You will examine each career option, the pros and cons, the personal traits needed for success, entry level requirements, etc. Your report will answer the following questions:
You can format your Industry Report however you wish: a mock interview with yourself as a series of Q and A, a narrative with the answers woven into the text, etc.1. The name and brief description of the career option.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
If you are a member of the Broadcasting Group, you still have to complete an Industry Report.
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Chung, Erick
ReplyDeleteSeptember 12, 2010
Week 9 Survery
Industry Report 9
1.The name and brief description of the career option.
We recently provided a presentation on the industry report for broadcasting, but since we did not specifically go over any particular field, I will be doing this industry report on broadcasting. Broadcasting simply put, is a technological way to distribute video and / or audio signals to audiences or to the general public. The most common forms of broadcasting are via radio, television, satellite, and now webcasts. Broadcasting is distributed from a single source such as a radio station or television station and distributed or transmits the signal to network of stations that accepts air chain in a form such as the antenna or in the case of satellites television, microwave links. It can also transmit using analog or digital signal which is the most common form of distribution.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
Broadcasting is a tough market and it is required you to have a strong backbone due to its frustration. But it is described by the author that you are for that reason rewarded and valued if you do stick with it. You have to be flexible with the people you work with due to team projects full of different personalities that you may disagree with and also at the same time, deal with producers that is always on your back with enforced deadlines. You have to be accurate with your work due to the technicalities of the workstations and engineering it is required for you to always make sure the quality of the signal is not in jeopardy. You have to have good communication skills because you have a boss and clients that requires certain type of feeds, signals, and to which network. You have to be reliable due to the amount of stress that is involved in the operation of broadcasting. You have to be aware of type of technology that is in use with the industry so you have to have technical skills. But the good thing about being in the industry is that you are in a growing market and the broadcasting market has been growing tremendously in an entertainment form especially in television and radio. The pay is good due to the skill level involved in technology and it is often unionized. And because it is unionized and your job requires you to be technical with the advancement in technology, you have a very secure job. The bad part about being in the broadcasting industry is that you could
start out with very low pay. The business of broadcasting is that the more seniority you have in the company, the more money you make rather than the amount of hard work and labor you put into it. For example, broadcast engineers at an entry level must cover the midnight hours while the senior broadcast engineers tend to have the day hours. In another example, the assistant engineer does all the run around, errands, and checkups while the chief engineer are more in control of telling people what to do. Another bad side to the broadcasting industry is that it is hard to move up the ladder and the jobs you do are often tedious. Some companies want you to be in the field for three years before you move up one position and sometimes the pay stays the same or there is only a slight gain in wage. If you are into music, the music does not substantial role because you do not often find yourself recording music. Although the broadcasting industry and companies are always in need of good skilled workers it is extremely difficult to obtain a job if you do not have the proper background and talent. The author of ‘Careers in Audio,’ Jeff Touzeau states that rural operations in non-metro are often a good way for broadcast professionals to learn and apply a variety of skills. He states that if you work for in a rural area, it is more likely for you to adapt and learn all operations of broadcasting then as if you were to be hired in a metro operation due to its size and revenue of rural companies are in smaller budgeted operation requiring you to multitask or cover two to three different areas of work.
ReplyDeleteEven through internship or even as an assistant engineer. It is a good idea to start from the bottom due to the amount of knowledge it is required before you to move up the ladder. Starting as an assistant engineer is a good entry step towards the industry because it teaches you the basics such as setting up mics, and learning the details of those basic setups because you have a mentor that can guide you through the operation.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
I personally do not see myself doing this because I feel though it is too hard for me to do a tedious job like this nor do I have the patience for promotion when all you do is grunt work in the beginning
Alfredo Zuniga
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Broadcasting – Broadcasting Engineer
A broadcasting engineer is the ones who make everything happen. They are responsible for the quality of the signal that goes out in cable satellite, internet, and radio. They are always in high demand.
Broadcasting engineers work in shifts. They are always needed 24/7. If you are new to the job a con would be getting stuck with the late and early bird shift, along with working on the weekends. However once you gain experience your hours will slowly become normal. There is also no room for error. They are expected to get it right all the time since broadcasting is almost always live.
