Translate artistic concepts to technical designs

Description

Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 20 occupations
  • Optional in 11 occupations
  • Total: 31 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)

Essential for

  • Puppet designer
    A Puppet Designer is an artist and craftsman who creates puppets for performances, including theater, film, television, and animation. They design and construct puppets with attent…
  • Automated fly bar operator
    Automated fly bar operators control the movements of sets and other elements in a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their w…
  • Sound operator
    Sound operators control the sound of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their work is influenced by and influences the res…
  • Stage manager
    Stage managers coordinate and supervise the preparation and execution of the show to ensure the scenic image and the actions on stage comply with the artistic vision of the…
  • Dresser
    Dressers assist and support artists before, during and after the performance to ensure the performers costumes are in line with the artistic vision of the director and the artistic…
  • Set builder
    Set builders construct, build, prepare, adapt, and maintain scenic elements used on stage and for filming movies or television programs. They use various materials like wood, steel…
  • Make-up artist
    Make-up artists assist and support artists before, during and after the performance and filming of movies or television programs to ensure the make-up is in line with the artistic……
  • Scenic painter
    Scenic painters decorate sets for live performances. They employ various crafting and painting techniques such as figurative painting, landscape painting, and Trompe-l'œil to crea…
  • Stage machinist
    Stage machinists manipulate sets and other elements in a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, interacting with the performers. Their work is influenced by and inf…
  • Make-up and hair designer
    Make-up and hair designers develop a design concept for make-up and hair of performers and supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision.…
  • Director of photography
    Directors of photography are responsible for the visual interpretation of the script and all photography components of the film, including framing, colouring, lightning, style and …
  • Instrument technician
    Instrument technicians assist and support musicians before, during and after the performance to ensure the instruments and the connected equipment, the backline, are setup properly…
  • Head of workshop
    Heads of workshop coordinate specialised workshops that construct, build, prepare, adapt and maintain elements used on stage. Their work is based on artistic vision, schedules and …
  • Hair stylist
    Hair stylists wash, dry, cut and style the hair of singers and presenters and various types of actors, including stage, movie, tv and music video actors. They work together…
  • Light board operator
    Light board operators control the lighting of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their work is influenced by and influence…
  • Costume maker
    Costume makers construct, sew, stitch, dye, adapt and maintain costumes to be used in live performances and in movies or television programs. Their work is based on artistic vision…
  • Wig and hairpiece maker
    Wig and hairpiece makers create adapt and maintain hair prostheses for use in live performance. They work from sketches, pictures and artistic visions combined with knowledge of th…
  • Prop master/prop mistress
    A prop master/prop mistress runs the property department which makes, stores and transports the props as well as preps the props for each day’s shoot. A prop, or property,…
  • Mask maker
    A Mask Maker is an artisan who designs and creates masks for a variety of purposes, including theater, film, festivals, rituals, fashion, performance art, and cultural events. Comb…
  • Performance hairdresser
    Performance hairdressers assist and support artists before, during and after the performance to ensure the hairdressing is in line with the artistic vision of the stage director an…

Optional for

  • Audio production technician
    Audio production technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal sound quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to u…
  • Pyrotechnician
    Pyrotechnicians control the pyrotechnical elements of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their work is influenced by and i…
  • Scenery technician
    Scenery technicians setup, prepare, check and maintain pre-assembled sets in order to provide optimal scenery quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to unloa…
  • Sound designer
    Sound designers develop a sound design concept for a performance and supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced……
  • Set designer
    Set designers develop a set concept for performance and supervise its execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced by and…
  • Miniature set designer
    Miniature set designers design and build miniature props and sets of motion pictures. They build models used for visual effects that meet the look and requirements of the productio…
  • Sign maker
    Sign makers design and develop signs for a variety of uses such as flyers, traffic signs, billboards and business signs. They use different materials and techniques and if necessar…
  • Video technician
    Video technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal projected image quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to un…
  • Stage technician
    Stage technicians control different aspects of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. They prepare and perform the setup, prog…
  • Art director
    Art directors shape the visual layout of a concept. They create innovative designs, develop artistic projects  and manage the cooperation between all aspects involved. Art director…
  • Theatre technician
    Theatre technicians execute all technical tasks to support live performances. They build and break down stages and decors, install and operate sound, light, recording and video equ…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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