Technical Director Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Technical Director Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Technical Producer

ANZSCO Code: 212317 | Unit Code: 2123

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Not Defined

Profile Description: Controls the quality of pictures and sound for television or radio programs by directing technical teams and planning and organising technical facilities.

Job Duties:

• studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
• assessing locations and staging requirements for productions in association with specialist designers
• overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions
• determining lighting, film, shutter angles, filter factors, camera distance, depth of field and focus, angles of view and other variables to achieve desired mood and effect
• viewing film and video tape to evaluate and select scenes and determine which scenes need to be re-shot
• planning and organising the preparation and presentation of programs
• supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
• assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing program content, set locations and stage directions with production team
• creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. Some occupations in this unit group require high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors are mainly employed in: Information Media and Telecommunications; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; and Arts and Recreation Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors is Bachelor degree (56.6 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 35-44 years (29.8 per cent) and the median age is 40 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors is 24.3 per cent and 76.4 per cent of Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 39.0 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,411 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose very strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors to November 2020 is expected to grow strongly.