Job Duties for Audio and video recording technicians

• 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.

Working Conditions for Audio and video recording technicians

Work is performed in a variety of indoor studio settings; these include concerts, small audio studios, conferences, and meetings.

Alternate Job Titles

• Digital Effects Specialist
• Assistant Sound Editor
• Audio Engineer - Recording Studio
• Audio Operator
• Audio Operator Assistant
• Audio Recording Studio Operator
• Audio Technician
• Audiovisual (AV) Technician
• AV (audiovisual) Technician
• Colour Timer - Video
• Digital Effects Specialist
• Dubbing Machine Operator
• Electronic News Gathering (ENG) Editor
• Electronic Video Graphics Operator
• ENG (electronic News Gathering) Editor
• Film Technician
• Film Technician - Motion Picture
• Master Record Cutter
• Multimedia Sound Technician
• Multimedia Sound-effects Supervisor
• Music Editor - Recording Studio
• Music Mixer
• Music Or Sound Mixer
• Operator, P.A. (public Address) Systems
• P.A. (public Address) Operator
• P.A. (public Address) System Operator
• Playback Operator
• Postproduction Technician
• Production Sound Recordist
• Public Address (P.A.) Operator
• Public Address (P.A.) System Operator
• Radio Recorder
• Radio Technician
• Recording Engineer
• Recording Studio Technician
• Re-recording Mixer
• Sound Cutter
• Sound Editor
• Sound Effects Editor
• Sound Effects Specialist
• Sound Engineer
• Sound Engineer (except Professional Engineers)
• Sound Engineer Assistant
• Sound Keyer
• Sound Librarian - Audio-recording
• Sound Mix Engineer
• Sound Mixer
• Sound Operator
• Sound Recorder
• Sound Recording Engineer
• Sound Recording Supervisor
• Sound Recordist
• Sound Technician
• Sound-recording And Video-recording Reproduction Equipment Operator
• Sound-recording Equipment Operator
• Stereo Tape Editor
• Video And Sound Recorder
• Video Recorder
• Video Recording Technician
• Video Sound Mixer
• Video Technician
• Video-editing Equipment Operator
• Video-recording Equipment Operator
• Videotape Editor
• Videotape Postproduction Editor
• Videotape Recording (VTR) Editor
• Videotape Recording (VTR) Operator
• Videotape Technician
• VTR (videotape Recording) Editor
• VTR (videotape Recording) Operator
• Audiovisual (AV) Technician
• Multimedia Sound Technician
• Postproduction Technician
• Recording Engineer
• Recording Studio Technician
• Sound Effects Editor
• Sound Mixer
• Sound Technician
• Video And Sound Recorder
• Video Recording Technician
• Audio Engineer - Recording Studio
• Electronic News Gathering (ENG) Editor
• Public Address (P.A.) System Operator
• Radio Technician
• Sound Engineer