Art administrators are among the professionals that manage the business needs of an organisation devoted to arts. They provide support for financial and corporative tasks, and they can work for a range of organizations from for-profit to governmental or non-profit organisations. Examples of these organisations are dance companies, film studios, theaters and art museums or galleries.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Choosing writers, studying scripts to determine artistic interpretation, and instructing actors on acting methods;
(b) Directing all aspects of dramatic productions on stage, television, radio or in motion pictures, including choice of actors, and final decisions concerning costumes, set designs, sound or lighting effects;
(c) Planning, organizing and controlling the various stages and scheduling involved in the production of presentations, motion pictures, television shows and radio programmes;
(d) Engaging and supervising all technical personnel, and determining the treatment, scope and scheduling of production;
(e) Maintaining production archives and negotiating royalties;
(f) Creating, planning, writing scripts for recording, videotaping and editing programmes;
(g) Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment.