Production Managers organize the business, finance and employment issues in film and television productions. As a Production Manager, you would be in charge of how the production budget is spent and making sure that everything runs smoothly during filming.

Before production begins, your work would involve:
meeting the producer and other senior production staff to examine scripts or program ideas
drawing up a shooting schedule and estimating cost
hiring crews and contractors, and negotiating rates of pay
negotiating costs and approving the booking of resources, equipment and suppliers
overseeing location bookings and arranging any necessary permissions and risk assessments

During filming, duties include:
making sure that the production runs to schedule, and reporting to the producer on progress
managing the production schedule and budget
managing the production team
dealing with any problems
making sure that insurance, health and safety rules, copyright laws and union agreements are followed.

Creative directors play an essential role in the marketing, creative, communications and digital departments. They are responsible for leading their team, developing creative guidelines and directing creative work, including print collateral, websites, email campaigns, television and radio advertising, and many related tasks. These professionals often report directly to CMOs and other directors, and they rely on extensive experience and professional judgment to plan and executive projects.

It’s a dynamic job. One day you may be writing copy for the launch of a new website. The next, you can be standing beside the director’s chair at a casting call. Thus, you’ll need to be an expert in all facets of the creative process — and the creative industry — in order to produce the best work.

Creative Directors also must be great leaders with the ability to maximize the talents of their teams. Doing so means being a coach, a teacher, an instructor, and a critic all at once. Creative directors work with copywriters, graphic designers, web designers, account managers, brand managers and other marketers on a daily basis.