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Producers are expected to have:
• Business and financial skills
• Budgeting skills
Transferable skills should include:
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Organisational and planning skills
• Time management skills and the ability to
work under pressure
• Problem solving and decision making skills
• Project management skills
• The ability to work independently and as part
of a team
• The ability to handle criticism
• The ability to be patient and the need to
understand the performers’ needs at
all times
• The ability to focus and work for long periods
of time and all hours of the day
• The ability to adapt to change
• The ability to motivate and inspire the team
• Research skills
Additional qualities
These may include:
• A sense of initiative
• An energetic approach
• Assertiveness
• Attention to detail
• Charisma
• Confidence in one’s own specialisation
• Creativity and artistic vision
• Dedication
• Leadership
Related career opportunities
• Art Critic
• Arts Manager
• Audio-Visual Editor
• Cameraperson
• Costume Designer
• First Assistant Director
• Location Manager
• Performer
• Scriptwriter
• Sound Designer
• Sound Engineer
• Stage Manager
• Stunt Coordinator
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