Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a location manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a location manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Location managers are responsible for procuring locations for filming outside of the studio and all the logistics this includes. They negotiate site use, and manage and maintain the site during shooting. Location managers manage the safety and security of the film crew on site.

Also known as film and TV location manager, location coordinator, film location coordinator, film location manager, TV location manager, location director, location scout, film & TV location manager, series location manager, location assistant, set location manager.

Technicians and associate professionals 26 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: production designer, 30%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
production designer 30% covered director of photography 30% covered script supervisor 28% covered video and motion picture dire… 28% covered stand-in 27% covered location manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from location manager, 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 a location manager 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

A location manager needs 15 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
  • arrange permits information skills
  • manage location logistics management skills
  • prepare road directions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • supervise site maintenance management skills
  • work with pre-production team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • search for a suitable filming location information skills
  • analyse logistic needs information skills
  • negotiate price communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage consumables stock management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a location manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Location manager 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 a location manager’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.