artistic directortocultural facilities manager
A artistic director already meets 51% of what the cultural facilities manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
61.3/ 100
1 Share of the cultural facilities manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the artistic director 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 this move works
A cultural facilities manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a artistic director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- approve reports for artistic project
- corporate social responsibility
- cultural projects
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- manage budgets
What stands in the way is 9 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cultural facilities manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a artistic director background worth leading with.
- 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 14 the cultural facilities manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 43 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held organise participation in local or international events required
- required, not held create cultural venue learning strategies required
- required, not held develop cultural policies required
- required, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs required
- required, not held manage cultural facility required
- required, not held develop cultural activities required
- optional, not held assemble an artistic team optional
- optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
- optional, not held coordinate rehearsals optional
- optional, not held manage artistic project optional
- optional, not held create production schedules optional
- optional, not held create project specifications optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
- optional, not held plan artistic production activities optional
- required, not held create cultural venue outreach policies required
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held build community relations optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
- required, not held evaluate cultural venue programmes required
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
- optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
- optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
- optional, not held estimate needs of artistic production optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- required, not held assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues required
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held facilities management in the organisation optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a cultural facilities manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 organise participation in local or international events skill · occupation specific
- 02 assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues skill · sector specific
- 03 create cultural venue learning strategies skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 35 skills that carry over
- already held approve reports for artistic project skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held cultural projects knowledge
- already held establish daily priorities skill
- already held follow company standards 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 promote cultural venue events skill
- already held promote inclusion skill
- already held supervise daily information operations skill
- already held work with cultural venue specialists skill
- already held apply strategic thinking skill
- already held coordinate artistic production skill
- already held cope with challenging demands skill
- 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 liaise with cultural partners skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held monitor artistic activities skill
- already held organise an exhibition skill
- already held participate in artistic mediation activities skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
- already held plan resource allocation 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
34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assemble an artistic team optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
- optional, not held coordinate rehearsals optional
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held facilities management in the organisation optional
- optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held manage artistic project optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
- optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
- optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held build community relations optional
- optional, not held create production schedules optional
- optional, not held create project specifications optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held estimate needs of artistic production optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
- optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held plan artistic production activities optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
14 held skills the cultural facilities manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advertise an art collection skill
- not needed by the target role art history knowledge
- not needed by the target role art-historical values knowledge
- not needed by the target role contribute to the programmer's reflection process skill
- not needed by the target role describe artistic experience skill
- not needed by the target role determine context to present the work skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
- not needed by the target role help the programmer define an artistic vision skill
- not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
- not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
- not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role use intuition in booking projects skill
6 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 budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held facilities management in the organisation optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
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.