Assistant video and motion picture director to broadcasting programme director
An assistant video and motion picture director already meets 22% of what the broadcasting programme director role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.9/ 100
1 How much of what a broadcasting programme director is expected to do is already part of an assistant video and motion picture director’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the broadcasting programme director role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A broadcasting programme director role treats 4 of its required skills as things an assistant video and motion picture director already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply organisational techniques
- copyright legislation
- manage budgets
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A broadcasting programme director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an assistant video and motion picture director background worth leading with.
- already held calculate production costs information skills
- already held audiovisual equipment arts and humanities
- already held copyright legislation business, administration and law
- already held apply organisational techniques management skills
- already held manage budgets management skills
- already held manage staff management skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the broadcasting programme director role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn evaluate broadcast programs required
- still to learn monitor broadcast programming required
- still to learn inspect data required
- still to learn perform market research required
- optional, not held screen television series pilots optional
- still to learn develop programming schedule required
- still to learn finish project within budget required
- still to learn recruit employees required
- optional, not held assess production needs to plan a production schedule optional
- optional, not held prepare casting budget optional
- optional, not held create production schedules optional
- still to learn brand marketing techniques required
- still to learn market analysis required
- still to learn audiovisual products required
- optional, not held photography optional
- still to learn obtain relevant licenses required
- still to learn supervise video quality required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a broadcasting programme director role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 supervise video quality practise this
- 02 audiovisual products study this
- 03 develop programming schedule practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held apply organisational techniques skill
- already held copyright legislation knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
- already held calculate production costs skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held develop program ideas optional
- optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
- optional, not held select video shots optional
- optional, not held work closely with news teams optional
- optional, not held negotiate with artists optional
- optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
- optional, not held perform video editing optional
- optional, not held audio editing software optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held screen television series pilots optional
- optional, not held assess production needs to plan a production schedule optional
- optional, not held develop program ideas optional
- optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
- optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
- optional, not held perform video editing optional
- optional, not held prepare casting budget optional
- optional, not held select video shots optional
- optional, not held work closely with news teams optional
- optional, not held audio editing software optional
- optional, not held create production schedules optional
- optional, not held negotiate with artists optional
- optional, not held photography optional
23 held skills the broadcasting programme director role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
- not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
- not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
- not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate transportation skill
- not needed by the target role create storyboards skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role develop project schedule skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
- not needed by the target role present storyboard skill
- not needed by the target role purchase props skill
- not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
- not needed by the target role search for a suitable filming location skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn audiovisual products required
- still to learn brand marketing techniques required
- still to learn market analysis required
- optional, not held audio editing software optional
- optional, not held photography optional
Other moves recorded from assistant video and motion picture director
- set buyer 27% covered · substantial
- producer 24% covered · career change
- video and motion picture producer 24% covered · career change
- post-production supervisor 22% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from assistant video and motion picture director
Common questions about this move
Can an assistant video and motion picture director become a broadcasting programme director?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An assistant video and motion picture director already covers 22% of what a broadcasting programme director is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the broadcasting programme director role treats as required.
What skills does an assistant video and motion picture director need to become a broadcasting programme director?
12 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is supervise video quality.
How hard is the move from assistant video and motion picture director to broadcasting programme director?
Its learning distance is 74.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.