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Media Technical Directors/Manager resume example

A resume for a Media Technical Directors/Manager needs to show the work itself: coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs. Day to day that means work like this: 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. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • News Technical Director
  • Production Director
  • Production Manager
  • Technical Director
  • Broadcast Director
  • Newscast Director
  • Operations Director
  • Studio Director
  • Operations Manager
  • Production Superintendent
  • Production Supervisor
  • Radio Station Manager
  • Radio Television Technical Director
  • Record Producer
  • Remote Operations Producer
  • Test Editing Director

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • 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.
  • Test equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Train workers in use of equipment, such as switchers, cameras, monitors, microphones, and lights.
  • Act as liaisons between engineering and production departments.
  • Collaborate with promotions directors to produce on-air station promotions.
  • Confer with operations directors to formulate and maintain fair and attainable technical policies for programs.
  • Schedule use of studio and editing facilities for producers and engineering and maintenance staff.
  • 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.

15 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Monitor broadcasts to ensure that programs conform to station or network policies and regulations, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Avid Technology audio visual editing software
  • Avid Technology Media Composer
  • Avid Technology Pro Tools
  • C
  • C++
  • Character generator software
  • Facebook

38 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Analog editing systems
  • Audio boards
  • Camera control units
  • Desktop computers
  • Digital editing systems
  • Digital video cameras
  • Digital video effects units
  • Laptop computers
  • Linear editing systems
  • Master control switchers
  • Non-linear editing systems
  • Personal computers

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Active Listening
  2. 02Coordination
  3. 03Monitoring
  4. 04Speaking
  5. 05Critical Thinking
  6. 06Judgment and Decision Making
  7. 07Reading Comprehension
  8. 08Complex Problem Solving
  9. 09Time Management
  10. 10Active Learning

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Communications and Media
  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Telecommunications
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 92%Bachelor's Degree
  • 4%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
  • 1%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Considerable Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Common questions

What does a Media Technical Directors/Manager do?
Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs. Day to day that includes work like switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators and Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition.
What skills should a Media Technical Directors/Manager put on a resume?
O*NET rates Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Speaking, and Critical Thinking among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Media Technical Directors/Manager list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Photoshop, and Apple Final Cut Pro. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Media Technical Directors/Manager work?
O*NET records 16 titles for this occupation, including News Technical Director, Production Director, Production Manager, and Technical Director. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Media Technical Directors/Manager need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 92% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Media Technical Directors/Manager role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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