Also called: Supervising Location Manager
Secures and manages every real-world place a production films, from mansions to subway stations.
A location manager negotiates with a homeowner to film in their kitchen for a week, pulls city permits, notifies neighbors, and arranges parking for 30 trucks. On shoot days they handle complaints and make sure the place is left spotless.
Approximate, based on Teamsters Local 399 location manager rates and typical work years.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Usually works up from location scout or assistant location manager; Teamsters Local 399 in LA.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Film Production, Urban Planning, Business.
Growing about average. Follows on-location production, which moves around with state tax incentives.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps search photo libraries and draft permits; negotiating with owners, neighbors and cities and managing sets on location stays human.
Classes: Business, Geography, Speech, Photography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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