How to hire a media technician

How to hire a media technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step media technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a media technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new media technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your media technician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a media technician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a media technician to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a media technician that fits the bill.

   This list presents media technician salaries for various positions.

   Type of Media Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Media Technician	Broadcast and sound engineering technicians set up, operate, and maintain the electrical equipment for radio programs, television broadcasts, concerts, sound recordings, and movies.	$13-33
   On-Air Personality	On-Air personalities are celebrities with a platform on broadcast media. They are usually radio hosts hosting a talk show, a podcast, or even a music program... Show more	$11-36
   Videographer	A videographer specializes in shooting and editing high-definition videos of different events, making them presentable to clients. They are primarily responsible for having their video equipment, coordinating with clients to learn any preferences or particular requests, capturing and recording from the best angle, and producing results quickly and accurately... Show more	$14-29

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Video Production
   • Troubleshoot
   • Technical Support
   • Windows
   • Audio Equipment
   • Visual Equipment
   • Computer System
   • QC
   • Mac
   • Video Conferencing
   • Adobe Premiere
   • Library Materials
   • Video Equipment
   • Media Management

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Lead false-positive team to identify and resolve network service issues and produce a manual for outsource providers to troubleshoot technical issues.
   • Participate in brainstorming sessions, proofread and edit marketing materials, manage magazine inventory.
   • Provide technical support for VTC conference call monitoring, performance reports, troubleshooting of AV/VTC issues and audio/video conferencing relate issues.
   • Provide private IP address ranges for testing.
   • Work with Resolume and Watchout projection mapping software.
   • Input outgoing social media messages into Hootsuite and Facebook daily.

   More media technician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your media technician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A media technician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, media technicians' average salary in alabama is 50% less than in delaware.
   • Seniority. Entry-level media technicians 59% less than senior-level media technicians.
   • Certifications. A media technician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a media technician's salary.

   Average media technician salary

   $45,576yearly

   $21.91 hourly rate

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   Entry-level media technician salary

   $29,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2026

   Average media technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Connecticut	$65,859	$32
   2	District of Columbia	$64,908	$31
   3	New York	$63,438	$31
   4	Massachusetts	$62,431	$30
   5	California	$58,920	$28
   6	New Jersey	$57,263	$28
   7	Illinois	$52,067	$25
   8	Pennsylvania	$49,809	$24
   9	Georgia	$44,426	$21
   10	Oregon	$43,474	$21
   11	Missouri	$42,463	$20
   12	Florida	$39,781	$19
   13	Colorado	$38,909	$19
   14	North Carolina	$38,188	$18
   15	Utah	$37,797	$18
   16	Texas	$37,547	$18
   17	Nebraska	$37,416	$18
   18	Ohio	$36,327	$17
   19	Arizona	$34,564	$17

   Average media technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Zoetis	$82,379	$39.61	10
   2	Bloomberg	$81,111	$39.00	6
   3	Governors State University	$77,780	$37.39
   4	Oracle	$75,606	$36.35
   5	Deloitte	$72,326	$34.77	2
   6	EXL	$69,573	$33.45
   7	Salesforce	$69,396	$33.36
   8	Harvard University	$66,536	$31.99
   9	Kings Canyon Unified School District	$64,450	$30.99
   10	Visalia Unified School District	$62,247	$29.93
   11	Gallaudet University	$59,455	$28.58
   12	Columbia College Chicago	$59,365	$28.54
   13	DXC Technology	$57,959	$27.86
   14	Columbia International University	$57,947	$27.86
   15	Thermo Fisher Scientific	$57,817	$27.80	2
   16	CMC Motocross	$57,492	$27.64	4
   17	Monroe County	$55,919	$26.88
   18	El Paso County	$53,459	$25.70
   19	Redondo Beach Unified School District	$53,237	$25.59
   20	Washington State University	$53,099	$25.53

4. Writing a media technician job description

   A media technician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a media technician job description:

   Media technician job description example

   • Understanding of various media formats such as video, audio, image and timed text.
   • Understanding of industry format standards such as PAL, NTSC, timecode, framerate, codec, audio settings/configurations, metadata (title and technical – html, xml), Frame Rate Conversions, captions, subtitles, forced Narrative, SDH, Audio Normalization Guidelines, Media Transfer Mechanisms (Aspera, Signiant, etc), Media Content Protection, UHD HDR, 4K, 6K (Dolby Vision / HDR10), and SOP Security Protocols.
   • Understand media encoding, transcoding, and file transfer protocols
   • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate and collaborate with all levels of personnel
   • Strong data entry and proofreading skills
   • Highly organized and be able to work with minimal supervision, escalating when needed
   • Proficient with both Mac and PC operating systems.
   • Comfortable with change and able to adapt as workflow flexes to the meet the needs of our clients
   • Strong ability to multitask multiple projects at one time.

   Education: High School Diploma or GED required.

   Experience: Minimum of 1 years’ experience in working at an Entertainment or Media company.

   *This position is based in Stamford, CT 06902 and is an in-office-based position.
   **This position is a 10am-6:30pm shift, Monday-Friday, overtime may be requested as needed.
   *** NO PHONE CALLS, OUTSIDE AGENCIES OR RECRUITERS
   **** Salary $20 per hour

   Benefits

   We offer competitive pay and benefits programd including medical, dental & vision coverage, vacation & sick leave, 401(k), student loan repayment and more!

   Equal Opportunity Employer

   Premiere Digital Services is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

   
   

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5. Post your job

   To find the right media technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with media technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit media technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your media technician job on Zippia to find and recruit media technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit media technicians, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new media technician

   Once you've selected the best media technician candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new media technician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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