Table 1Transition record

producertoradio producer

A producer already meets 43% of what the radio producer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From producer

43%

Overlap1

To radio producer

12 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

55.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the radio producer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the producer 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

Why this move works

A radio producer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a producer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

copyright legislation
manage budgets
manage staff
negotiate with artists
perform market research
project management principles

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radio producer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a producer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify music with commercial potential management skills
already held select scripts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held types of audiovisual formats arts and humanities
already held edit scripts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held negotiate with artists communication, collaboration and creativity
already held supervise sound production management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the radio producer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held develop program ideas required
required, not held develop creative ideas required

optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held prepare broadcasts optional
optional, not held select music optional
optional, not held manage feedback optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held evaluate broadcast programs required
required, not held monitor broadcast programming required

optional, not held manage digital archives optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required

optional, not held develop programming schedule optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held obtain relevant licenses required

05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radio producer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held negotiate with artists skill
already held perform market research skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held assess financial viability skill
already held edit scripts skill
already held identify music with commercial potential skill
already held select scripts skill
already held supervise sound production skill
already held types of audiovisual formats knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess sound quality optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held audio editing software optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held edit recorded sound optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess sound quality optional
optional, not held broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
optional, not held develop programming schedule optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held manage digital archives optional
optional, not held prepare broadcasts optional
optional, not held select music optional
optional, not held audio editing software optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held manage feedback optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

43 held skills the radio producer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role audiovisual products knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
not needed by the target role carry out auditions skill
not needed by the target role carry out interviews to select artistic team members skill
not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
not needed by the target role coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role direct distribution operations skill
not needed by the target role ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role hire background musicians skill
not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role make film shooting schedule skill
not needed by the target role manage sound quality skill
not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate exploitation rights skill
not needed by the target role negotiate publishing rights skill
not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote music skill
not needed by the target role record multi-track sound skill
not needed by the target role sales activities knowledge
not needed by the target role search for a suitable filming location skill
not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill
not needed by the target role take artistic vision into account skill
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role use audio reproduction software skill

3 further entries not listed here

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held audio editing software optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from producer

Full index of moves from producer

Note

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.