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Where a promoter can go next

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

Promoters work with artists (or their agents) and venues on to arrange a show. They liaise with bands and agents to agree on a date for a performance and negotiate a deal. They book a venue and promote the upcoming gig. They make sure everything the band needs is in place and set up soundcheck times and the running order of the show. Some promoters work freelance, but they may also be tied to a single venue or festival.

Also known as in-house promoter, tour and event booker, events promotor, event organiser, events organiser, event promoter, performance tour manager, road manager, booker & promotor, event organizer, events organizer, music promotor.

Technicians and associate professionals 20 skills on file 1 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: event manager, 25%

Fig. 2 · Career map 1 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 1 nearest destinations from promoter, 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 promoter already covers. All 1 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only one move is listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

event manager 25% covered · difficulty 76.1

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A promoter needs 16 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

manage relationships with artists communication, collaboration and creativity
match venues with performers management skills
arrange event needs management skills
develop an artistic network communication, collaboration and creativity
plan presence at professional events management skills
adapt communication style according to recipient communication, collaboration and creativity
confer with event staff communication, collaboration and creativity
select musical performers management skills
promote music communication, collaboration and creativity
solicit event publicity communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Promoter 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 promoter’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.