Cultural facilities manager to artistic director

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• still to learn art history required
• still to learn art-historical values required
• optional, not held museum databases optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A cultural facilities manager already covers 79% of what an artistic director is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 31 of which the artistic director role treats as required.

6 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is art history.

Its learning distance is 33.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.