Media Technical Directors/Managers
Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.
16 alternate job titles:
Broadcast Director
News Technical Director
Newscast Director
Operations Director
Media / Technical Operations Manager
Production Director
Production Manager
Production Superintendent
Production Supervisor
Radio Station Manager
Radio Television Technical Director
Record Producer
Remote Operations Producer
Studio Director
Technical Director
Test Editing Director
Salary Information
Media Technical Directors/Managers: $83,480 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Direct productions or performances. | General |
| Inspect communications or broadcasting equipment. | General |
| Determine technical requirements of productions or projects. | General |
| Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions. | General |
| Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment. | General |
| Train others on work processes. | General |
| Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video. | General |
| Set up still or video cameras or related equipment. | General |
| Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions. | General |
| Monitor broadcasting operations to ensure proper functioning. | Maintenance |
| Manage content of broadcasts or presentations. | Management |
| Coordinate logistics for productions or events. | Management |
| Coordinate activities of production personnel. | Management |
| Create computer-generated graphics or animation. | Development |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software |
| C | Development environment software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Swift | Object or component oriented development software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| UNIX Shell | Operating system software |
| Adobe Audition | Music or sound editing software |
| Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) | Web page creation and editing software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Autodesk Maya | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Avid Technology Media Composer | Video creation and editing software |
| Avid Technology Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software |
| Avid Technology audio visual editing software | Video creation and editing software |
| Character generator software | Video creation and editing software |
| MailChimp | Electronic mail software |
| Information retrieval or search software | |
| Side Effects Houdini | Video creation and editing software |
| Social media sites | Web page creation and editing software |
| Software development tools | Development environment software |
| The Associated Press ENPS | Video creation and editing software |
| Unity Technologies Unity | Development environment software |
| Word processing software | Word processing software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base management system software |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Avid Certified Support Representative: Avid VENUE | S6L | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Professional Technical Communicator - Expert | Society for Technical Communication | Not Available |
| Certified Professional Technical Communicator - Foundational | Society for Technical Communication | Not Available |
| Certified Senior Broadcast Television Engineer | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| General Supervisor | American Association of Bioanalysts | Not Available |
| Technical Supervisor | American Association of Bioanalysts | Not Available |
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