Broadcast Technicians
On the Job
Broadcast Technicians control, maintain, and operate the equipment that is used to broadcast radio and television programs. They make sure programs are aired at the right volume level and have good picture quality. They also report equipment problems.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Confer with clients to determine needs.
- Notify others of equipment problems.
- Maintain logs of production activities.
- Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
- Edit audio or video recordings.
- Monitor broadcasting operations to ensure proper functioning.
- Operate audio recording equipment.
- Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
- Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
- Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using e-mail.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Working with a group or team.
- Making decisions that impact co-workers or company results.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Sitting.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
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