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Broadcast technician

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Broadcast engineering technician Broadcast technician Broadcast technicians Broadcast transmitter operator Broadcast transmitting equipment operator Broadcast transmitting technician Broadcasting engineer Broadcasting equipment operator Broadcasting technician Radio and tv technician

Broadcast technicians install, start up, maintain, monitor and repair equipment used for the transmission and reception of television and radio broadcast signals. They ensure that all materials are available in a suitable format of transmittable quality according to the transmission deadline. Broadcast technicians also maintain and repair this equipment.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Controlling equipment to record sound;
(b) Controlling equipment to edit and mix image and sound recordings to ensure satisfactory quality and to create special image and sound effects;
(c) Applying knowledge of principles and practices of image and sound recording and editing in order to identify and solve problems;
(d) Controlling transmitting and broadcast systems and satellite systems for radio and television programmes;
(e) Controlling radio communications systems, satellite services and multiplex systems on land, sea or in aircraft;
(f) Applying knowledge of principles and practices of broadcasting, telecommunications terminals and transmissions systems, in order to identify and solve problems;
(g) Making emergency repairs to equipment.

Knowledge

  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Electronics and automation

Digital competencies

  • Operating audio-visual equipment
  • Operating communications equipment
  • Maintaining electrical, electronic and precision equipment
  • Directing operational activities
  • Installing and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for processing sound and images
  • Setting up computer systems
  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Leading others

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Creative and performing artists

Film, stage and related directors and producers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Film, stage and related directors and producers

14.551

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

75,78%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-7,38% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

10,90%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

12,45%

Part-time contracts

1,95% Turnover index

534

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

3%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Creative and performing artists

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Film, stage and related directors and producers

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
41%
Between 1 and 2 years
16%
Between 2 and 4 years
19%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
13%
Information and communication
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
17%
Manufacturing
15%
Administrative and support service activities
10%
Education
10%
Others
29%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.