Most Important Skills for a Production Manager at Hamilton the Musical
Franklin, a Production Manager, emphasizes a crucial combination of "hard skills" and "soft skills" for success. The role necessitates "cross functional leadership" alongside a deep understanding of theatrical "rigging, Lighting and Sound," requiring continuous learning throughout one's career progression.
Project Management, Teamwork, Communication, Technical Skills, Leadership
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Franklin Swann
Production Manager
Hamilton the Musical/Hudson Theatrical Associates
NYU/Tisch School of the Arts - 2015
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Arts, Entertainment & Media
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1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for effective collaboration with diverse teams.
2. Cross-functional leadership is essential for managing various aspects of production.
3. Technical skills in theatrical rigging, lighting, and sound are necessary for understanding the production mechanics and processes
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What skills are most important for your job?
There are a lot of different components to it, but there's a good combination of hard and soft skills. I think soft skills are really important in this role because it's people-driven.
So, understanding how to work with big and diverse teams, who have a lot of different needs in their own jobs, is crucial. Understanding cross-functional leadership is also really important.
Then, for hard skills, it is a technical job. Understanding the mechanics of theatrical rigging, lighting, and sound is something you'll want to build upon. You can start early in your career with fewer responsibilities and keep learning that as you go.
Understanding that pretty nitty-gritty, technical engineering stuff is important, and combining that...
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