A professional who coordinates work of various departments to produce radio or television programs and commercial announcements. Responsibilities include:

• Trains, assigns duties, and supervises employees engaged in production and taping such programs as game shows, talk broadcasts, and special programs.
• Ensures that slanderous, libelous, and profane statements are avoided or deleted and that program is in conformance with station or network policy and regulations.
• Schedules usage of studio and editing facilities needed by producers , and engineering and maintenance staff to maximize use of facilities, according to scheduled events.
• Operates television broadcasting equipment, such as switcher, video and color monitors, tape decks, lights and microphones to train workers or to substitute for absent employees.
• Operates portable, shoulder-mounted camera to record or broadcast live programs from location of event.
• May direct subordinates in auditioning talent and proposed programs.
• May coordinate audio work, scenes, music, timing, camera work, and script writing, to develop desired production, and review production to ensure objectives are obtained.