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How exposed to AI is a Producers and Director?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for producers and directors, 9 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 8 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Artistic DirectorDirectorExecutive ProducerMultimedia ProducerNews ProducerProducerProduction DirectorRadio ProducerTelevision News Producer (TV News Producer)Television Producer (TV Producer)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
57%
hold a degree, from a survey of 36
138k
people do this job in the US
14 of 40
least protected in arts, design and media

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

9
  • Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources
  • Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed
  • Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions
  • Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects
  • Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written
  • Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources
  • Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution
  • Arrange financing for productions
  • Select plays, scripts, books, news content, or ideas to be produced

Only with software built on top

13
  • Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene
  • Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards
  • Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes
  • Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts
  • Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility
  • Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained
  • Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary
  • Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage
  • Cut and edit film or tape to integrate component parts into desired sequences
  • Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings
  • Review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming
  • Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions
  • Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters

Cannot be sped up

8
  • Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized
  • Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education
  • Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members
  • Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing
  • Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music
  • Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process
  • Hire principal cast members and crew members, such as art directors, cinematographers, and costume designers
  • Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.