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Overview
Heads of workshop coordinate specialist workshops that build, adapt and maintain stage elements from artistic plans, production schedules and technical documentation.
In job descriptions, look for scenic workshop management, set construction, design-team consultation, schedules, budgets, supplies, technical resources, safety at heights, quality control and production documentation.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Head of workshop work is practical coordination inside stage production. The role turns artistic drawings and schedules into set construction, workshop tasks, supplies, budgets, safety checks and finished stage elements.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include consulting with the design team, commissioning set construction, calculating design costs, leading a team and managing task schedules. Extra value can come from set drawings, technical documentation, quality control and risk assessment for productions.
Salary context
Pay should be compared by team size, budget ownership, production pressure and responsibility for safe delivery. A workshop head who plans resources, approves construction choices and manages suppliers carries a different load from a hands-on maker with limited coordination duties.
Career paths
Development can move toward production management, larger scenic workshops, technical direction, set-construction planning or specialist safety coordination. Progress depends on reliable schedules, clear documentation and trust from designers and production teams.
Good to know
Check whether the advert is for theatre, event, touring or in-house workshop work. Ask how designs arrive, who approves changes, what budgets are controlled and whether work at heights, fire intervention or mobile electrical systems are part of the job.
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This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Set and Exhibit Designers
27-1027.00
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Occupation group
Other artistic and cultural associate professionals (3435)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7d27600b-5cff-4ebc-b259-cc2d47572035 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3435.10 |
| ISCO group | 3435 |
| Concept type | Occupation |