Table 1Transition record

artistic directortocultural centre director

A artistic director already meets 52% of what the cultural centre director role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From artistic director

52%

Overlap1

To cultural centre director

23 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

58.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the cultural centre director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the artistic director profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A cultural centre director role treats 17 of its required skills as things a artistic director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

approve reports for artistic project
corporate social responsibility
cultural projects
establish daily priorities
follow company standards
liaise with cultural partners

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cultural centre director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a artistic director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held approve reports for artistic project information skills
already held work with cultural venue specialists communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise cultural events management skills
already held promote cultural venue events communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cultural projects social sciences, journalism and information
already held liaise with cultural partners communication, collaboration and creativity

All 23 carried skills, including the 17 the cultural centre director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create cultural venue learning strategies required
required, not held develop cultural policies required
required, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs required
required, not held develop cultural activities required
required, not held work within communities required

optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
optional, not held manage cultural facility optional
optional, not held supervise event staff optional
optional, not held coordinate events optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held create cultural venue outreach policies required
required, not held liaise with event sponsors required
required, not held build community relations required
required, not held develop promotional tools required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held promote cultural venue in schools optional
optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues required
required, not held manage health and safety standards required

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held evaluate cultural venue programmes required

optional, not held assess data collected to improve community arts programme optional
optional, not held evaluate events optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required

optional, not held project management principles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cultural centre director role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held approve reports for artistic project skill
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held cultural projects knowledge
already held establish daily priorities skill
already held follow company standards skill
already held liaise with cultural partners skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage logistics skill
already held manage staff skill
already held manage supplies skill
already held organise cultural events skill
already held promote cultural venue events skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held strive for company growth skill
already held supervise daily information operations skill
already held work with cultural venue specialists skill
already held apply strategic thinking skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held perform project management skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill
already held represent the organisation skill
already held set organisational policies skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess data collected to improve community arts programme optional
optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held manage cultural facility optional
optional, not held promote cultural venue in schools optional
optional, not held supervise event staff optional
optional, not held coordinate events optional
optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held evaluate events optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

26 held skills the cultural centre director role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertise an art collection skill
not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role art-historical values knowledge
not needed by the target role contribute to the programmer's reflection process skill
not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
not needed by the target role cope with challenging demands skill
not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
not needed by the target role define artistic vision skill
not needed by the target role describe artistic experience skill
not needed by the target role determine context to present the work skill
not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
not needed by the target role help the programmer define an artistic vision skill
not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
not needed by the target role monitor artistic activities skill
not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
not needed by the target role provide project information on exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role represent artistic production skill
not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role use intuition in booking projects skill

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held budgetary principles required
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from artistic director

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.