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27-2012.05 - Media Technical Directors/Managers


Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.


Key Facts
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Green Job
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Current Employment
122,600
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Forecasted Employment
133,800
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Change in Employment
+11,100
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Change in Employment %
+9.1%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Test equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Monitor broadcasts to ensure that programs conform to station or network policies and regulations.
  • Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition.
  • Act as liaisons between engineering and production departments.
  • Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs.
  • Schedule use of studio and editing facilities for producers and engineering and maintenance staff.
  • Confer with operations directors to formulate and maintain fair and attainable technical policies for programs.
  • Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations.
  • Train workers in use of equipment, such as switchers, cameras, monitors, microphones, and lights.
  • Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators.
  • Collaborate with promotions directors to produce on-air station promotions.
Supplemental
  • Direct technical aspects of newscasts and other productions, checking and switching between video sources and taking responsibility for the on-air product, including camera shots and graphics.
  • Set up and execute video transitions and special effects, such as fades, dissolves, cuts, keys, and supers, using computers to manipulate pictures as necessary.
  • Discuss filter options, lens choices, and the visual effects of objects being filmed with photography directors and video operators.
  • Follow instructions from production managers and directors during productions, such as commands for camera cuts, effects, graphics, and takes.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 Communications and Media
  • 95%
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 87%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 English Language
  • 83%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Telecommunications
  • 75%
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 72%
    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
 Administration and Management
  • 66%
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 61%
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
 Education and Training
  • 57%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Production and Processing
  • 56%
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
 Geography
  • 54%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
 Law and Government
  • 50%
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Video and combination video and audio presentation equipment and hardware and controllers
  • Analog editing systems
  • Digital editing systems
  • Digital video effects units
  • Linear editing systems
  • Master control switchers
  • Non-linear editing systems
  • Teleprompters
  • Vision mixers
 Audio presentation and composing equipment and hardware and controllers
  • Audio boards
 Camera accessories
  • Camera control units
  • Robotic cameras
 Computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Personal computers
  • Video servers
 Cameras
  • Digital video cameras
 Interior lighting fixtures and accessories
  • Studio lighting
 Audio and visual equipment
  • Tape machines
  • Videotape recorders
  • Wireless microphones
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffectsHOT
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
  • Adobe Systems Adobe PhotoshopHOT
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Avid Technology
  • Avid Technology Media Composer
  • Character generator software
  • FacebookHOT
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
  • Side Effects Houdini
  • Social media sitesHOT
  • The Associated Press ENPS
  • Word processing software
  • YouTubeHOT
 Computer game or entertainment software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
  • Avid Technology Pro Tools
 Business function specific software
  • Atlassian JIRAHOT
  • Microsoft OfficeHOT
 Industry specific software
  • Autodesk Maya for Design VisualizationHOT
 Development software
  • C
  • C++HOT
  • Practical extraction and reporting language PerlHOT
  • PythonHOT
  • Software development tools
  • SwiftHOT
  • Unity Technologies Unity
 Operating environment software
  • LinuxHOT
  • UNIXHOT
  • UNIX ShellHOT
 Information exchange software
  • MailChimp
  • Microsoft OutlookHOT
 Data management and query software
  • Microsoft SQL ServerHOT
  • Oracle softwareHOT
  • Pinterest
  • Salesforce
  • Structured query language SQLHOT
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Specialty
 Advanced
 Product/Equipment
  • Avid Certified Support Representative for Editing
    Avid Technology Park One Park West Tewsbury, , MA 08176

  • Avid Certified Support Representative for Workgroups
    Avid Technology Park One Park West Tewsbury, , MA 08176

All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
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No specific licensing information is listed for this occupation in the area you have selected.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
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