So a little background info about me, I got my BA in Sociology and Psychology about a year and a half ago and decided I wanted to be a Cinematographer. I spent a lot of time PAing on sets and eventually found a camera crew that was willing to train me to be their 1AC. I did that a couple of times then realized that the stress from working long hours and not knowing when the next gig would come would most likely be too much to handle for me (and I also preferred making my own short docs with friends instead of working on set). So I've decided to let go of the Cinematography dream, at least for now, and look toward other career options in film. I had a brief internship with a production company over the summer where i helped screen a film they were trying to sell to distributors and I figured that maybe working with a production company might be the right path to lean into next. I'd still love to be surrounded by film and people who are passionate about it while having stable hours and pay but I really don't know what goes into production company life outside of my very limited experience.

I consider myself to be a very creative and research oriented person and I also some admin experience in addition to set experience but outside of that I don't know what skills I should work on to be more marketable if I do want to go into the field.

What's your position/what has your experience been like? What are the roles? What are the positives and stressors of that environment? What skills does it take to do well?

Thanks to all who answer!