How do they match: Audio and Video Technicians

  • Audio and Video Technicians

  • Producer
  • Production Assistant
  • Video Production Assistant
  • Video Production Specialist
  • Video Control Operator
  • Video Editor
  • Video Equipment Technician
  • Video Installer
  • Video Operator
  • Video Projection Technician
  • Video Technician
  • Videographer
  • AV Production Specialist
  • Audio Video Technician
  • Audio Visual Production Specialist
  • Multimedia Production Assistant
  • Music, Sound, and Light Technician

  • Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

  • Produce rough and finished graphics and graphic designs.
  • Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
  • Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.
  • Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance.
  • Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production materials or for training.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
  • Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.
  • Inform users of audio and videotaping service policies and procedures.
  • Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
  • Locate and secure settings, properties, effects, and other production necessities.
  • Maintain inventories of audio and videotapes and related supplies.
  • Meet with directors and senior members of camera crews to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, camera movements, and picture composition.
  • Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with the order and approximate times of pieces.
  • Obtain, set up, and load videotapes for scheduled productions or broadcasts.
  • Organize and maintain compliance, license, and warranty information related to audio and video facilities.
  • Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
  • Perform narration of productions or present announcements.
  • Plan and develop pre-production ideas into outlines, scripts, story boards, and graphics, using own ideas or specifications of assignments.
  • Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.

  • Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
  • Coordinate activities of production personnel.
  • Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
  • Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
  • Edit audio or video recordings.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Maintain logs of production activities.
  • Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
  • Set up still or video cameras or related equipment.