How much does an Operator of general control of equipment in the production for television and video production earn
A Operator of general control of equipment in the production for television 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).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 3.557 | 42.684 | 889 | 19 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.511 | 18.131 | 378 | 8 |
| Median Salary | 2.376 | 28.513 | 594 | 12 |
| 3º Quartile | 7.568 | 90.822 | 1.892 | 39 |
| Higher Salary | 9.924 | 119.088 | 2.481 | 52 |
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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- Technician in operation of production equipment for television and video production companies
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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 Operator of general control of equipment in the production for television and video production
Operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media must:
Activities
- demonstrate persuasiveness;
- check conditions of use and conservation of equipment;
- ensure compliance with work safety standards and legislation;
- monitor signal quality;
- demonstrate attentive listening skills;
- participate in the conceptualization of projects and events;
- manage conflicts;
- evaluate operability in the scenario;
- request support and maintenance services;
- interact with manufacturers and suppliers;
- determine specific work procedures;
- work as a team;
- demonstrate diffuse attention capacity;
- define specification of technical resources;
- elaborate sectoral performance indicators;
- arrange event logistics resources;
- demonstrate flexibility ability;
- request audio, video, data and space segment transmission lines;
- participate in pre- and post-demand meetings;
- work under pressure;
- write reports and/or documents;
- demonstrate creativity;
- hire dedicated link services;
- demonstrate negotiation skills;
- provide support and maintenance service request fulfillment;
- demonstrate ability to establish priorities;
- request recording and broadcast script;
- negotiate technical-operational and financial resources with relevant areas;
- enable team training and development;
- participate in team profiling;
- manage the life cycle of equipment and systems;
- contract electricity supply;
- research technological trends;
- command activation of redundancy systems;
- budget operating expenses;
- supervise interconnection of third-party signals with event production;
- perform a technical visit to the event site;
- manage team composition and movement;
- demonstrate ability to communicate;
- participate in the definition of technical-operational goals;
- forward information about technical and operational conditions of the event to related areas;
- demonstrate analytical ability;
- monitor the execution of the schedule;
- check signal pipelines;
- allocate technical resources;
- check occurrences;
- work in partnership with related areas;
- consolidate incident reports;
- evaluate team performance;
- coordinate technical evaluations and approvals of new systems;
- demonstrate leadership ability;
- alert about replacement of obsolete equipment;
- control the achievement of technical-operational goals;
- monitor traffic and media distribution;
- monitor project phases;
- schedule preventive system reviews;
- identify team needs;
- monitor measuring equipment;
- scaling team;
- request public and/or private security;
Sectors that hire Operator of general control of equipment in the production for television 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
