Creative and Performing Artists

How to become a Director

Official title: Director (stage/film/television/commercial/video/radio)

Also called: Animation director, Branded content advertising videos director, Director of commercials, Film director, Motion picture director, Radio director, Stage director, Television director, Theatrical director, Video director, Assistant Director, Director (Single Camera Production, Multiple Camera Production)

Director (stage/film/television/commercial/video/radio) interprets script, conducts rehearsals and directs activities of cast and technical crew for stage, motion pictures, television, commercial, video or radio programmes. He/she makes creative decisions, such as the interpretation of scripts, choice of actors or guests, set designs, sound, special effects, and choreography.

Main tasks

Choosing writers, studying scripts to determine artistic interpretation, and instructing actors on acting methods
Directing all aspects of dramatic productions on stage, television, radio or in motion pictures, including choice of actors, and making 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
Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment

Ways in

University: Communications & Media degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $143,976 a year. The middle half earn $113,748 to $187,884 a year.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Director?

Ways in include: Communications & Media degrees.

How much does a Director earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $143,976 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $113,748 to $187,884.

Will AI change the work of a Director?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026