Podcast producer to recording studio technician
A podcast producer already meets 26% of what the recording studio technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
76/ 100
1 How much of what a recording studio technician is expected to do is already part of a podcast producer’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 recording studio technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A recording studio technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a podcast producer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- audio editing software
- audio post-production
- audio technology
- edit recorded sound
- operate audio equipment
- plan audiovisual recording
What stands in the way is 15 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recording studio technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a podcast producer background worth leading with.
- already held audio post-production arts and humanities
- already held audio mastering arts and humanities
- already held audio technology arts and humanities
- already held plan audiovisual recording management skills
- already held supervise sound production management skills
- already held record multi-track sound working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the recording studio technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 11 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 coordinate audio system programmes required
- still to learn operate an audio mixing console required
- still to learn prevent undesired changes to sound design required
- still to learn set up sound equipment required
- still to learn de-rig electronic equipment required
- optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
- optional, not held operate sound live optional
- optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
- optional, not held perform soundchecks optional
- optional, not held program sound cues optional
- optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
- optional, not held support audio system installation optional
- optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
- optional, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment optional
- still to learn document your own practice required
- still to learn keep up with trends required
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- still to learn audiovisual equipment required
- optional, not held file-based workflow optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
- still to learn assess power needs required
- optional, not held manage inventory optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- still to learn use audio reproduction software required
- optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- still to learn assess sound quality required
- optional, not held manage sound quality optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a recording studio technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess sound quality practise this
- 02 audiovisual equipment study this
- 03 coordinate audio system programmes 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held audio editing software knowledge
- already held audio post-production knowledge
- already held audio technology knowledge
- already held edit recorded sound skill
- already held operate audio equipment skill
- already held plan audiovisual recording skill
- already held record multi-track sound skill
- already held audio mastering knowledge
- already held supervise sound production skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn acoustics required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
- optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held file-based workflow optional
- optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
- optional, not held manage inventory optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
- optional, not held operate sound live optional
- optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
- optional, not held perform soundchecks optional
- optional, not held program sound cues optional
- optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
- optional, not held support audio system installation optional
- optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
- optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
- optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- optional, not held manage sound quality optional
- optional, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
28 held skills the recording studio technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role add elocution techniques to recording audio materials skill
- not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role assess studio production skill
- not needed by the target role audiovisual products knowledge
- not needed by the target role channel marketing knowledge
- not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
- not needed by the target role define measurable marketing objectives skill
- not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute marketing plan skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role manage sales channels skill
- not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role media formats knowledge
- not needed by the target role mix multi-track recordings skill
- not needed by the target role monitor quality of broadcasts skill
- not needed by the target role plan digital marketing skill
- not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
- not needed by the target role plan social media marketing campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role prepare broadcasts skill
- not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
- not needed by the target role record audio materials skill
- not needed by the target role set up basic recording skill
- not needed by the target role social media marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role use microphone skill
- not needed by the target role work with a voice coach skill
6 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 audiovisual equipment required
- still to learn acoustics required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held file-based workflow optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a podcast producer become a recording studio technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A podcast producer already covers 26% of what a recording studio technician is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the recording studio technician role treats as required.
What skills does a podcast producer need to become a recording studio technician?
15 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assess sound quality.
How hard is the move from podcast producer to recording studio technician?
Its learning distance is 76 out of 100, which is the career change 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.