Description
Join the BBC as a Broadcast Technical Operator apprentice, a fixed-term apprenticeship for 25 months, with a salary of £24,650.
As a Broadcast Technical Operator apprentice, you will gain practical experience across all aspects of live and recorded broadcasting, including camera operations on location, studio-based technical roles, directing, lighting, editing, and graphic design for regional and national BBC programmes.
You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality content for BBC shows, using advanced broadcast technologies such as satellite trucks and IP systems for outside broadcasts.
You will develop a strong understanding of how technical production, editorial decisions, and audience engagement work together to shape compelling content across TV, digital, and online platforms.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Gaining practical experience in live and recorded broadcasting
- Contributing to high-quality content delivery
- Developing understanding of technical production and audience engagement
You will study for your industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job with the National Film and Television School.
The apprenticeship will cover a wide variety of skills across both TV and Radio, including:
- Camera Operations
- Floor Management
- TV Vision Mixing
- Sound Operations
- Technical Directing
- Shoot and Edit Multi-Skilled Operator
- Picture and Audio Editing
- Ingest and Library functions
Benefits include:
- Industry-recognised qualification
- Excellent career and professional development
- Competitive salary package
- 35-hour working week
- 25 days annual leave
- Defined pension scheme
- Discounted dental, health care, and gym
Eligibility criteria:
- Be 18 years old or over by September 2027
- Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship
- Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship
- Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme
- Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship