What is an Intimacy Coordinator?

Maybe you’ve heard about it in a celebrity interview, seen it in the credits on your favorite TV show or at your local theatre. But Intimacy Coordinator, and it’s siblings, Intimacy Director, Intimacy Choreographer, and Intimacy Professional are now part of pop culture.

So, what is an Intimacy Coordinator?

An Intimacy Coordinator is someone who coordinates and choreographs scenes of intimacy, simulated sex, nudity, and/or hyper-exposure for recorded or streaming media aka, TV and film.

What is the difference between an Intimacy Director, Intimacy Coordinator, Intimacy Choreographer, and Intimacy Professional?

An Intimacy Director is for LIVE performance: theatre, dance, opera, etc. An Intimacy Coordinator is for RECORDED performance: film, tv, etc. Intimacy Choreographer and Intimacy Professionals can be either/or, both/and. I choose Intimacy Choreographer, as I am a movement specialist and feel that highlights my movement background. I work as both an Intimacy Director and an Intimacy Coordinator.

Over the month of September, I’m going to be looking at more about the role of Intimacy Coordinators on set, both on my blog and my TikTok.

Stay tuned!