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27-2012.05   Media Technical Directors/Managers

O*NET SOC Title
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Lay Titles
Technical Director
News Technical Director
Radio Television Technical Director
O*NET SOC Description
Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.
O*NET SOC Tasks
Confer with operations directors to formulate and maintain fair and attainable technical policies for programs.
Direct technical aspects of newscasts and other productions, checking and switching between video sources and taking responsibility for the on-air product, including camera shots and graphics.
Set up and execute video transitions and special effects, such as fades, dissolves, cuts, keys, and supers, using computers to manipulate pictures as necessary.
Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs.
Detailed Work Activities
Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.