Talent Director Research Paper
Talent Director “Cut! Do you even know what you are doing? You just wasted a whole ten minutes of my life with that! Next!” “And why would you even think you would make it with that? Take ten years of continuous singing lessons, as well as dance lessons, and then we will see how you do.” The career I have chosen is a talent director, I love music and talent and I want to let others know and help them with their talents. I would like to help people achieve their goals and help them get gigs and spread their talent with the world, if it is worth spreading. A talent director has a different activity every day, their own hours that they choose to work, and about a bachelor’s degree required. The daily activities that a talent director does are very different from other careers. They make screen tests or scripts for the performers to read, they also keep track of the performers files, and read the scripts to find out the type of performer needed (Jennings and Saddul). Only certain people could handle the stress and pressure this job can throw at others. They would almost have to have a heart of steel to say no to the child that squawks like a dying bird. “A talent
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The amounts of hours needed is based on how much they would need to work! You have to be able to stand out and get clients to keep a good reputation in this business (Torres and Citlali). The one thing I would enjoy about this job is that I would get to travel to certain places that have the application of a talent director needed. “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that in May 2014 the average yearly salary for agents and business managers of artists, performers and athletes was about $97,000.” (Torres and Citlali). This salary would also depend if they work a ton or not at all, since they get to choose their own work hours. In this career I could make or break someone and it could be their rise to fame or their last
The amounts of hours needed is based on how much they would need to work! You have to be able to stand out and get clients to keep a good reputation in this business (Torres and Citlali). The one thing I would enjoy about this job is that I would get to travel to certain places that have the application of a talent director needed. “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that in May 2014 the average yearly salary for agents and business managers of artists, performers and athletes was about $97,000.” (Torres and Citlali). This salary would also depend if they work a ton or not at all, since they get to choose their own work hours. In this career I could make or break someone and it could be their rise to fame or their last