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Managers and Directors in the Creative Industries

Managers and directors in creative industries plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources of organisations in sectors such as arts, publishing, music, media, design and architecture.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£21,151
£38,624
£65,212

New workers start around £21,151. Normal pay is £38,624 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £65,212.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 59,008 vacancies for this type of job

5.12%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Determines staffing, material, financial, and other short- and long-term needs.

  • Reviews and revises creative teams' work across multiple projects.

  • Establishes client's requirements and oversees the conception and development of multiple projects.

  • Keeps up to date with new releases, publications and trends in relevant fields.

  • Helps set the creative direction of their organisation and finds new talent, such as artists, writers and musicians, as well as pieces such as artworks, scripts and music.

  • Liaises with clients, generates new business and promotes their organisation by attending and organising conferences, exhibits and other events.

  • Plans, organises, directs and co-ordinates the activities and resources of organisations in the creative industries, such as publishing firms, art galleries and television companies.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Marketing

  • Project Management

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Graphic Design

  • Workflow Management

  • Branding

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Brand Management

  • Art Direction

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Innovation

  • Customer Service

  • Detail Oriented

  • Sales

  • Planning

  • Presentations

  • Teaching

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Environmental Chemistry

University of Aberdeen

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/152

Geography

University of Sussex

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/147

Environmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Geography

Keele University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Keele · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Chemistry with Placement

Heriot-Watt University

MChem (H) · 5 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Civil Engineering

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Biochemistry

University of Strathclyde

MSci · 5 Years · Full-time · Glasgow · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Biochemistry with a Year Abroad

University of East Anglia UEA

Msci (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Norwich · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Biomedical Science

University of the West of Scotland

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Hamilton · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 108/108

Built Environment Studies

University College of Estate Management

CertHE · 2 Years · Distance learning (full-time) · Reading · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Geography

University of Leeds

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 25/09/2024

Tariff points: 136/144

Geography with Study Abroad

University of Bristol

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Bristol · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/159

Geography

Bangor University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bangor, Gwynedd · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/128

Chemistry

Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Manchester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Chemistry

Loughborough University

MChem (H) · 4 Years · Full-time · Loughborough · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

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