Technical Director

About the role

The Technical Director coordinates the efforts of all production assistants during newscasts and other live and recorded productions. They supervise and manage staff of news production assistants, creates schedules and manages crew's time and assignments, provides training of news production staff, technical director for newscasts, edits video, assists in upkeep of studio and production sets and properties, participates in the design of video graphics, titles, music, and creative look of shows, makes some editorial decisions regarding assembly of information, illustrations, and content, and performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications or Mass Communications with an emphasis on Television Production
• Related experience considered
• Minimum of two years of television directing experience preferred
• Working knowledge of television production techniques and extensive experience with automation is necessary
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Able to plan work schedules and assign duties; ability to provide or arrange for training
• Creative decision-making skills
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Able to make administrative and procedural decisions
• To create, compose, and edit written materials
• Knowledge of professional audio/video and staging techniques, facilities, and equipment
• Knowledge of audio/video archiving procedures
• Knowledge of professional audio and/or video editing and post-production procedures, techniques, and standards
• Knowledge of television graphic design methods and techniques
• Knowledge of television production set design principles and techniques
• Knowledge of television programming concepts, principles, methodology, and techniques