If you have a flair for the artistic and want to move up the organisational chart to manage the creation process, you may want to consider the job of an Artistic Director.

Artistic Directors are the bolt that holds together an artistic organisation. As an Artistic Director, you will have overarching artistic control of the theatre's production choices, directorial choices, and overall artistic vision. Your responsibilities can include choosing the material staged, the hiring of creative/production personnel (such as directors), and other theatre management tasks. You may also be required to put your finger on directing productions.

You will work closely with the general manager of the theatre, and contribute the artistic evaluation of projects and productions to be included in promotional, funding, and press materials.

An artistic director also functions as a resource for the directors who are working to mount productions at the theatre and can provide support, counsel, and/or artistic input where requested.

You are the beginning and the end of everything within the art organization. Artistic directors are frequently regarded as the artistic representatives of theatre companies and are often required to speak about their theatre to the press.

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