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Production Assistant (Film, Television or Radio)

OFO Code: 352106

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
352106
Occupation
Production Assistant (Film, Television or Radio)
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
3521 · Broadcasting and Audio-visual Technicians

Official description
Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians control technical functioning of equipment to record and edit images and sound and for transmitting radio and television broadcasts of images and sounds, as well as other types of telecommunication signals on land, sea or in aircraft.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Production Runner (Radio and TV)

  • Controlling transmitting and broadcast systems and satellite systems for radio and television programmes
  • Controlling equipment to edit and mix image and sound recordings to ensure satisfactory quality and to create special image and sound effects
  • Making emergency repairs to equipment
  • Applying knowledge of principles and practices of image and sound recording and editing in order to identify and solve problems
  • Applying knowledge of principles and practices of broadcasting, telecommunications terminals and transmissions systems, in order to identify and solve problems
  • Controlling radio communications systems, satellite services, and multiplex systems on land, sea or in aircraft
  • Controlling equipment to record sound

2. Demand status

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