How do they match: Audio and Video Technicians

  • Audio and Video Technicians

  • Music, Sound, and Light Technician
  • Sound Controller
  • Event Technology Director
  • Information Technology 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.

  • Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
  • Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.
  • Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures.
  • Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notify directors of any possible problems.
  • Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with the order and approximate times of pieces.
  • Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.

  • Mix sound inputs.
  • Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
  • Study details of musical compositions.