As a career, this would be a good fit for me, too much pressure to get things right. Plus the crazy hours I would have to endure. Maybe as a start in the industry to help me get my foot in the door but not something I would want to do for a long time.
Industry Report 9 Broadcasting
ReplyDelete1. The name and brief description of the career option.
Chief Engineer - Over sees all of the engineering staff. Also determines how many engineers are required on specific show and often assigns roles to make sure shifts are covered. He/She decides what physical space is required for broadcast and mixing, etc.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
Pro - pay is great, secure career,growing market,
Cons - erratic hours, mental, tedious, responsible for all engineers
Personal traits - Flexibility,hard worker, technical, communications skills
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
This is not a job for because I like peace. I am sure the money is good, but there is to much stress and less time from home and family
Gerardo Valadez
ReplyDeleteIndustry Report #9: Broadcasting
Broadcast Engineer - involves both the studio end and the transmitter end as well as the remote broadcasts. They install, test, operate and repair electronic equipment that is used to transmit radio, television, and cable programs. Although some engineers service an entire broadcasting group or freelance for many stations.
A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
PROS - Profession is expected to grow. Find more job opportunities than those focused skill sets. Lot's of opportunities in the Television and Radio Field.
CONS - Only make starting about $30k-$40k a year. Stressful and High Pressured environment. A lot of traveling is mostly required. Need a lot of experience and knowledge with Telecommunications, degree in Electrical Engineering (which you should be making more because of all the knowledge).
An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
I think it would be if I wasn't really into Music or just something in the Audio field. Even though it falls into that category... I mostly prefer more involving Music or something else rather than just Electrician work.
Mike Valadez
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1. The name and brief description of the career option.
Broadcasting Engineer- They make sure the broadcast is sent and goes out at it's best quality.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
Pro's- Almost promised a job, Major demand, Flexible hours after a certain amount of time.
Con's- No room for error, Low pay for starting, Really busy for the first while.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
This isn't a good fit for me. I'm more of an actual sound type of a guy. I could get into it if necessary, however, I wouldn't choose it over many.
Jose Avelar
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Broadcasting
1. The broadcasting industry involves everything that we hear and see on the Tv, Radio, Ect. There is a lot of driven professionals that drive this industry and give us the quality entertainment that we watch everyday. One of the positions that is needed is the chief engineer. The Chef engineer oversees the whole picture and ensures that everything runs smoothly. He is in charge of shifts and the staff the make the broadcast possible. This position is a higher position that requires a lot of hard work before you can become a Chief Engineer.
2.This industry is growing like never before. People that can work on their feet in a fast paced environment are always needed. Some of the pros of this industry is that you will be working with the professionals and hands on. The work can also be creative and fun and should be an entertaining job. Some of the cons are that there is no room for error in this industry. People watch things like the news live so this means that everything has to be perfect.
3. Audio is an important role in this industry but i think that is is a branch of the broadcasting industry. It will be work that involves audio but the main focus isn't audio. Therefor I would enjoy working in this industry but i rather deal with audio more.
Brandon Carlton
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1. The name and brief description of the career option.
a. Broadcasting
b. 50k+70k
c. distributing media to the common forms of radio television, satellite and web.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
a. Pros, you have a good secure job. Can work your way up to the chief engineer position, You have to be flexible with people you work with in this field. You also have to bee up to date with all of the latest technology. Need to be a quick learner.
b. It’s a growing market still to this day
c. Cons- it will take a long time to get promoted.
d. Starts out at low pay and work shifts are prioritized by seniority
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
a. I don’t think broadcasting is a good fit for me simply because you have to be quipped with know how to create and experience for the viewers to enjoy. The hours away from home are great in number. I would rather be the performer than the man capturing the performance.
1. The name and brief description of the career option.
ReplyDelete-Broadcasting: Broadcasting Engineer is responsible for the studio and transmitter ends for television and radio broadcasting; controls quality of broadcast.
2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.
-Pros: No sign of disappearance, growing industry, good pay, work a lot with technology, positive work environment.
-Cons: beginning pay is low, higher positions are hard to get, higher companies control the market.
-Traits needed are working fast paced,flexible, accurate with work, good communicator, consistent and reliable, know how to operate tech work.
3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.
-I don't think this would be good fit for me. I prefer t work directly with musicians and music, but I would still consider learning the skills and possibly do it while free lancing.