Description
Set up, operate, maintain, and dismantle video equipment—cameras, switchers, monitors, routers, playback/record systems, and cabling—for live or recorded productions such as events, broadcasts, streams, meetings, and presentations, ensuring image quality, signal integrity, and reliable capture and playback.
- • Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
- • Set up, test, and operate cameras, switchers, monitors, routers, cabling, and playback/record systems.
- • Monitor video signals and A/V sync; alert directors to any quality or timing issues.
- • Switch video sources between cameras, playback, remote feeds, and program outputs.
- • Design and document video system layouts; perform upgrades and preventive maintenance.
- • Perform minor repairs, firmware updates, and routine cleaning of video gear.
- • Meet with directors and camera crews to confirm shot lists, movements, and composition.
- • Assist with set and lighting placement to achieve proper exposure and image consistency.
- • Install, adjust, and operate equipment for video recording, editing, transmission, streaming, or conferencing.
- • Diagnose and resolve video system, cabling, and signal flow problems.
- • Compress, transcode, duplicate, and archive video assets.
- • Obtain, set up, and load media (tapes, memory cards, playback servers) for productions.
- • Edit video segments; add titles, transitions, and basic audio as required.
- • Direct and coordinate activities of camera assistants and other production support.
- • Plan and develop shot lists, storyboards, and visual treatments from briefs or scripts.
- • Maintain inventories of video equipment, media, and related supplies.
- • Determine delivery formats, codecs, and technical approaches to meet objectives and budgets.
- • Inform clients and users of video production, recording, and streaming policies and procedures.
- • Review run-of-show documents and schedules to anticipate camera positions and timing.
- • Create basic on-screen graphics, slates, and lower-thirds for live or recorded content.
- • Assist in scouting and securing locations and visual elements required for shoots.
- • Coordinate with lighting and stage teams to ensure video display and projection quality.
- • Conduct training on operation and care of video systems and presentation equipment.
- • Organize and maintain compliance, license, and warranty records for video facilities.
- • Develop quick-start guides and documentation for video workflows and systems.
- • Reserve video studios, gear, and related facilities as needed.
- • Analyze and maintain logs for video operations and media usage.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
