Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.Core22526
  15. Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.Core22527
  16. Cut and edit film or tape to integrate component parts into desired sequences.Supplemental22535
  17. Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources.Supplemental22514
  18. Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions.Core22528
  19. Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.Supplemental22536
  20. Review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming.Supplemental22537
  21. Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.Core22530
  22. Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions.Supplemental22534
  23. Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process.Core22518
  24. Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters.Supplemental22529
  25. Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage.Core22538
  26. Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution.Supplemental22540
  27. Arrange financing for productions.Supplemental22531
  28. Hire principal cast members and crew members, such as art directors, cinematographers, and costume designers.22541
  29. Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles.22542
  30. Select plays, scripts, books, news content, or ideas to be produced.22543

Technology Skills

From O*NET 30.3, 75 examples in 26 categories, 33 Hot Technology

Free · O*NET 30.3

Document management software

  • Adobe AcrobatHot Technology

Development environment software

  • Adobe ActionScript

Video creation and editing software

  • Adobe After EffectsHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • Adobe Premiere ProIn Demand
  • AP ENPS
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Avid Technology iNEWS
  • Avid Technology Media Composer
  • Avid Technology NewsCutter
  • Grass Valley EDIUS
  • Live streaming software
  • Ross Video Xpression
  • Screencastify
  • TikTokHot Technology
  • Video editing software
  • WideOrbit
  • YouTube

Music or sound editing software

  • Adobe Audition
  • Avid Digidesign Pro Tools
  • Avid Technology Pro Tools
  • Broadcast Electronics AudioVAULT FleX
  • MAGIX Software Sound Forge
  • Magix Vegas Pro

Graphics or photo imaging software

  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwareHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • Adobe IllustratorHot Technology
  • Adobe PhotoshopHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • CanvaHot Technology
  • Chyron CAMIO
  • Graphics creation software

Web page creation and editing software

  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Blogging software
  • Content management systems CMS
  • FacebookHot Technology
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Social media sites
  • Web content management system CMS software
  • WordPressHot Technology

Desktop publishing software

  • Adobe InDesignHot Technology
  • Microsoft Publisher

Data base user interface and query software

  • Airtable
  • Microsoft AccessHot Technology

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

  • AsanaHot Technology
  • Google Drive
  • SlackHot Technology

Project management software

  • Atlassian ConfluenceHot Technology
  • Microsoft ProjectHot Technology
  • Microsoft TeamsHot Technology

Content workflow software

  • Atlassian JIRAHot Technology

Web platform development software

  • Cascading style sheets CSSHot Technology
  • Drupal
  • Hypertext markup language HTMLHot Technology
  • JavaScriptHot Technology
  • PHPHot Technology

Desktop communications software

  • Eko

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • Google Gmail
  • Microsoft OutlookHot Technology

Enterprise application integration software

  • Extensible markup language XMLHot Technology

Video conferencing software

  • FaceTime
  • ZoomHot Technology

Sales and marketing software

  • Google Ads

Data mining software

  • Google AnalyticsHot Technology

Word processing software

  • Google DocsHot Technology
  • Microsoft WordHot Technology
  • Scripting software

Office suite software

  • Google Workspace softwareHot Technology
  • Microsoft Office softwareHot TechnologyIn Demand

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft ExcelHot TechnologyIn Demand

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPointHot TechnologyIn Demand

Process mapping and design software

  • Microsoft VisioHot Technology

Operating system software

  • Microsoft WindowsHot Technology

Information retrieval or search software

  • Pinterest

Instant messaging software

  • Snapchat
  • Twitter

Detailed Work Activities

From O*NET 30.3, under their work activities; open one for the AI skills Workforce Automation maps to it

Free · O*NET 30.3

Getting Information

  • Study scripts to determine project requirements.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Processing Information

  • Compile technical information or documentation.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

  • Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Edit written materials.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Select materials or props.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Edit audio or video recordings.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Thinking Creatively

  • Develop promotional strategies or plans.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Determine presentation subjects or content.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

  • Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Documenting/Recording Information

  • Develop proposals for current or prospective customers.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Write informational material.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

  • Discuss production content and progress with others.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

  • Negotiate for services.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

  • Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

  • Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Direct productions or performances.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Coordinate artistic activities.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

  • Direct fundraising or financing activities.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Coordinate activities of production personnel.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Staffing Organizational Units

  • Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Select staff, team members, or performers.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Job Zone

From O*NET 30.3

Free · O*NET 30.3

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Workforce Automation analysis, not part of the source

WFA coverage: AI skills for this job

WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

Pilot mapping: these skill links come from our seed list and haven’t been reviewed yet. Expect them to change as each one is checked.

DWAs covered by an AI skill0 of 26
Distinct tools0
Level mix
  • No tools yet

Equivalents

NICE work roles, with their DCWF equivalents

Mapped to this job by the ETO-CSET NICE/O*NET crosswalk (2024); roles from NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, DCWF equivalents from DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Free · NICE Framework Components v2.2.0 and DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

No NICE work role maps to this job.