Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for broadcast
- Check studio equipment is safe and operational, and report any non-functioning equipment according to station procedures and work health and safety requirements
- Identify and rectify simple problems, referring those beyond one’s own responsibilities to relevant people
- Confirm in advance that all pre-recorded material is ready for broadcast
- Confirm that external sources required by the program are available from point of origin to studio panel desk
- Check that arrangements for recording and linking live sources meet production requirements
- Conduct sound check and adjust as necessary in line with station procedures, health and safety, and production requirements
- Mix audio inputs on air
- Mix audio inputs through the studio panel to produce required sound level and tonal balances
- Execute sound cues according to production requirements
- Cue and play presentation material according to program schedule
- Cue studio guests as required and open microphones
- Deal with operational problems of equipment promptly and effectively throughout onair sessions
- Follow instructions from relevant people during live sessions as required
- Complete program on time and hand over to next presenter as required
- Complete operations after broadcast
- Save relevant material for archiving and future use in line with station procedures
- Ensure surplus material is dealt with in line with station procedures
- Complete documentation in line with station procedures
- Check and clean equipment and work environment in line with station procedures
- Notify relevant people of technical faults and problems in line with station procedures
- Seek feedback from relevant people on own performance as a panel operator, and note areas for improvement