A professional who plans and directs audio and video aspects of television programs, based on program specifications and knowledge of television programming techniques. Responsibilities include:

• Interprets script, rehearses cast, and establishes pace of program to stay within time requirements.
• Informs technicians of scenery, lights, props, and other equipment desired.
• Approves scenery, costumes, choreography, and music.
• Issues instructions to technicians from control room during telecast to keep them informed of effects desired, such as dissolves, long shots, medium shots, superimpositions, fade-ins, and fade-outs.
• May move controls to integrate material from multisite origins into live program.
• May direct news and special events programs.
• May direct program for live broadcast or for electronic video recording.
• May direct nonbroadcast television presentation, such as program for sales, medical, educational, or industrial purposes.
• May direct commercials.
• May operate viewing/editing equipment to review and edit program tapes, using personal knowledge of television programming and editing techniques.
• May key information into computer, using keyboard, to compile letters, memos, and other program material, such as scripts and notes.
• May be designated Producer-Director in small station.