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Where an assistant video and motion picture director can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an assistant video and motion picture director already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Assistant video and motion picture directors are responsible for the organisation, scheduling and planning of the cast, crew and activities on a set. They assist the video and motion picture directors, maintain budgets and ensure that all production activities go according to schedule.

Also known as director's right hand man, second assistant director, assistant director, director's right-hand woman, third assistant director, assistant video director, first assistant director, director's right hand woman, assistant motion picture director, director's right-hand person, director's right hand person, director's right-hand man.

Technicians and associate professionals 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: set buyer, 27%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
set buyer 27% covered producer 24% covered video and motion picture prod… 24% covered post-production supervisor 22% covered broadcasting programme direct… 22% covered assistant video and motio… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from assistant video and motion picture director, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an assistant video and motion picture director already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An assistant video and motion picture director needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • coordinate rehearsals management skills
  • develop project schedule management skills
  • coordinate transportation management skills
  • handle paperwork management skills
  • collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse goal progress information skills
  • film production process arts and humanities
  • apply company policies assisting and caring
  • apply organisational techniques management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an assistant video and motion picture director does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Assistant video and motion picture director is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an assistant video and motion picture director’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.