Set up or set up and operate audio and video equipment including microphones, sound speakers, video screens, projectors, video monitors, recording equipment, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, and related electronic equipment for concerts, sports events, meetings and conventions, presentations, and news conferences. May also set up and operate associated spotlights and other custom lighting systems.

Other names for Audio and Video Equipment Technicians: Production Assistant, Production Sound Mixer, Projectionist, Projector Operator, Sight Effects Specialist, Sound Controller, Special Effects Designer, Special Effects Specialist, Stage Technician, Stagehand, Technical Director, Television Technician, Theater Technician, Video Control Operator, Video Editor, Video Operator, Video Production Assistant, Video Technician, Videographer, Audio Technician, Audio Visual Technician, Audio-Visual Production Specialist, Audio/Visual Manager, Audio/Visual Operator, Audiovisual Communications Systems Technician, Broadcast Engineer, Broadcast Technician, Communications Equipment Operating Technician, Communications Technician, Equipment Technician, Instructional Systems Specialist, Laserist, Light Technician, Lighting Equipment Operator, Master Control Engineer, Master Control Operator (MCO), Media Technician, Multimedia Educational Specialist, Multimedia Production Assistant, Music Sound Light Technician, Operations Technician, Photographer, Photojournalist, Planetarium Technician,

• Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
• Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality, and notify directors of any possible problems.
• Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds, or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures.
• Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment used to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, cable programs, and motion pictures.
• Design layouts of audio and video equipment, and perform upgrades and maintenance.
• Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve media system problems in classrooms.
• Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.
• Meet with directors and senior members of camera crews to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, camera movements, and picture composition.
• Construct and position properties, sets, lighting equipment, and other equipment.
• Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
• Obtain, set up, and load videotapes for scheduled productions or broadcasts.
• Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.
• Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
• Plan and develop pre-production ideas into outlines, scripts, story boards, and graphics, using own ideas or specifications of assignments.
• Maintain inventories of audio and video tapes and related supplies.
• Determine formats, approaches, content, levels, and mediums to effectively meet objectives within budgetary constraints, utilizing research, knowledge, and training.
• Record and edit audio material such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
• Inform users of audio and videotaping service policies and procedures.
• Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with the order and approximate times of pieces.
• Produce rough and finished graphics and graphic designs.
• Locate and secure settings, properties, effects, and other production necessities.
• Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
• Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audiovisual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.
• Organize and maintain compliance, license, and warranty information related to audio and video facilities.
• Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production materials or for training.
• Perform narration of productions, or present announcements.

• Assistive listening devices
• Public address systems
• Audioconferencing systems
• Media control systems
• Cassette players or recorders
• Hammers
• Compact disk players or recorders
• Desktop computers
• Digital voice recorders
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Oscilloscopes
• Digital video disk players or recorders
• Voltage or current meters
• Loudspeakers
• Touch screen monitors
• Notebook computers
• Lasers
• Stage or studio lighting systems
• Liquid crystal display projection panels
• Loudspeakers
• Media control systems
• Audio mixing consoles
• Film projectors
• Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter
• Overhead projectors
• Personal computers
• Plasma screens
• Loudspeakers
• Power drills
• Projection screens
• Screwdrivers
• Slide projectors
• Soldering irons or guns
• Audio mixing consoles
• Ladders
• Televisions
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Videoconferencing systems
• Cassette players or recorders
• Microphones
• Microphones

Office suite software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Video creation and editing software

Word processing software

Presentation software

Web page creation and editing software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Internet browser software

Electronic mail software