Jobs in Television

The television industry affords thousands of job opportunities across the country in a variety of positions. Most entry level broadcasters start their careers in smaller markets and work their way up to larger areas with bigger viewing audiences. TV jobs are not only for photographers and reporters. Like any other business, TV stations need sales, accounting and other business professionals. Below is a brief description of some TV jobs.

- ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Representative of the station who solicits advertising from commercial businesses and advertising agencies.
- ASSIGNMENT EDITOR: Person responsible for gathering of the news. They set news coverage priorities, organize the logistics of reporters, and arrange for various satellite feeds and live on-scene coverage.
- AUDIO CONTROL TECHNICIAN: Regulates the sound from the audio control section of the control room.
- PRODUCER: Develops and organizes local programs, ads, and/or news and is responsible for scripting, story development, booking guests, overseeing field production and editing.
- DIRECTOR: Person responsible for the actual on-line execution of a program.
- NEWS ANCHOR: The most visible personality. This person is a complete journalist, familiar with reporting, live coverage and skilled at writing.
- ENG EDITOR: Works with producers, reporters, and writers to edit news packages from raw tape.
- MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR: Responsible for operating the videotape recording and playback equipment for live programs and during commercial breaks in network and taped shows.
- GRAPHIC ARTIST: Supports all production activities. Computer skills are particularly valuable, as is a background in art and design.
- PROMOTION DIRECTOR: Person who promotes the station's image, programs and activities.
- CHYRON OPERATOR: Inputs information on character generator, performs live recall of that information, and preproduces graphic elements.
- NEWS DIRECTOR: Person who supervises the news department and news programming.
- GENERAL MANAGER: Person responsible for every aspect of the station's operation. This position requires business knowledge, leadership ability and technical understanding of the station operations.
- MAINTENANCE ENGINEER: Responsible for the repair, maintenance, installation and modification of all electronic equipment.
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Person coordinates the content and presentation of broadcasts.