How To Become a Talent Director

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How Long Does It Take, What Degree Do You Need, and More

Talent Directors

Talent Directors audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

Salary
$96690
Becoming One
Hard
Education
Bachelor's degree
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth

Personality



What degree do you need

Recommended degree level

Bachelor’s Degree

We did a survey to ask other Talent Directors what degree they had when they became a Talent Director. Here are the results.
Bachelor’s Degree
42.31%


Associate’s Degree
18.77%


Master’s Degree
10.89%


One of the most common questions that we always get is what major or degree do I need to become Talent Directors or what courses do I need to take.

We also asked Talent Directors what did they major in college or university and here are the top 5 most popular majors that came up.

Radio and Television
Drama and Dramatics or Theatre Arts
Directing and Theatrical Production
Musical Theatre
Dramatic or Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

The majority of Talent Directors typically enter the occupation with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater, cinematography, film/ video production or a related field.



How hard is it

Difficulty
Hard

You will need a considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge or experience to be a Talent Director. For example, an accountant must complete 4 years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Careers in this difficulty category will usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. These careers usually involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Similar careers include sales managers, database administrators, chemists, and art directors.


Related work experience required
4 to 6 years

4 to 6 years
32.37%


2 to 4 years
20.85%


1 to 2 years
19.72%


Job training
6 months to 1 year

6 months to 1 year
31.37%


1 to 3 months
23.12%


1 to 2 years
16.28%



License and certifications

Do you need any license or certification


Skills required

We asked other Talent Directors if they could only have 5 skills, what would they be. Here is what they said.

1. Reading Comprehension what does this mean
2. Active Listening what does this mean
3. Speaking what does this mean
4. Social Perceptiveness what does this mean
5. Critical Thinking what does this mean

= Hot in-demand that most employers are looking for


Knowledge required

Just like any other job, you will need certain know-hows to excel at your job. Talent Directors are generally very knowledgeable in these 5 key areas.

1. Fine Arts what does this mean
2. English Language what does this mean
3. Customer and Personal Service what does this mean
4. Communications and Media what does this mean
5. Administration and Management what does this mean


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