Creative & Media
Talent Directors
Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
Median salary
$83,480
Typical range
$43k – $199k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Talent Directors
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Talent Directors Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Talent Directors
Entry / Junior
$43,060
~2 yrs to advance
Talent Directors
Established
$83,480
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Talent Directors
Senior
$141,005
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
- •Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
- •Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
- •Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
- •Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.