• Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources.
• Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process.
• Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.
• Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
• Monitor postproduction processes to ensure accurate completion of details.
• Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.
• Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters.
• Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.
• Hire directors, principal cast members, and key production staff members.
• Arrange financing for productions.
• Determine production size, content, and budget, establishing details such as production schedules and management policies.
• Select plays, scripts, books, or ideas to be produced.
• Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.
• Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written.
• Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions.
• Negotiate contracts with artistic personnel, often in accordance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Determine and direct the content of radio programming.
• Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage.
• Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects.
• Produce shows for special occasions, such as holidays or testimonials.
• Plan and coordinate the production of musical recordings, selecting music and directing performers.
• Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution.
• Maintain knowledge of minimum wages and working conditions established by unions or associations of actors and technicians.
• Obtain and distribute costumes, props, music, and studio equipment needed to complete productions.

• Data mining software — Google Analytics
• Desktop publishing software — Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
• Development environment software — Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript ; Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
• Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
• Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
• Enterprise application integration software — Extensible markup language XML
• Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud ; Adobe Systems Adobe Flash ; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop; Microsoft Visio
• Instant messaging software — Twitter
• Music or sound editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
• Office suite software — Microsoft Office
• Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
• Project management software — Microsoft Project
• Sales and marketing software — Google AdWords
• Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
• Video creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects; Apple Final Cut Pro; Live streaming software; YouTube
• Web page creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver; Content management systems CMS; Instagram; LinkedIn
• Web platform development software — Drupal; Hypertext markup language HTML ; JavaScript ; PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• Word processing software — Microsoft Word

Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.

• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.