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

video techniciantoperformance video operator

A video technician already meets 64% of what the performance video operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From video technician
64%
Overlap1
To performance video operator
38 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
48.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 48.7

This move: 48.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the performance video operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the video 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 38 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 video technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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 use a telecine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain audiovisual equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assist multimedia operator working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 38 carried skills, including the 21 the performance video operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate during show required
  • required, not held edit digital moving images required
  • required, not held interpret artistic intentions required
  • required, not held intervene with actions on stage required
  • required, not held support a designer in the developing process required
  • required, not held attend rehearsals required
  • optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
  • optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
  • optional, not held mix live images optional
  • optional, not held update design results during rehearsals optional
02 management skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held organise resources for artistic production required
  • required, not held plan audiovisual recording required
  • optional, not held manage teamwork optional
  • optional, not held update budget optional
  • optional, not held assess power needs optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use communication equipment required
  • optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
  • optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform quality control of design during a run required
  • optional, not held monitor developments in technology used for design optional
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held run a media server required
Table 4

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.

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

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held adjust projector skill
  • already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
  • already held draw up artistic production skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights 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 safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
  • already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
  • already held set up projection equipment skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs 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 advise client on technical possibilities skill
  • already held assist multimedia operator skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held document your own practice 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 audiovisual equipment skill
  • already held maintain system layout for a production skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held operate a camera skill
  • already held pack electronic equipment skill
  • already held run a projection skill
  • already held set up cameras skill
  • already held store performance equipment skill
  • already held use a telecine skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
  • optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
  • optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
  • optional, not held manage teamwork optional
  • optional, not held mix live images optional
  • optional, not held monitor developments in technology used for design optional
  • optional, not held update budget optional
  • optional, not held update design results during rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held assess power needs optional
  • optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
7 held skills the performance video operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate audio system programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role install image equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
  • not needed by the target role manage signoff of an installed system skill
  • not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
Index
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.