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Where a performance video operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a performance video operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Performance video operators control the (projected) images of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their work is influenced by and influences the results of other operators. Therefore, the operators work closely together with the designers, operators and performers. Performance video operators prepare media fragments, supervise the setup, steer the technical crew, program the equipment and operate the video system. Their work is based on plans, instructions and other documentation.

Also known as live video operator, projection operator, video and graphics operator, video projection operator, visuals operator, video projection technician, visual and graphic operator, visual projection operator, video and graphics technician, video operator.

Technicians and associate professionals 61 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: stage machinist, 76%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
stage machinist 76% covered light board operator 75% covered automated fly bar operator 71% covered mask maker 70% covered ground rigger 69% covered performance video operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from performance video operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a performance video operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A performance video operator needs 32 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • run a media server working with computers
  • adjust projector working with computers
  • set up projection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
  • plan audiovisual recording management skills
  • interpret artistic intentions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production communication, collaboration and creativity
  • support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • communicate during show communication, collaboration and creativity
  • perform quality control of design during a run information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a performance video operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Performance video operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a performance video operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.