From artistic director to cultural facilities manager
14 of the 23 essential skills of a cultural facilities manager are already essential for a artistic director — about 61% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 61%
- of the target job covered
- 23
- essential skills of a cultural facilities manager
What a cultural facilities manager does
Cultural facilities managers direct the operations of facilities that provide cultural services such as theatre, museums and concert halls. They plan and organise the daily operations of the related staff and facilities and ensure the organisation follows the latest developments in its field. They coordinate the different departments of the facility and manage the correct use of resources, policies and budgets.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- approve reports for artistic project
- corporate social responsibility
- cultural projects
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- manage budgets
- manage logistics
- manage staff
- manage supplies
- organise cultural events
- promote cultural venue events
- promote inclusion
- supervise daily information operations
- work with cultural venue specialists
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a cultural facilities manager and not for a artistic director. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues
- create cultural venue learning strategies
- create cultural venue outreach policies
- develop cultural activities
- develop cultural policies
- evaluate cultural venue programmes
- evaluate cultural venue visitor needs
- manage cultural facility
- organise participation in local or international events
Other moves from artistic director
2 roles- performance production manager19 skills in common
- cultural centre director17 skills in common
← artistic directorcultural facilities manager →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a cultural facilities manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.