Managers - Publishing, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and Performing Arts (0512)

Job titles

• administrator of studio and broadcasting station
• ballet company director
• book publishing manager
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Nature of work

Managers in this unit group plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate operations within publishing firms, film, theatre and record production companies and broadcasting facilities. They are employed by radio and television stations, by newspaper, periodical and book publishing firms, and by film, theatre, record and video production companies.

Fields of interest

• Managing, organizing, administrating
• Working in an office
• Working in the arts, culture, music, and recreation

Main duties

• Managers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
• - Establish procedures and implement policies in newspaper and publishing firms, in film, theatre, record and video production companies, and in radio and television stations
• - Plan and maintain production schedules for publications, films, broadcasts, and theatre, record and video productions
• - Prepare and control budgets
• - Hire and supervise staff
• - Consult with government regulatory agencies to evaluate and review programs and policies to ensure conformance to regulations
• - Initiate or approve development of articles, books, films, broadcasts, musical recordings and theatre productions, and liaise with authors, composers, producers and directors.

Main characteristics of the occupation

• * Interests
• * Physical activities
• * Aptitudes
• * Environmental conditions
• * Data, people, things

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Employment requirements

• * A university degree or college diploma in communications, broadcasting, journalism or other arts discipline is usually required.
• * Several years of experience within the publishing, film production, broadcasting or theatre industry are usually required.

Skill type

• Management occupations

Skill level

• Management

Job titles - Classified elsewhere

• * Producers, Directors, Choreographers and Related Occupations (5131)
• * Publishers (in 0016 Senior Managers - Goods Production, Utilities, Transportation and Construction)
• * Senior Managers - Trade, Broadcasting and Other Services, n.e.c. (0015)

Professional associations

• Association des diffuseurs spécialisés en théâtre
• Conseil québécois des ressources humaines en culture
• Conseil québecois du théâtre