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Arts Administrator or Manager

139911 · Sedentary

Career data Close match

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Most common salary $66k – $124k
Upper salary up to $162k
Training 0-3 years

Description

Plans, organises, directs, controls, co-ordinates and promotes artistic and cultural policies, programmes, projects and services.

Typical work tasks

  • Selects items for display/presentation; arranges finance for show/production; selects director and technical personnel and, in consultation with director, auditions and selects cast; establishes operating budgets and production schedules; determines treatment and scope of production or display; supervises production and suggests or approves change in script or presentation.

Typical work environment

  • Frequently works indoors in offices, meeting rooms and other workspaces such as a theatre, gallery or studio.
  • Work outdoors is not required unless the production site is outdoors.
  • Generally works in adequately heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces. On-site situations may be dirty, noisy and dusty, for example when sets are being built.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • This is sedentary work with frequent sitting in offices or in meetings.
  • Employees stand and walk frequently around the workspace and at venues such as theatres and art galleries.
  • Lifting, carrying, pulling, bending, squatting or crouching is not a significant feature of the job.
  • There are occasional to frequent repetitive hand and finger movements required when using hand-held objects/equipment including pens, telephones and calculators and using a keyboard and mouse.
  • Driving is not typically a significant feature of the job.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, organisational, and financial, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making.
Entry signal Reviewed

Requires a substantial formal qualification.

Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration No licence required
Next-day ready No

How this was determined (model-generated): Arts Administrator/Manager: tertiary qualification or 5 yrs experience; no licence gate.

Entry Requirements

  • A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skilll Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.