Video Producers create films, television programs, video productions or commercials by filming, adding sound and editing in digital or analogue format.
Occupation description
Video Producers create films, television programs, video productions or commercials by filming, adding sound and editing in digital or analogue format.
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Media Producer (excluding Video)
- Art Director (Film, Television or Stage)
- Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage)
- Director of Photography
- Film and Video Editor
- Program Director (Television or Radio)
- Stage Manager
- Technical Director
- Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.
Video Producer is a VETASSESS Group B occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or AQF Graduate Diploma
*** Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:
- AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
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minimum years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
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minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – Three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- Creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs.
Employment information
A Video Producer coordinates the many different aspects of the video production process, from pre-production, to production, to post-production. They may write or assist in developing a script, meet with clients, create a budget and actualise expenses, secure locations and required permits, mock-up a schedule, hire key staff including talent and a crew, and determine all the necessary logistics along the production process from planning stage to video completion.
Supporting material for assessment
Applicants nominating for this occupation are advised to provide a copy of, or a link to, their showreel.
Self-Employment
If you are self-employed, you are required to provide the following:
- Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) Accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your Accountant or Solicitor must include the Accountant’s or Solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed, including official dates in each role, the nature of the business conducted, the signature and contact details of the Accountant or Solicitor.
- A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment.
- Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and/or official taxation records.
- Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.
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