Cable operator in television production and video production - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Cable operator in television production and video production earn

A Cable operator in television production and video production earns between $1.511 and $9.924 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.557 and a median salary of $2.376 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 636 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
• • • technicians in operation of radio stations, television systems and video producers
• • • • operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media

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Main workplaces

Operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media they work on television and radio stations during irregular working hours. They usually work as salaried employees, with a formal contract and occasional supervision, being directly subordinate to the Managers and having subordinates. They work as a team indoors at stations, in the open or in vehicles.

What does it take to work in the field of Operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media

The exercise of these occupations requires a complete higher education. The full performance of activities requires, on average, three to four years of experience in the area, plus extensive knowledge in information technology and sector-specific software.

Functions and activities of Cable operator in television production and video production

Operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media must:

Activities

demonstrate analytical ability;
work under pressure;
supervise interconnection of third-party signals with event production;
perform a technical visit to the event site;
alert about replacement of obsolete equipment;
work as a team;
arrange event logistics resources;
elaborate sectoral performance indicators;
allocate technical resources;
participate in team profiling;
participate in the conceptualization of projects and events;
demonstrate ability to establish priorities;
control the achievement of technical-operational goals;
schedule preventive system reviews;
participate in the definition of technical-operational goals;
evaluate team performance;
determine specific work procedures;
budget operating expenses;
monitor the execution of the schedule;
command activation of redundancy systems;
hire dedicated link services;
participate in pre- and post-demand meetings;
forward information about technical and operational conditions of the event to related areas;
research technological trends;
request recording and broadcast script;
scaling team;
manage the life cycle of equipment and systems;
demonstrate diffuse attention capacity;
monitor project phases;
demonstrate negotiation skills;
request public and/or private security;
evaluate operability in the scenario;
demonstrate persuasiveness;
check signal pipelines;
monitor traffic and media distribution;
demonstrate creativity;
define specification of technical resources;
check conditions of use and conservation of equipment;
manage team composition and movement;
demonstrate flexibility ability;
check occurrences;
demonstrate ability to communicate;
write reports and/or documents;
request audio, video, data and space segment transmission lines;
monitor signal quality;
demonstrate leadership ability;
ensure compliance with work safety standards and legislation;
identify team needs;
work in partnership with related areas;
provide support and maintenance service request fulfillment;
request support and maintenance services;
contract electricity supply;
demonstrate attentive listening skills;
interact with manufacturers and suppliers;
monitor measuring equipment;
negotiate technical-operational and financial resources with relevant areas;
consolidate incident reports;
manage conflicts;
coordinate technical evaluations and approvals of new systems;
enable team training and development;

Sectors that hire Cable operator in television production and video production the most in the job market

• open television activities
• temporary labor lease
• manufacture of measuring, testing and control apparatus and equipment
• higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
• hotels
• advertising agencies
• retailer of clothing and accessories
• higher education - undergraduate
• movie, video and television program production activities
• cleaning in buildings and households