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

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1. Review performer information such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, in order to decide whom to audition for parts.

2. Read scripts and confer with producers in order to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.

3. Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.

4. Audition and interview performers in order to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.

5. Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability.

6. Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.

7. Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.

8. Attend or view productions in order to maintain knowledge of available actors.

9. Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.

10. Contact agents and actors in order to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.

11. Hire and supervise workers who help locate people with specified attributes and talents.

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

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.

Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

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

Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

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

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

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.

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.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Education: Most of these occupations require a four - year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

The college search results are undergraduate programs associated with Talent Directors. Further education may also be required to pursue this career.

The training search results include both short and long-term programs associated with Talent Directors, and may be more appropriate for adult and non-traditional students. Further training may also be required to pursue this career.

In NY the average wage for this occupation was:

$46,750 for entry level workers, and $144,870 for experienced workers.

Based on the total number of annual openings and its growth rate, the employment prospects for this occupation are described as Very Favorable.

During 2006, there were approximately 15,640 Talent Directors employed in NY.

We estimate that in 2016 there will be 16,800  employed in NY. This represents an increase of 120 job(s) each year, and a total of 470 job openings each year.

Actors, producers, and directors - Visit this link for additional information on this career from the Occupational Outlook Handbook; a publication produced and maintained by the United States Department of Labor.

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