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Where a post-production supervisor can go next

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

Post-production supervisors oversee the whole post-production process. They work together with the music editor and video and motion picture editor. Post production supervisors help plan the production workflow to make sure the post production phase is included and budgeted for. They ensure that the final product is delivered and distributed.

Also known as post-production technical coordinator, post-production team leader, post-production manager, post production supervisor, post-production coordinator, post-production editing supervisor, post-production workflow supervisor, audio-video post-production supervisor, head of post-production.

Professionals 19 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: video and motion picture producer, 26%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
video and motion picture prod… 26% covered script supervisor 23% covered casting director 21% covered director of photography 20% covered assistant video and motion pi… 19% covered post-production supervisor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from post-production supervisor, 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 post-production supervisor 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 post-production supervisor needs 13 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
  • monitor production costs information skills
  • work with video and motion picture production team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • check the production schedule management skills
  • work with pre-production team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult with motion picture producer communication, collaboration and creativity
  • work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • read scripts information skills
  • consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • film production process arts and humanities
  • supervise work management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a post-production supervisor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Post-production supervisor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 post-production supervisor’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.