External operator in operation of production equipment for television and video production companies - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an External operator in operation of production equipment for television and video production companies earn

A External operator in operation of production equipment for television and video production companies 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 External operator in operation of production equipment for television and video production companies

Operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media must:

Activities

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

Sectors that hire External operator in operation of production equipment for television and video production companies 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