Media Producer
OFO Code: 265412
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 265412
- Occupation
- Media Producer
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 2654 · Film, Stage and Related Directors and Producers
Official description
Film, stage and related directors and producers oversee and control the technical and artistic aspects of motion pictures, television or radio productions and stage shows.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Broadcasting and Theatrical Production Manager, Radio Producer, CD Producer, Producer (Film and Television), Executive Producer, Stage Producer, Musical Producer, Television Producer, Film Producer, Theatre Producer
- Creating, planning, writing scripts for recording, videotaping and editing programs
- Planning, organizing and controlling the various stages and scheduling involved in the production of presentations, motion pictures, television shows and radio programs
- Maintaining production archives and negotiating royalties
- 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
- Engaging and supervising all technical personnel, and determining the treatment, scope and scheduling of production
- Choosing writers, studying scripts to determine artistic interpretation, and instructing actors on acting methods
- Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
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