Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

cultural centre directortoartistic director

A cultural centre director already meets 54% of what the artistic director role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cultural centre director
54%
Overlap1
To artistic director
23 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
59 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59/ 100

1 Share of the artistic director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cultural centre 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 artistic director role treats 22 of its required skills as things a cultural centre director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply strategic thinking
  • approve reports for artistic project
  • corporate social responsibility
  • cultural projects
  • develop professional network
  • establish daily priorities

What stands in the way is 15 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 artistic director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cultural centre 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 22 the artistic director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 9 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held contribute to the programmer's reflection process required
  • required, not held cope with challenging demands required
  • required, not held define artistic approach required
  • required, not held define artistic vision required
  • required, not held describe artistic experience required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held identify artistic niche required
  • required, not held provide project information on exhibitions required
  • required, not held represent artistic production required
  • optional, not held advertise an art collection optional
  • optional, not held develop drama production process optional
  • optional, not held help the programmer define an artistic vision optional
  • optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held represent company in exhibitions optional
02 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate artistic production required
  • required, not held determine context to present the work required
  • required, not held direct an artistic team required
  • optional, not held use intuition in booking projects optional
  • optional, not held find a replacement for stage manager optional
  • optional, not held plan resource allocation optional
03 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held art-historical values required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor artistic activities required
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held museum databases optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a artistic 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 apply strategic thinking skill
  • already held approve reports for artistic project skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held cultural projects knowledge
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • 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 perform project management skill
  • already held promote cultural venue events skill
  • already held promote inclusion skill
  • already held represent the organisation skill
  • already held set organisational policies 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 plan health and safety procedures skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held use intuition in booking projects optional
  • optional, not held advertise an art collection optional
  • optional, not held develop drama production process optional
  • optional, not held find a replacement for stage manager optional
  • optional, not held help the programmer define an artistic vision optional
  • optional, not held museum databases optional
  • optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held represent company in exhibitions optional
  • optional, not held plan resource allocation optional
27 held skills the artistic director role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues skill
  • not needed by the target role assess data collected to improve community arts programme skill
  • not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build community relations skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate community arts activities skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
  • not needed by the target role create cultural venue learning strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role create cultural venue outreach policies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop cultural activities skill
  • not needed by the target role develop cultural policies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop inclusive communication material skill
  • not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue visitor needs skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate events skill
  • not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cultural facility skill
  • not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote cultural venue in schools skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise event staff skill
  • not needed by the target role work within communities skill
3 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 art history required
  • required, not held art-historical values required
  • optional, not held museum databases optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cultural centre director

Full index of moves from cultural centre director

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.