Audio / Visual Equipment 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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Audio Technician; Audio Visual Specialist (AV Specialist); AV Tech (Audio Visual Technician); Media Technician; Operations Technician; Stagehand; Video Technician

Tasks

• Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
• Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
• Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
• Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
• Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
• Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
• Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.
• Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
• Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
• Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance.
• Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.

Knowledge

• Computers and Electronics
• Communications and Media
• English Language
• Telecommunications
• Engineering and Technology
• Fine Arts
• Customer and Personal Service
• Education and Training
• Public Safety and Security
• Administration and Management

Skills

• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Speaking
• Active Learning

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Category Flexibility
• Flexibility of Closure
• Selective Attention
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Control Precision
• Far Vision
• Auditory Attention
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Perceptual Speed
• Visualization
• Time Sharing
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity