How do they match: Audio and Video Technicians

  • Sound Controller
  • Music, Sound, and Light Technician
  • Video Editor

  • 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.

  • Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.
  • Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
  • Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
  • 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.
  • Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.

  • Edit audio or video recordings.
  • Mix sound inputs.
  • Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.