Music Video Directors and Producers

Experience making music videos and overseeing production tasks associated with creating videos is highly recommended for aspiring directors and producers.

Music video directors must have a strong creative vision for their projects, but they must also be able to work with producers, editors, record company executives, and other industry professionals. They should be decisive leaders with an excellent knowledge of music videos and the narrative forms necessary to create them.

Music video producers come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Some start out as directors, musicians, business school graduates, actors, or production assistants. Many have never formally studied music video production or film. Most producers, however, get their positions through several years of experience in the industry, perseverance, and a keen sense for what projects will be artistically and commercially successful.