Video technician jobs in Finland
Video technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal projected image quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and operate video equipment and instruments.
Video technician - Which skills are essential?
Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.
Interpret an artist's explanation or demonstration of their artistic concepts, inceptions and processes and strive to share their vision.
Operate projection equipment safely and efficiently to project images on a background in an artistic or cultural context.
Put cameras in place and prepare them for use.
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
Safely pack sensitive electronic equipment for storage and transport.
Work with artists, striving to understand the creative vision and adapting to it. Make full use of your talents and skills to reach the best possible result.
Correct settings or positions for your working instruments and adjust them before starting operations.
Perform routine maintenance tasks on audiovisual equipment as well as minor repairs, such as replacing parts and calibrating the instruments, on equipment used in processing sound and images.
Adjust the controls of projection equipment to obtain a clear and well-positioned image.
Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice and through contact with peers and stakeholders.
Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution for performance and art facility purposes under supervision.
Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.
Install and connect equipment for projection in an artistic context.
Monitor and follow new trends and developments in specific sectors.
Make sure to set up equipment according to deadlines and time schedules.
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.
Video technician - Which skills are useful but not essential?
File and document a production in all its phases right after the performance period so that it can be reproduced and all relevant information remains accessible.
Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.
Manage and monitor technical resources stock to ensure that production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.
Observe the show, anticipate and react to possible technical problems, ensuring optimal artistic quality.
Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution independently. Measure and power up an installation.
Adjust plans to other locations with regards to the artistic concept.
Recommend technical solutions, including systems, to the client within the framework of a project.
Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
Market one's own strengths in terms of skills and knowledge.
Make sure an installed technical system is adequately transferred and signed off for.
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
Consult with different people and groups who hold a stake in the production. Be on the same page on the practical side of the production, and keep them up to date.
Documenting your own work practice for different purposes like assessment, time management, job application etc.
Establish a workable layout for the system you manage and maintain it for the duration of a production.