What You'll Do

  • Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms.
  • Confer with clients to develop strategies for their careers, and to explain actions taken on their behalf.
  • Develop contacts with individuals and organizations, and apply effective strategies and techniques to ensure their clients' success.
  • Schedule promotional or performance engagements for clients.
  • Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.
  • Keep informed of industry trends and deals.
  • Manage business and financial affairs for clients, such as arranging travel and lodging, selling tickets, and directing marketing and advertising activities.
  • Conduct auditions or interviews to evaluate potential clients.
  • Arrange meetings concerning issues involving their clients.
  • Prepare periodic accounting statements for clients.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Persuasion 4.0/5
Negotiation 4.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Coordination 3.75/5
Time Management 3.75/5
Writing 3.62/5
Active Learning 3.5/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.38/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Social Orientation, Self-Confidence, Perseverance, Dependability, Leadership Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Expression 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5
Speech Clarity 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Written Expression 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Photoshop Apple macOS Avid Technology iNEWS Customer relationship management CRM software Database software Email software Facebook Financial accounting software LexisNexis LinkedIn Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Salesforce Marketing Cloud Salesforce software Spreadsheet software Statistical analysis software Tax planning software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.69/5)
  • Self-Confidence (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.5/5)
  • Leadership Orientation (High importance: 4.5/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

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Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

This page shows the role itself. To see personal fit, use the assessment to compare your interests, motivations, and strengths against this career and against the role you are in now.

Can this help if I want to stay in my field

Yes. Many people use career pages like this to compare nearby roles in the same field and see whether they need a full switch or a better-fit version of the work they already know.

What should I compare first

Start with the daily tasks, the preparation level, and the work-style signals on this page. Then use the assessment to see whether this role looks like a stronger fit than your current role or just a different title.