Cultural facilities manager to performance production manager
A cultural facilities manager already meets 82% of what the performance production manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
27.5/ 100
1 How much of what a performance production manager is expected to do is already part of a cultural facilities manager’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 performance production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A performance production manager role treats 28 of its required skills as things a cultural facilities manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- coordinate artistic production
- coordinate rehearsals
- coordinate with creative departments
- corporate social responsibility
- create production schedules
- cultural projects
What stands in the way is 5 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performance production manager 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.
- already held estimate needs of artistic production information skills
- already held plan artistic production activities management skills
- already held coordinate rehearsals management skills
- already held create production schedules management skills
- already held assemble an artistic team management skills
- already held develop cultural activities management skills
All 31 carried skills, including the 28 the performance production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 organise performance space required
- still to learn assess production needs to plan a production schedule required
- still to learn coordinate pre-show checks required
- still to learn organise rehearsals required
- still to learn adapt to artists' creative demands required
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure health and safety of visitors optional
- optional, not held document safety actions optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a performance production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 organise performance space practise this
- 02 adapt to artists' creative demands practise this
- 03 assess production needs to plan a production 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 31 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate artistic production skill
- already held coordinate rehearsals skill
- already held coordinate with creative departments skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held create production schedules skill
- already held cultural projects knowledge
- already held develop artistic project budgets skill
- already held develop cultural activities skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held establish daily priorities skill
- already held estimate needs of artistic production skill
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held liaise with cultural partners skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held manage artistic project 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 plan artistic production activities 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 assemble an artistic team skill
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held document safety actions optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure health and safety of visitors optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
47 held skills the performance production manager role does not ask for
- 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 apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role approve reports for artistic project 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 cope with challenging demands 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 create project specifications skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems 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 develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role develop cultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
- not needed by the target role direct an artistic team 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 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 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 monitor artistic activities skill
- not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role organise participation in local or international events skill
- not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
7 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
Common questions about this move
Can a cultural facilities manager become a performance production manager?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A cultural facilities manager already covers 82% of what a performance production manager is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 28 of which the performance production manager role treats as required.
What skills does a cultural facilities manager need to become a performance production manager?
5 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is organise performance space.
How hard is the move from cultural facilities manager to performance production manager?
Its learning distance is 27.5 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.