Overview
Job Introduction
What you’ll get
During your apprenticeship
A starting salary of £15,074 (+ £4,729 London Living Allowance), and potential pay increases.
A flexible 35-hour working week, 26 days of annual leave days (with the option to buy an extra 5 days), and a defined pension scheme.
Discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
Professional Coaching and Mentoring by industry professionals.
Access to our in-house Academy, which hosts a range of internal and external courses.
At the end of your apprenticeship
A recognised Level 4 apprenticeship qualification (HND equivalent) from London Southbank University and the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
A role in the BBC Technical Production team with a starting salary of £23,334 or more.
The chance to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the BBC.
Apply on the BBC’s CareersHub
We’ll check that your skills are a good fit for the role and you’re eligible for the scheme. If your application is successful, we’ll be in touch with next steps.
If you’d like support with your application because you have a learning difficulty or disability, please select the Extend Hub in the application and we can help.
Main Responsibilities
You’ll work alongside journalists, content makers and technologists to generate, deliver and store BBC content to standards the rest of the creative industries aspire to.
Analyse source materials and content, working to specific technical standards to assess the quality and correct issues. You’ll often handle sensitive materials and work under tight deadlines to support the world’s biggest public service broadcaster.
Combine your technical skills with your creative eye, to carry out post production jobs including editing, audio mixing and colour grading.
You’ll study for an L4 (HNC equivalent) apprenticeship qualification from London Southbank University and The Institute of Apprenticeships in Technical Education. You’ll complete specialist modules such as:
Video technology
Audio technology
Metadata and timecode
Codecs and files
Edit assistant operations
Troubleshooting
Networks and storage
Data confirming and finishing
Quality control
Legacy technology and archive material
Working practices
Take a look at the job description/candidate pack for more details about the role.
Are you the right candidate?
To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must:
Be aged 18 or over when the course starts in September 2022
Have completed a L3 qualification in a media technology related subject (L3 is A levels/BTEC or equivalent)
Have maths and English GCSEs or Standard (Scotland) at 9-4 (A-C) or equivalent
Be legally allowed to work in the UK
Have lived in the UK, Ireland or the European Economic Area (EEA), for at least three years before the start of the apprenticeship. Or have either pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme and lived in the UK, EEA or Gibraltar for at least three years.
We’ll ask you to give examples to show you’re:
Technically minded, with a good understanding of the role
Show an interest/experience in filming, recording sound and editing
Fascinated by how broadcasters generate, manipulate, reversion and archive content (audio, video and graphic)
Able to efficiently multitask and work under pressure
Good at communicating and collaborating with people
A natural problem solver.
Don’t worry if you don’t have an extensive CV. You can share examples of your passion for post production from anywhere. That might be other work experience, your time in education or volunteering.
We’d love to hear from ex-service personnel for London based roles. If you’ve left the Armed Forces, or you’re thinking about it, and fit the above bill – get in touch.
Applications are open. We encourage you to apply early as we receive an extremely high volume of applications for our roles every year and applications may close earlier than anticipated. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
About the BBC
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here
Package Description
Applications are open. We encourage you to apply early as we receive an extremely high volume of applications for our roles every year and applications may close earlier than anticipated. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Work at the forefront of technical production, helping the BBC set the standard for content on TV, radio, online and other digital services. Study for your L4 Post Production Apprenticeship (HNC equivalent), while developing your creative skills in assessing, correcting, re-versioning and storing content across BBC formats.
Start date: 19th September 2022
Duration: 2 years
Salary: £15,074 in year one (+ London Living Allowance of £4,729)
Apprenticeships available: 4
Location(s): London
Leading to: a role on our Technical Production teams, earning £23,334 or more.
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Post Production Technical Operator Apprentice Scheme – Level 4