JOB TITLE: VIDEO MIXER

NUMBER OF POSITION: 1

EMPLOYMENT TERMS: PERMANENT

A. JOB DESCRIPTIONS

• Verify all necessary video sources if they are ready to be used;
• Edit programs live (as they are being transmitted or recorded), using a variety of transition methods, such as cuts, mixes, wipes and frame manipulation;
• Operate and join together images from various visual sources, including cameras, video tape recorders (VTR Machines), playout machines, graphic generators and Stills Store, DVE, hard disc/VT play-ins;
• Be the Director's second pair of eyes' in the gallery;
• Work on programs that are transmitted live, recorded as live, or pre-recorded in a multi-camera environment in studios or during Outside Broadcasts (OBs);
• In pre-production for news, current affairs or light entertainment programming, work from running orders, usually prepared by producers, which outline the premise of the program, and detail the shot requirements;
• Be able to multitask, as they may be required to cut from shot to shot during a live interview at the same time as listening to the producer's instructions to the Director about the next item to be transmitted, at the same time as setting up the next transition on the effects bank, at the same time as listening to the production assistant's countdown to the next item;
• Have knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of different vision mixing desks, and suggest ways of using them to fulfill the Director's vision for each production;
• As running orders on news programs can change by the second, he must be able to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing demands. They often work from more than one visual source, for example when adding graphics with the required name, location and date, to relevant shots;
• Make detailed notes on the camera script about transition types, graphics and technical effects;
• Overseeing the standards quality of all programs to be aired;
• Prepare and present a weekly timetable and report to the immediate supervisor;
• Prepare the report during the daily shift duties to his successor ongoing operation activities;
• Perform other duty assigned by the immediate supervisor.

B. JOB PROFILES:

Diploma (A1) in Electronics & Telecommunication, Computer Science or Electricity with 2 years working experience in related field.