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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

  1. Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
  2. Clean the projection booth.
  3. Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
  4. Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
  5. Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
  6. Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
  7. Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order.
  8. Perform minor repairs, such as replacing worn sprockets, or notify maintenance personnel of the need for major repairs.

How to use this skill

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
  • Facebook
  • 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.*