What is a news technical director and how to become one

Key steps to become a news technical director

1. Explore news technical director education requirements

   Most common news technical director degrees

   Bachelor's

   73.6 %

   Associate

   11.1 %

   High School Diploma

   9.7 %

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2. Start to develop specific news technical director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   News Stories	49.62%
   Technical Problems	34.28%
   Master Control	10.84%
   Adobe Photoshop	3.23%
   News Broadcasts	2.02%

3. Complete relevant news technical director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New news technical directors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a news technical director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real news technical director resumes.

4. Research news technical director duties and responsibilities

   • Develop residential data center standards and implement database CRM style solutions for managing the home environment utilizing SAP/Access/MySQL/Oracle database engines.
   • Develop residential data center standards and implement database CRM style solutions for managing the home environment utilizing SAP/Access/MySQL/Oracle database engines.
   • Maintain primary responsibility for defining the information security standards, identifying risks relate to technology infrastructure and business applications.

5. Get news technical director experience

   Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a news technical director. The most common roles before becoming a news technical director include technical director, internship team lead and production assistant.

6. Apply for news technical director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a news technical director job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams