Audio production technician to intelligent lighting engineer
An audio production technician already meets 65% of what the intelligent lighting engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.9/ 100
1 How much of what an intelligent lighting engineer is expected to do is already part of an audio production technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the intelligent lighting engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An intelligent lighting engineer role treats 17 of its required skills as things an audio production technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- assess power needs
- de-rig electronic equipment
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- keep up with trends
- pack electronic equipment
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An intelligent lighting engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an audio production technician background worth leading with.
- already held provide power distribution working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manage signoff of an installed system management skills
- already held de-rig electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain system layout for a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assess power needs management skills
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production communication, collaboration and creativity
All 33 carried skills, including the 17 the intelligent lighting engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn distribute control signals required
- still to learn maintain automated lighting equipment required
- still to learn prevent technical problems with lighting equipment required
- still to learn set up light board required
- optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain dimmer equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held plot lighting states optional
- optional, not held plot lighting states with automated lights optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held rig lights optional
- still to learn design an artificial lighting system required
- still to learn draw up lighting plan required
- still to learn rig automated lights required
- still to learn artificial lighting systems required
- still to learn read lighting plans required
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an intelligent lighting engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 artificial lighting systems study this
- 02 design an artificial lighting system practise this
- 03 distribute control signals practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 33 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held assess power needs skill
- already held de-rig electronic equipment skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held pack electronic equipment skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held maintain system layout for a production skill
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage signoff of an installed system skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held provide power distribution skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held image recognition optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain dimmer equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain lighting equipment optional
- optional, not held plot lighting states optional
- optional, not held plot lighting states with automated lights optional
- optional, not held image recognition optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- optional, not held rig lights optional
20 held skills the intelligent lighting engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate audio system programmes skill
- not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
- not needed by the target role instruct on set up of equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
- not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
- not needed by the target role operate sound live skill
- not needed by the target role perform soundchecks skill
- not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
- not needed by the target role prepare sound equipment on stage skill
- not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
- not needed by the target role record music skill
- not needed by the target role set up basic recording skill
- not needed by the target role set up sound reinforcement system skill
- not needed by the target role support audio system installation skill
- not needed by the target role technically design a sound system skill
- not needed by the target role tune up wireless audio systems skill
- not needed by the target role use audio reproduction software skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn artificial lighting systems required
- optional, not held image recognition optional
Other moves recorded from audio production technician
Common questions about this move
Can an audio production technician become an intelligent lighting engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An audio production technician already covers 65% of what an intelligent lighting engineer is expected to do: 33 skills carry over, 17 of which the intelligent lighting engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an audio production technician need to become an intelligent lighting engineer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is artificial lighting systems.
How hard is the move from audio production technician to intelligent lighting engineer?
Its learning distance is 45.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.