Special effects table operator in production for television and video production companies - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Special effects table operator in production for television and video production companies earn

A Special effects table operator in production 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 Special effects table operator in production for television and video production companies

Operational and technical supervisors in audiovisual media must:

Activities

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

Sectors that hire Special effects table operator in production 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
• advertising agencies
• hotels
• retailer of clothing and accessories
• higher education - undergraduate
• movie, video and television program production activities
• cleaning in buildings and households