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

cultural facilities managertoartistic director

A cultural facilities manager already meets 79% of what the artistic director role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cultural facilities manager
79%
Overlap1
To artistic director
35 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
33.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

79%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

33.8/ 100

1 Share of the artistic director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cultural facilities manager 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 31 of its required skills as things a cultural facilities manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply strategic thinking
  • approve reports for artistic project
  • coordinate artistic production
  • cope with challenging demands
  • corporate social responsibility
  • cultural projects

What stands in the way is 6 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 35 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 facilities manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held represent artistic production communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor artistic activities information skills
  • already held organise an exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held approve reports for artistic project information skills
  • already held define artistic vision communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide project information on exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 35 carried skills, including the 31 the artistic director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 4 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 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held contribute to the programmer's reflection process required
  • required, not held describe artistic experience required
  • required, not held identify artistic niche 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 present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held represent company in exhibitions optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held art-historical values required
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held determine context to present the work required
  • optional, not held use intuition in booking projects optional
  • optional, not held find a replacement for stage manager optional
04 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply strategic thinking skill
  • already held approve reports for artistic project skill
  • already held coordinate artistic production skill
  • already held cope with challenging demands skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held cultural projects knowledge
  • already held define artistic approach skill
  • already held define artistic vision skill
  • already held develop an artistic framework skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held direct an artistic team 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 monitor artistic activities 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 provide project information on exhibitions skill
  • already held represent artistic production 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 organise an exhibition skill
  • already held participate in artistic mediation activities skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
  • already held plan resource allocation skill
8 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 present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held represent company in exhibitions optional
43 held skills the artistic director role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble an artistic team skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues skill
  • not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • 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 rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with creative departments skill
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • 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 create production schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets 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 promotional tools skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate needs of artistic production 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 facilities management in the organisation knowledge
  • 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 artistic project 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 organise participation in local or international events skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill

3 further entries not listed here

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 facilities manager

Full index of moves from cultural facilities manager

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.