Broadcast technician, Kaihangarau whakapāho
Also known as
- Broadcast engineer, broadcast transmitter operator, broadcasting engineering technician, broadcasting operator, radio station operator, television station operator, broadcasting transmitting and studio equipment operator
Broadcast technicians set up, operate and maintain electronic equipment used to transmit radio and television programmes.
Your pay could be
$23
Lower
$30 to $50
Most common
$66
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Broadcast technicians
- usually work shifts, including evenings and weekends
- usually work in broadcast studios or outdoors
- may work in all weather conditions
- need to be organised, solve problems and communicate well
Tasks
- Maintain recording or broadcasting equipment.
- Notify others of equipment problems.
- Maintain logs of production activities.
- Monitor broadcasting operations to ensure proper functioning.
- Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
- Operate audio recording equipment.
- Edit audio or video recordings.
- Coordinate activities of production personnel.
- Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
- Train others on work processes.
You need experience to become a broadcast technician and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- experience in similar work
You may need
- a relevant tertiary qualification in broadcasting, engineering or similar area
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
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