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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| video-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'video technician' (also: audio-video technician, audio/visual technician, audio-visual specialist, graphics/video technician, audio video specialist, image technician). Use when the user asks for typical video technician work such as: Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.; Clean the projection booth.; Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens. |
Video Technician
Video technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal projected image quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and operate video equipment and instruments.
Core workflow
- Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
- Clean the projection booth.
- Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
- Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
- Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
- Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
- Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order.
- Perform minor repairs, such as replacing worn sprockets, or notify maintenance personnel of the need for major repairs.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- adjust projector
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- install image equipment
- keep up with trends
- maintain audiovisual equipment
- pack electronic equipment
- prepare personal work environment
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- run a projection
- set up cameras
- set up equipment in a timely manner
- set up projection equipment
- store performance equipment
- understand artistic concepts
Hot technologies
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office software
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 30 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):
- Crestron — 30 %
- Extron — 20 %
- AMX — 13 %
- Biamp — 13 %
- Cisco — 13 %
- Microsoft Office — 10 %
- Microsoft Teams — 10 %
- QSC — 10 %
- Visio — 10 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a59feab2-9bc9-4b25-97cf-995998164502), ONET 30.3 (39-3021.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*