Description
Broadcast technicians install, start up, maintain, monitor and repair equipment used for the transmission and reception of television and radio broadcast signals. They ensure that all materials are available in a suitable format of transmittable quality according to the transmission deadline. Broadcast technicians also maintain and repair this equipment.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
maintain electronic equipmentuse audio reproduction softwareselect recording sourceoperate electronic measuring instrumentsmaintain electrical equipmentmaintain audiovisual equipmentcoordinate activities in audio recording studiocalibrate electronic instrumentsinstall low voltage wiringmeet deadlinesmanage sound qualityoperate audio equipmentmonitor quality of broadcastsset up broadcast equipmentmaintain internet protocol configurationdevelop programming schedulerecord multi-track soundmaintain broadcast equipmentbroadcast using Internet Protocoloperate audio-signal processorsoperate broadcast equipmentedit recorded soundassemble video tape footagealign antennae with receiving dishesexecute integration testingadminister ICT systemoperate remote broadcast equipmentprovide multimedia contentset up sound equipmentset up audiovisual peripheral equipmentset up portable field transmission equipmentadjust video transmissionssignal cues to announcersassist multimedia operator