Managers - Publishing, Film, Broadcasting, and Performing Arts
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Job description
These individuals manage the activities of various arts and cultural organizations. They work in:
- Film and video production companies
- Publishing houses
- Theatre companies
- Record companies
- Radio and television broadcasting stations
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Establish procedures and implement policies.
- Plan and maintain production schedules.
- Prepare and check budgets.
- Plan, manage, and approve grant applications and accountability reports to donors.
- Ensure the organization’s financial management.
- Hire and supervise staff.
- Consult with government regulatory agencies to evaluate and review programs and policies.
- Implement or approve project development.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $28.59
- Median
- $46.15
- Maximum
- $74.36
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 55.1% Female
- 44.9% Male
Not available.
- 55.1% Female
- 44.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$75,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5152% of jobs
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NAICS 7128% of jobs
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NAICS 614% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 54194% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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Others9% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5152% of jobs
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NAICS 7128% of jobs
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NAICS 614% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 54194% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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Others9% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in production scénique (Régie et techniques scéniques)
Code : 561FB
Placement rate: 72.4%
24.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- A university degree or college diploma in one of the following may be required:
- Communication
- Broadcasting
- Journalism
- Other field of arts
- Several years of experience in publishing, film, broadcasting, or theatre are often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Solving complex problems
- Written expression
- Result evaluation
- System analysis
- Mathematics
- Systems evaluation
- Time management
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Teaching
- Negotiation
- Social perception
Abilities
- Deductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Inductive reasoning
- Mathematical reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Written expression
- Awareness of issues
- Basic numeracy
- Near vision
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to develop and maintain business relations
- Leadership
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Capacity to adapt
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Versatility
- Sense of initiative
- Creativity
- Knowledge of communication and media
- Knowledge of laws and policies
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Work in an office
- Create, design
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 50011
Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
Job titles
- Publishing house director
- Theatre director
- Dance company director
- Multimedia department manager
- Programming director - broadcasting
- Administrator of studio and broadcasting station
- Bureau chief - news agency
- Editorial chief
- Program general manager - broadcasting
- Managing editor
- Film production manager
- Opera company director
- Video production company manager
- Theatre company director
- Ballet company director
- Newspaper manager
- Operations manager - broadcasting
- Operations manager - publishing
- Radio station operations director
- Broadcasting manager
- Programming director - television
- Radio programming manager
- Managing editor - newspaper or periodical
- Newspaper managing editor
- Periodical managing editor
- Book publishing manager
- Royalties manager - arts
- Broadcasting station manager
- Radio station manager
- Television station manager
- Cost and royalties manager - publishing
- Copyright manager - publishing
- Publications manager
- News department manager
- Copyright and royalties manager
- Éditeurs/éditrices en chef
- Executive producer - visual effects
- Film and video executive producer
- Executive producer - video games
- Editor-in-chief
Skill type
Art, culture, recreation and sport
Last update: January 29, 2026
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