Audio and video recording technicians – NOC : 5225

Unit Group

5225 Audio and video recording technicians

Audio and video recording technicians operate equipment to record, mix and edit sound, music and videotape, for motion pictures, television and radio programs, videos, recordings and live events. They are employed by multimedia companies, film, video and concert production companies, sound recording firms, theatre and dance companies, educational establishments, clubs, hotels, bands, radio stations, television networks and video production and editing companies.

Example Titles

audiovisual (AV) technician

multimedia sound technician

postproduction technician

radio technician

recording engineer

recording studio technician

sound effects editor

sound engineer

sound mixer

sound technician

video and sound recorder

video recording technician

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Main duties

Audio and video recording technicians perform some or all of the following duties:

Set up, prepare, operate and adjust audio, recording, editing and reproducing equipment to record, edit and reproduce sound input or feed of pre-recorded material from tapes, records, compact discs, digital audio devices, and input from live microphones, satellites or microwave trucks for films, videos, radio and television programs and recordings
Prepare and operate videotape recording and playback equipment to record videos, television programs, concerts and live events, and to edit video tape after production
Operate electronic equipment to generate program titles, credits, sub-titles, graphic backgrounds or animation for television programs
Operate audio consoles or computers, tape machines, microphones and sound processing equipment to mix, combine and edit music and sound at concerts and live events
Operate dubbing machines to play back edited dialogue, music and sound effect tracks from different sources, in synchronization with motion picture film
May supervise and co-ordinate the work of other audio and video recording technicians.

Employment requirements

Completion of a college or other program in recording engineering, audiovisual technology or a related field
or
Experience as a recording studio assistant is usually required.
Senior occupations in this unit group, such as recording and sound engineers, require experience.

Classified elsewhere

Broadcast technicians (5224)
Film and video camera operators (5222)
Film editors (in 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations )
Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts (5226)
Recording studio assistants (in 5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts )