performance lighting designertolight board operator
A performance lighting designer already meets 73% of what the light board operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
73%
41.7/ 100
1 Share of the light board operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the performance lighting designer 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 light board operator role treats 29 of its required skills as things a performance lighting designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- assess power needs
- attend rehearsals
- communicate during show
- draw up artistic production
What stands in the way is 6 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 44 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A light board operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performance lighting designer background worth leading with.
- already held plot lighting states with automated lights working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held plot lighting states working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate a lighting console working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held set up light board working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held read lighting plans information skills
- already held focus lighting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 44 carried skills, including the 29 the light board operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production required
- required, not held interpret artistic intentions required
- required, not held intervene with actions on stage required
- required, not held support a designer in the developing process required
- optional, not held instruct on set up of equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain system layout for a production optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- required, not held prepare personal work environment required
- optional, not held cue a performance optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- required, not held manage performance light quality required
- optional, not held rig automated lights optional
- optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
- optional, not held distribute control signals optional
- optional, not held focus stage lights optional
- optional, not held maintain automated lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain dimmer equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held operate dimmer equipment optional
- optional, not held prevent technical problems with lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held store performance equipment optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a light board operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill · sector specific
- 02 interpret artistic intentions skill · sector specific
- 03 intervene with actions on stage 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 44 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held assess power needs skill
- already held attend rehearsals skill
- already held communicate during show skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held draw up lighting plan skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held operate a lighting console skill
- already held organise resources for artistic production skill
- already held perform quality control of design during a run skill
- already held plot lighting states skill
- already held plot lighting states with automated lights skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held read lighting plans skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held set up light board skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held use communication equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
- already held coach staff for running the performance skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- already held focus lighting equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held monitor developments in technology used for design skill
- already held plan act lighting skill
- already held provide technical documentation skill
- already held rig lights skill
- already held update budget skill
- already held update design results during rehearsals skill
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held instruct on set up of equipment optional
- optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
- optional, not held cue a performance optional
- optional, not held distribute control signals optional
- optional, not held focus stage lights optional
- optional, not held maintain automated lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain dimmer equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain system layout for a production optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held operate dimmer equipment optional
- optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held prevent technical problems with lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held rig automated lights optional
- optional, not held store performance equipment optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
27 held skills the light board operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
- not needed by the target role analyse music score skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the scenography skill
- not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
- not needed by the target role conduct costume research skill
- not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
- not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
- not needed by the target role develop design ideas cooperatively skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role light a show skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
- not needed by the target role present artistic design proposals skill
- not needed by the target role propose improvements to artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
- not needed by the target role research new ideas skill
- not needed by the target role supervise plotting of stage lights skill
- not needed by the target role take measurements of performance space skill
- not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
- not needed by the target role verify feasibility skill
Other moves recorded from performance lighting designer
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.