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Overview
Location managers find and arrange places where filming can happen, negotiate site use, organise access, directions and practical logistics, and maintain the location while production is on site.
In job descriptions, look for location scouting, permits, site agreements, budgets, road directions, production schedules, crew safety, consumables, contracts and coordination with directors, camera teams and lighting teams.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Location manager work starts before the crew arrives: reading the script, matching scenes to real places, checking access and negotiating use. During shooting, the role keeps routes, permits, site rules, supplies and crew safety under control.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes location logistics, permits, contracts, budget discipline, road directions, script analysis and calm coordination with production, camera, lighting and property owners.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production scale, number of locations, travel, permit complexity, shoot length, budget responsibility, unsocial hours and how much safety and site management the role carries.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior location management, production management, location scouting, assistant directing, production coordination or specialist work on complex outdoor or public-space shoots.
Good to know
Check whether adverts mention scouting, permits, contracts, site security, transport routes, location budgets, production schedules and contact with owners or local authorities.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include script supervisor, assistant video and motion picture director and costume attendant.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
27-1019.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETBusiness Operations Specialists, All Other
13-1199.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
59.11Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Other artistic and cultural associate professionals (3435)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/89a0af2a-edf4-4d1a-8526-f4a8f476cea2 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3435.11 |
| ISCO group | 3435 |
| Concept type | Occupation |