Careers

There are numerous careers that users can pursue in TSG. Some careers are more hands on than others. This page describes each career path a user can pursue and what is involved in that career. Any character within the game will have stats that can effect their success or failure in the game. Some stats are good, others bad. More info on player stats can be found here.

STUDIO PRESIDENT
One of the main career paths in TSG. You own and manage a film studio. You control everything from the studios finances to which scripts to buy and who to cast for you film. Every decision that is to be made is made by you as the president of the studio.

The most important aspect of this career path is managing the finances of your studio. As the president, you will be able to see every financial aspect of your studio. You will be able to see all your studios expenses including salaries, production costs, building maintenance, etc. You will also be able to see any revenue including box office receipts, DVD sales, merchandising, rent, etc. Everything you do in TSG costs money so we want you to be aware of every financial transaction your studio makes.

In addition to making sure their studio is making money, studio presdients can also make money for themselves that they can use for numerous in game purchases. Making money as a studio president is easy. If you own the studio without investors or a board of directors, you receive a percentage of your studios revenue. Bank accounts are updated weekly in game time (56 Hours) If a studio has a board or investors, Studio presidents will receive a salary and possibly a performance bonus at the end of the year in game. This money is the users personal bank account and cannot be used for studio business unless the user decides to invest in the studio. They can use this money to purchase numerous in game items including homes, cars, art work, etc.

TV NETWORK PRESIDENT
Basically the same as a Studio President except instead of a film studio, this user is in control of a TV network. You can own a TV network directly or be hired to run it. Network presidents tend to not make as much money as Studio presidents but if a TV network is owned by a Film Studio, they may be hired to run both and receive two salaries and twice the bonuses.

FILM DIRECTOR
Users can also play the role of a Film Director. Depending on how hands on the studio that a film you're working on is, you are either in complete control of the production of a film or you will share it with a Producer or Studio President. If you have complete control, you will have talent attributes ranging from 1-10 that determine how good your films will be and how well you work with talent. These can increase or decrease over time. Film Directors will receive a base salary (default is $50,000) per film. This is guaranteed once you are hired by a studio to work on a film. Outside of this, you will not receive any regular income. You can also receive bonuses from a studio including percentage of a films revenue. These can be negotiated with a studio during contract negotiations. The more successful you are, the more willing, and likely, that a studio will offer you bonuses for a film.

When you choose this career path, you will begin with $25,000 in your bank account, a cheap apartment, and a run down car. You can purchase a new home, car, etc throughout the game, but everything costs money so make sure you don't overdraft your account or you may end up living in a trailer under an overpass with the other washed up directors.

In addition to working for a studio, you can also work on independent projects which can be funded by you personally or you can reach out to an investor or the bank to help with financing. If they agree to support your project financially, they will ask for something in return. If it's an investor, it's usually a percentage of a projects revenue. Bank loans must be paid back by the user monthly until the full amount of the loan is paid off. Investments and loans are to be paid back in full no matter how successful a film is. Users are only allowed one loan AND one investment per project.

ON SCREEN TALENT
Users can also be an on screen talent (Actor/Actress). Similar to a Director in that you have talent attributes that determine how your performance will be in a film. These attributes are on a scale of 1-10 and include genre specific (Action, Comedy, Drama). Also things like Work Ethic, Voiceover, etc. These are laid out in the Talent Skills section here.

This career path is fairly hands off as compared to others. Users in this career path don't directly control their performance in a film. Once they're hired for a film, their character stats determine their performance. They can, however, pay money to attend classes to increase their skills. Skills earned from classes are permanent but may temporarily decrease due to negative things such as addiction, etc.On Screen Talent can also gain genre skill boosts by appearing in films with a Director who has a higher genre skill than them.

Similar to Film Directors, On Screen talent will receive a base salary per film. This is guaranteed to be paid by the party responsible for producing a film. The default salary is $50,000 and is paid up front once hired for a film. Even if a film is eventually pulled, any talent hired will be paid in full. Talent can hire an agent to find projects and negotiate contracts but the on-screen talent can decide whether they wish to perform the role. Users in this role may also receive a percentage of a films revenue if negotiated with a studio or Independent film maker.

Like Directors, Users in this role will begin with $25,000 in their bank account, live in a cheap apartment, and drive a cheap car. They can use this money to purchase a new home, car, attend classes to increase skills, etc. Their may even be some vices that you decide to engage in such as gambling, drinking, drug use, etc.

TALENT AGENT
This role represents the talent in TSG. You can search for any available film roles and negotiate any talent contracts for your client. Talent agents can represent up to 15 clients at once. Talent Agents don't have skills like Directors or on-screen talent but they can build a reputation depending on the talent they represent. Being a talent agent requires as much time as the user is willing to put into it. They should always be looking for potential jobs for their talent and willing to negotiate contracts for their talents or they could be fired.

Agents receive an annual salary from the talent they represent. They may also receive a percentage of a talents bonus from a film. This is to be negotiated between the talent and the agent. Salaries are updated annualy in game time and bonuses are updated weekly in game time.

REAL ESTATE AGENT
Real Estate Agents are responsible for all the real estate (homes, offices, etc) in TSG. They can make money three ways. Through selling vacant land to other users to build homes or offices on, selling existing buildings to other users, or helping other users find available buildings/land. They are paid once the sale is completed.

These users can acquire real estate by purchasing them from the bank or another user. This career path does not require as much time as some of the other careers. Users in this path should, however, keep an eye on any possible listings for real estate.