Also called: Imaging Director, Promo Producer
Creates the sound effects, jingles, and voice-over 'sweepers' that give a station its sound.
An imaging producer layers a booming voice-over, a laser zap, and a song clip into a five-second 'sweeper' that plays between songs.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. A couple of years building audio production skills through a certificate program or college radio, then production work at a station.
Ways in: Self-taught, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Audio Production, Broadcasting.
Shrinking. Fewer stations; consolidation.
High risk for 10 years. AI voices and production tools now create station sweepers and jingles fast, cutting imaging jobs.
Classes: Audio or music technology, Music, Marketing, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4014.
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