Stage technician to video technician
A stage technician already meets 80% of what the video technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
28.2/ 100
1 How much of what a video technician is expected to do is already part of a stage 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 video technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A video technician role treats 19 of its required skills as things a stage technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- adjust projector
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- keep up with trends
- pack electronic equipment
- prepare personal work environment
What stands in the way is 4 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stage technician background worth leading with.
- already held run a projection working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held adjust projector working with computers
- already held set up projection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manage signoff of an installed system management skills
- already held instruct on set up of equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain system layout for a production communication, collaboration and creativity
All 35 carried skills, including the 19 the video technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 missing skills fall into 3 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 install image equipment required
- still to learn maintain audiovisual equipment required
- still to learn set up cameras required
- still to learn use a telecine required
- optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a video technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install image equipment practise this
- 02 maintain audiovisual equipment practise this
- 03 set up cameras 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 35 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held adjust projector 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 run a projection skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held set up projection equipment 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 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 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 instruct on set up of equipment 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 safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
55 held skills the video technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
- not needed by the target role assemble scenic elements on stage skill
- not needed by the target role assemble the rehearsal set skill
- not needed by the target role assemble truss constructions skill
- not needed by the target role assess power needs skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate pre-show checks skill
- not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role dismantle the rehearsal set skill
- not needed by the target role distribute control signals skill
- not needed by the target role draw stage layouts skill
- not needed by the target role draw up lighting plan skill
- not needed by the target role draw up stage layouts digitally skill
- not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
- not needed by the target role focus lighting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role focus stage lights skill
- not needed by the target role handle scenic elements during rehearsal skill
- not needed by the target role hang chain hoists skill
- not needed by the target role identify technical resources for performances skill
- not needed by the target role maintain dimmer equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain lighting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage performance light quality skill
- not needed by the target role mark the stage area skill
- not needed by the target role modify scenic elements during performance skill
- not needed by the target role operate a chain hoist control system for entertainment skill
- not needed by the target role operate a lighting console skill
- not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
- not needed by the target role operate dimmer equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate follow spots skill
- not needed by the target role operate sound live skill
- not needed by the target role operate stage movement control system skill
- not needed by the target role organise stage skill
- not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
- not needed by the target role perform soundchecks skill
- not needed by the target role plan act lighting skill
- not needed by the target role plot lighting states skill
- not needed by the target role prepare sound equipment on stage skill
15 further entries not listed here
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a stage technician become a video technician?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A stage technician already covers 80% of what a video technician is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 19 of which the video technician role treats as required.
What skills does a stage technician need to become a video technician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is install image equipment.
How hard is the move from stage technician to video technician?
Its learning distance is 28.2 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.