Sign maker to performance video designer
A sign maker already meets 16% of what the performance video designer role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
86.5/ 100
1 How much of what a performance video designer is expected to do is already part of a sign maker’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 video designer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A performance video designer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a sign maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop design concept
- develop design ideas cooperatively
- monitor developments in technology used for design
- perform quality control of design during a run
- present artistic design proposals
What stands in the way is 22 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performance video designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sign maker background worth leading with.
- already held develop design ideas cooperatively communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held present artistic design proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop design concept communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor developments in technology used for design information skills
- already held perform quality control of design during a run information skills
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the performance video designer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 46 missing skills fall into 8 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 adapt existing designs to changed circumstances required
- still to learn adapt to artists' creative demands required
- still to learn analyse a script required
- still to learn analyse the scenography required
- still to learn coach staff for running the performance required
- still to learn communicate during show required
- still to learn edit digital moving images required
- still to learn propose improvements to artistic production required
- still to learn safeguard artistic quality of performance required
- still to learn update design results during rehearsals required
- optional, not held adapt artistic plan to location optional
- optional, not held help the programmer define an artistic vision optional
- optional, not held write technical riders optional
- still to learn analyse music score required
- still to learn analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions required
- still to learn monitor sociological trends required
- still to learn research new ideas required
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- still to learn verify feasibility required
- optional, not held analyse the need for technical resources optional
- optional, not held document your own practice optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- still to learn tune a projector required
- still to learn use communication equipment required
- still to learn work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision required
- optional, not held run a projection optional
- optional, not held set up projection equipment optional
- still to learn assess power needs required
- optional, not held cue a performance optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held organise resources for artistic production optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
- optional, not held work with respect for own safety optional
- still to learn run a media server required
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a performance video designer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt existing designs to changed circumstances practise this
- 02 adapt to artists' creative demands practise this
- 03 analyse a script 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held develop design concept skill
- already held develop design ideas cooperatively skill
- already held monitor developments in technology used for design skill
- already held perform quality control of design during a run skill
- already held present artistic design proposals skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt artistic plan to location optional
- optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
- optional, not held analyse the need for technical resources optional
- optional, not held cue a performance optional
- optional, not held document your own practice optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held help the programmer define an artistic vision optional
- optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
- optional, not held run a projection optional
- optional, not held set up projection equipment optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held write technical riders optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held organise resources for artistic production optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
- optional, not held work with respect for own safety optional
23 held skills the performance video designer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
- not needed by the target role cut glass skill
- not needed by the target role design package skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role develop design plans skill
- not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
- not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role operate monogram-printing device skill
- not needed by the target role paint ship decks skill
- not needed by the target role plan new packaging designs skill
- not needed by the target role prepare equipment for textile printing skill
- not needed by the target role printing media knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role process man-made fibres skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work on design planning skill
- not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
- not needed by the target role types of moulded fibres knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
4 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 adobe creative suite optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
Common questions about this move
Can a sign maker become a performance video designer?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A sign maker already covers 16% of what a performance video designer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the performance video designer role treats as required.
What skills does a sign maker need to become a performance video designer?
22 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is adapt existing designs to changed circumstances.
How hard is the move from sign maker to performance video designer?
Its learning distance is 86.5 out of 100, which is the career change 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.