Cinema director assistant - Salary and Career
Show Directors

Cinema director assistant - Career description, activities, functions and salary

Film, theater, television and radio program, artistic, production and programming directors direct, create, coordinate, supervise and evaluate artistic, technical and financial aspects relating to the making of films, plays, dance shows, opera and musicals, programs and content for television and radio, videos, multimedia and advertising pieces.

How much does an Cinema director assistant earn

A Cinema director assistant earns between $1.400 and $16.604 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.900 and a median salary of $2.500 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 39 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Cinema director assistant

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 4.900 58.803 1.225 24
1º Quartile 1.400 16.797 350 7
Median Salary 2.500 30.000 625 12
3º Quartile 12.663 151.954 3.166 61
Higher Salary 16.604 199.247 4.151 80


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • communicators, artists and religious
      • performance and arts professionals
        • show directors

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Main workplaces

Show Directors they work in cultural and recreational activities and in other business activities. There is intense mobility between the functions of Film, TV, video and theater director, with many professionals working either in one vehicle or in another and also occasionally acting as producers or actors, concurrently or separately. In general, the bond as an employee, between TV and radio directors and, as self-employed, for other occupations, predominates. Their activities are carried out in teams, at irregular hours and some professionals may be subject to the effects of working under pressure, under intense noise, high temperatures and great heights.


What does it take to work in the field of Show Directors

The exercise of family occupations requires initial training equivalent to complete higher education. The full exercise of activities requires four to five years of experience, since the expected expertise comes from repeated practice.


Functions and activities of Cinema director assistant

Show Directors must:

  • plan programming grids in multiple windows;
  • directing achievements in performing arts, music, audiovisuals and multimedia;
  • decoupage content;
  • execute schedule grids;
  • directing performing arts, musical, audiovisual and multimedia achievements;
  • evaluate results;
  • execute grid;
  • execute programming grids;
  • plan programming grids in multiple windows;
  • plan multi-window programming grids;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • evaluate the results;
  • communicate;
  • developing ideas;
  • develop ideas;
  • plan production;
  • build team;
  • planning programming grids in multiple windows;
  • directing achievements in performing arts, musicals, audiovisuals and multimedia;
  • planning production;
  • build a team;
  • form a team;
  • run programming grids;
  • form team;
  • direct achievements in performing arts, musicals, audiovisuals and multimedia;
  • create projects;
  • directing achievements in performing, musical, audiovisual and multimedia arts;

  • Activities

    • developing partnerships;
    • perform technical tests;
    • consider the project from a marketing point of view;
    • analyze audience, content and behavior;
    • disclose the achievement in the media;
    • make information available to the team;
    • elaborate budget;
    • demonstrate harmony with technological innovations;
    • demonstrate aesthetic perception ability;
    • conduct tests with artistic talents;
    • approve teams;
    • indicate artistic team;
    • directing the teams during the realization process;
    • evaluate the partial results of the production process;
    • register the idea or argument;
    • establish parameters and guidelines for each sector of the realization (light, sound, etc);
    • select material for the development of the program;
    • approve program content;
    • plan necessary resources within the product lifecycle;
    • interact with teams;
    • supervising the organization of production;
    • select the themes to be worked on;
    • directing rehearsals;
    • have meetings with teams;
    • indicate programming team;
    • demonstrate ability to work under pressure;
    • interface with related sectors;
    • set the production of promotional pieces;
    • approve production schedule;
    • evaluate the final results of the production process;
    • interact with the public;
    • order content;
    • acquire content and formats;
    • supervise creation;
    • plan media;
    • collect information, data;
    • map required resources;
    • supervising post-production and finalization;
    • supervising the creation;
    • establish strategic programming actions;
    • create the work format;
    • adjusting the realization to the circumstances (artistic, technical, financial, market, etc.) ;
    • manage curation of collection content;
    • indicate artistic team;
    • supervising pre-production;
    • perform technical and aesthetic reading of the script;
    • consider the project from an artistic point of view;
    • deliver courses, lectures, workshops, etc;
    • delegating attributions to different sectors;
    • define the narrative design of the work;
    • build project production drawing;
    • share ideas with the team;
    • demarcate the use of equipment;
    • conducting the internal rhythm of the work;
    • apply provisions of the relevant legislation;
    • identify target audience;
    • select material for the elaboration of the program;
    • perform project feasibility study;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • demonstrate leadership ability;
    • manage programming grid display in multiple windows;
    • write texts for periodicals;
    • demonstrate attunement to behavioral transformations;
    • search themes;
    • indicate production team;
    • demonstrate flexibility ability;
    • analyze market demands;
    • adapt the product according to the grid and /or platform;
    • establish agreements with producer and sponsor;
    • make information available to staff;
    • define scenarios and locations;
    • directing artistic talents (actors, presenters, singers , etc.);
    • manage conflicts;
    • manage business script display;
    • consider the project from a technical point of view;
    • evaluate team performance;
    • promote meetings with teams;
    • indicate a technical team;
    • demonstrate ability to find solutions;
    • analyze the results of external evaluations;
    • supervising creation;
    • demonstrate ability to work in a team;
    • concept projects;
    • consider the project from an operational point of view;
    • managing the realization time;
    • research the characteristics of the target audience;
    • plan necessary resources within the life cycle of products;
    • create scripts;
    • consider the project from a financial point of view;
    • planning product lifecycles;
    • provide advice;
    • supervising the production, realization, assembly, presentation ;
    • follow audience;
    • control display failures;
    • reformat product;


    Sectors that hire Cinema director assistant the most in the job market

    • movie, video and television program production activities
    • open television activities
    • portals, content providers and other information services on the internet
    • higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
    • movie screening activities
    • advertising agencies
    • fairs, congresses, exhibitions and parties organization services
    • activities of religious organizations
    • development of computer programs and software in general
    • direct marketing




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