Occupation

Talent Directors

Human Advantage 76%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Low Risk
2.9 / 10

This occupation requires complex human judgment, social interaction, and creative problem-solving that are difficult to automate.

Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

Also Known As: Artist Manager, Artistic Director, Casting Agent, Casting Coordinator, Casting Director, Contestant Coordinator, Entertainment Agent, Extras Casting Director +6 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
  2. Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
  3. Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
  4. Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
  5. Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.
  6. Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
  7. Arrange for or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers.
  8. Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts.
  9. Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability.
  10. Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.
  11. Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors.

Supplemental Tasks (4)

  1. Direct shows, productions, and plays.
  2. Hire and supervise workers who help locate people with specified attributes and talents.
  3. Teach acting classes.
  4. Locate performers or extras for crowd and background scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by direct contact or through agents.

Education & Training

Job Zone 4 Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

Bachelor's Degree
42%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
19%
Master's Degree
11%
Some College Courses
10%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
9%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
7%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
1%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
0%
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