Job Responsibilities

Detailed Work Activities

Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.

Select staff, team members, or performers.

Coordinate logistics for productions or events.

Negotiate for services.

Maintain records, documents, or other files.

Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

Study scripts to determine project requirements.

Coordinate musical rehearsals or performances.

Direct productions or performances.

Monitor current trends.

Teach classes in area of specialization.

Teach humanities courses at the college level.

Work Context

Electronic Mail — 93% responded “Every day.”

Telephone — 79% responded “Every day.”

Contact With Others — 81% responded “Constant contact with others.”

Structured versus Unstructured Work — 65% responded “A lot of freedom.”

Face-to-Face Discussions — 71% responded “Every day.”

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 52% responded “Important results.”

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 71% responded “Every day.”

Freedom to Make Decisions — 58% responded “Some freedom.”

Work With Work Group or Team — 71% responded “Extremely important.”

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 70% responded “High responsibility.”

Deal With External Customers — 33% responded “Extremely important.”

Spend Time Sitting — 41% responded “About half the time.”

Frequency of Decision Making — 41% responded “Every day.”

Coordinate or Lead Others — 52% responded “Very important.”

Letters and Memos — 52% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”

Time Pressure — 40% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”

Level of Competition — 43% responded “Highly competitive.”

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 26% responded “Moderate responsibility.”

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 33% responded “Fairly important.”

Duration of Typical Work Week — 59% responded “40 hours.”

Worker Requirements Skills

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.

Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge

English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Administrative — Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Fine Arts — Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.