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Summary Description


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

Sample Job Titles

1.	Audio Operator

2.	Audio Technician

3.	Broadcast Engineer

4.	Creative Services Director

5.	Director

6.	Engineer

7.	Engineering Production Liaison

8.	Engineering Production Operations Director

9.	Master Control Operator (MCO)

10.	Master Control Supervisor

11.	News Director

12.	News Technical Director

13.	On-Air Director

14.	Operations Director

15.	Operations Manager

16.	Producer

17.	Production Assistant

18.	Production Coordinator

19.	Production Director

20.	Production Engineer

21.	Production Manager

22.	Production Operations Inspector

23.	Production Superintendent

24.	Production Supervisor

25.	Production Support Manager

26.	Program Director

27.	Project Manager

28.	Radio Station Manager

29.	Radio Television Technical Director (Radio TV Technical Director)

30.	Record Producer

31.	Remote Operations Producer

32.	Station Manager

33.	Talent Engineer

34.	Technical Director

35.	Technical Engineer

36.	Television Director

37.	Television Newscast Director

Job Tasks

	Follow instructions from production managers and directors during productions, such as commands for camera cuts, effects, graphics, and takes.

	Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs. Coordinate activities of production personnel.

	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. Direct productions or performances.

	Monitor broadcasts to ensure that programs conform to station or network policies and regulations. Monitor broadcasting operations to ensure proper functioning.

	Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition. Determine technical requirements of productions or projects. Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.

	Act as liaisons between engineering and production departments. Coordinate logistics for productions or events.

	Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations. Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.

	Test equipment to ensure proper operation. Inspect communications or broadcasting equipment.

	Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators. Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.

	Set up and execute video transitions and special effects, such as fades, dissolves, cuts, keys, and supers, using computers to manipulate pictures as necessary. Create computer-generated graphics or animation.

	Schedule use of studio and editing facilities for producers and engineering and maintenance staff. Coordinate logistics for productions or events.

	Train workers in use of equipment, such as switchers, cameras, monitors, microphones, and lights. Train others on work processes.

	Confer with operations directors to formulate and maintain fair and attainable technical policies for programs. Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

	Collaborate with promotions directors to produce on-air station promotions. Coordinate activities of production personnel.

	Discuss filter options, lens choices, and the visual effects of objects being filmed with photography directors and video operators. Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Producers and Directors
	Producers and directors create motion pictures, television shows, live theater, commercials, and other performing arts productions. They interpret a writer's script to entertain or inform an audience.

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Working Conditions


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	Producers and Directors
	Producers and directors work under a lot of pressure, and many are under stress to finish their work on time.

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