Quick answer: Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters are moderately stress-exposed compared with other Australian occupations — ranked #152 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 47.3/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are pace and demands and responsibility burden.
Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters stress profile vs the national average
Each occupation is scored across six categories of workplace mental health hazard, built from 22 stress factors identified in SafeWork Australia's occupational hazards data. Higher scores mean greater exposure.
- Emotional demands41.8 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden66.8 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands68.8 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control17.5 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony60.2 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment28.6 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters
Compared with the average Australian occupation, artistic directors, and media producers and presenters score furthest above the norm on pace and demands (68.8 vs 56 average), responsibility burden (66.8 vs 60 average) and emotional demands (41.8 vs 37.9 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is frequency of decision making at 91.5/100 — against an all-occupation average of 70.7.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (28.6 vs 38.2), precision and monotony (60.2 vs 67.7) and lack of control (17.5 vs 24.5), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters
- 1Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
91.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
- 2Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
87.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 3Responsibility burden
Coordinate or Lead Others
84.8/100
All-occupation average: 64.9
- 4Pace and demands
Time Pressure
84/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 5Pace and demands
Duration of Typical Work Week
82.5/100
All-occupation average: 62.1
All 22 stress factors for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
41.8 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People8.2 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People56.5 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations60.5 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
66.8 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results82 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety38.8 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results87.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error41.2 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others84.8 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
68.8 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure84 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week82.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment12.2 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making91.5 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition74 vs 52.4
Lack of control
17.5 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions16.8 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work18.2 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
60.2 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks42 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate78.5 vs 78.6
Physical environment
28.6 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable47 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting22.8 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures12 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections0 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity61.5 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters map to recognised psychosocial work factors under ISO 45003 and Australian WHS legislation. Learn what each one is and how it can be controlled:
- Exposure to Violence →Whether workers face the risk of physical or verbal aggression at work.
- Exposure to Trauma →Whether workers encounter traumatic events or material as part of their role.
- Work Interaction →The quality of relationships and interactions within the team and organisation.
- Work Demands →The volume, pace, and complexity of what is asked of workers.
- Role Clarity →Whether workers clearly understand what is expected of them.
- Leadership →The quality and consistency of management behaviour at all levels.
Methodology
Clearhead scored 317 occupations in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) using SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. We kept only the 22 hazard variables relating to mental health — such as conflict exposure, decision-making pressure, and time pressure — and deliberately excluded physical safety risks like working at height.
The 22 variables are grouped into six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment. An occupation's composite score is the equally weighted average of its six category scores. All scores run 0–100, where higher means more stress-inducing.
Two control-related variables are reported by SafeWork with inverted polarity (“freedom to make decisions” and “structured versus unstructured work”). We reverse these and present them as lack of autonomy to make decisions and amount of highly structured work, so that a higher score consistently indicates greater stress exposure.
Hazard exposure describes the average conditions of an occupation, not any individual's experience — everyone has a different tolerance for these challenges, and conditions vary between workplaces.
Frequently asked questions
Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters: how stressful is the job?
Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters rank #152 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 47.3/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 52.1% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters?
The highest-scoring hazards are frequency of decision making (91.5/100), impact of decisions on co-workers or company results (87.5/100) and coordinate or lead others (84.8/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in emotional demands, responsibility burden and pace and demands.
Which stress factors are lower for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters?
Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters score below the national average for lack of control (17.5 vs 24.5 average) and precision and monotony (60.2 vs 67.7 average) and physical environment (28.6 vs 38.2 average), which partially offsets the higher-scoring hazards.
Where does this data come from?
Scores are derived from SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. Clearhead filtered the dataset to the 22 mental-health-related hazard variables — excluding physical safety risks — and scored 317 ANZSCO occupations across six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment.
Beyond the average
This is the average hazard exposure for artistic directors, and media producers and presenters. Your workforce isn't average.
Clearhead's Psychosocial Risk Pulse measures the actual psychosocial risk in your organisation, quarterly — across 18 ISO 45003-aligned work factors.