Creative & Media
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.
Median salary
$83,480
Typical range
$43k – $199k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
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Plan a path to Media Technical Directors/Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Media Technical Directors/Managers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Media Technical Directors/Managers
Entry / Junior
$43,060
~2 yrs to advance
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Established
$83,480
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Media Technical Directors/Managers
Senior
$141,005
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators.
- •Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition.
- •Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs.
- •Monitor broadcasts to ensure that programs conform to station or network policies and regulations.
- •Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
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