Sound operator
- 1. GC1: Job Roles in the Production Arts Industry SOUND OPERATOR The average salary of a sound operator is the equivalent to $50,000. A sound operator is responsible for the production’s sound operation in the rehearsals and actual show. They will use various different programs and editing software on the sound after the sound designer has created/sourced it to better fit with the production. They will keep cues for each sound to ensure that the sound is played at the correct moment. They will work closely with the director and lighting operator, whilst closely following cues and the script to ensure that anything that needs to work simultaneously works with everybody else. If a sound operator doesn’t do their job correctly it will affect the performers and potentially the lighting operator and backstage team. For example, a sound may be a performers cue to come on stage, or do a specific action. A sound operator’s day to day job is watching rehearsals and learning the script of the show in order to familiarise themselves with the show so they can effectively operate it’s sound.