Media integration operator to performance video operator
A media integration operator already meets 59% of what the performance video operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a performance video operator is expected to do is already part of a media integration operator’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 performance video operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A performance video operator role treats 22 of its required skills as things a media integration operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- attend rehearsals
- communicate during show
- draw up artistic production
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
What stands in the way is 10 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performance video operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a media integration operator background worth leading with.
- already held intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interpret artistic intentions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assist multimedia operator working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain system layout for a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assemble performance equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 30 carried skills, including the 22 the performance video operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 31 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 consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production required
- still to learn edit digital moving images required
- still to learn safeguard artistic quality of performance required
- optional, not held instruct on set up of equipment optional
- optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
- optional, not held mix live images optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- still to learn organise resources for artistic production required
- still to learn plan audiovisual recording required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held assess power needs optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- still to learn adjust projector required
- still to learn run a media server required
- still to learn set up projection equipment required
- optional, not held maintain audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held run a projection optional
- optional, not held set up cameras optional
- optional, not held use a telecine optional
- optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
- still to learn perform quality control of design during a run required
- optional, not held document your own practice optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- still to learn set up equipment in a timely manner required
- optional, not held store performance equipment optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a performance video operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adjust projector practise this
- 02 consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production practise this
- 03 edit digital moving images 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 30 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held attend rehearsals skill
- already held communicate during show skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held interpret artistic intentions skill
- already held intervene with actions on stage skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held support a designer in the developing process skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held use communication equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals 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 existing designs to changed circumstances skill
- already held assemble performance equipment skill
- already held assist multimedia operator skill
- already held maintain system layout for a production skill
- already held monitor developments in technology used for design skill
- already held pack electronic equipment skill
- already held provide technical documentation skill
- already held update design results during rehearsals skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held instruct on set up of equipment optional
- optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
- optional, not held document your own practice optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held maintain audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held mix live images optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held run a projection optional
- optional, not held set up cameras optional
- optional, not held store performance equipment optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held use a telecine optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held assess power needs optional
- optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
23 held skills the performance video operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
- not needed by the target role configure media integration systems skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate with creative departments skill
- not needed by the target role design a media integration system skill
- not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain media integration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage multi frequency wireless signal distribution skill
- not needed by the target role manage temporary ICT networks for live performance skill
- not needed by the target role operate media integration systems skill
- not needed by the target role plot show control cues skill
- not needed by the target role prevent technical problems with media integration systems skill
- not needed by the target role propose improvements to artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role repair equipment on site skill
- not needed by the target role set up media integration systems skill
- not needed by the target role set up media storage skill
- not needed by the target role upgrade firmware skill
- not needed by the target role use capturing systems for live performance skill
- not needed by the target role use media software skill
- not needed by the target role use performance 3D visualisation techniques skill
- not needed by the target role use software libraries skill
Other moves recorded from media integration operator
Common questions about this move
Can a media integration operator become a performance video operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A media integration operator already covers 59% of what a performance video operator is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 22 of which the performance video operator role treats as required.
What skills does a media integration operator need to become a performance video operator?
10 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is adjust projector.
How hard is the move from media integration operator to performance video operator?
Its learning distance is 54 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.