Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

recording studio techniciantosound artist

A recording studio technician already meets 39% of what the sound artist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From recording studio technician
39%
Overlap1
To sound artist
12 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
66 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66/ 100

1 Share of the sound artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recording studio technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A sound artist role treats 10 of its required skills as things a recording studio technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • acoustics
  • edit recorded sound
  • keep up with trends
  • manage sound quality
  • mix sound in a live situation
  • operate sound live

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sound artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recording studio technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mix sound in a live situation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held program sound cues working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate sound live working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manage sound quality constructing
  • already held coordinate audio system programmes working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the sound artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage electronic logistics for sound equipment required
  • required, not held analyse own performance required
  • required, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio required
  • optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
  • optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held mix multi-track recordings required
  • required, not held set up a multi-track recording required
  • required, not held set up basic recording required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held discuss artwork required
  • required, not held record music required
  • optional, not held confer with event staff optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held participate in music studio recordings optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held propose improvements to artistic production optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
04 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held contextualise artistic work required
  • required, not held gather reference materials for artwork required
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
05 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held intellectual property law required
  • required, not held labour legislation required
06 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held art history required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sound artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held acoustics knowledge
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held manage sound quality skill
  • already held mix sound in a live situation skill
  • already held operate sound live skill
  • already held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio skill
  • already held perform soundchecks skill
  • already held program sound cues skill
  • already held use audio reproduction software skill
  • already held coordinate audio system programmes skill
  • already held record multi-track sound skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held confer with event staff optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held participate in music studio recordings optional
  • optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held propose improvements to artistic production optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
31 held skills the sound artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess power needs skill
  • not needed by the target role assess sound quality skill
  • not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audio mastering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audio post-production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audio technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role convert different audiovisual formats skill
  • not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
  • not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
  • not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent undesired changes to sound design skill
  • not needed by the target role set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up sound reinforcement system skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise sound production 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 technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held intellectual property law required
  • required, not held labour legislation required
Index

Other moves recorded from recording studio technician

Full index of moves from recording studio technician

Note

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.