Description
Join the BBC as a Production Assistant Apprentice and kick-start your career in a job you'll love. You'll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
The production teams in BBC Audio create and deliver more than 100 hours of original audio every day across Radio 1, 1Xtra, The Asian Network, Radio 2, 6Music, Radio 3, Radio 4 and the World Service, as well as content for BBC Sounds. As a Production Assistant Apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience across a range of projects, from supporting high-profile productions to contributing to content enjoyed by audiences across the UK.
Your key responsibilities and impact:
- Helping to develop ideas and stories by researching content and finding guests and participants.
- Gaining real-life experience by assisting your team on location, in the studio, or in a TV gallery and helping out on the studio floor.
- Learning to use technical equipment and specialist software by supporting teams with cameras, sound, lighting, and editing.
- Creating content for multiple platforms, including social media, under the guidance of experienced professionals.
You'll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means that as well as learning on your placement at the BBC, you'll also attend learning blocks (up to a week at a time) with our learning provider, working towards an industry recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Production Assistant.
Benefits:
- Excellent career and professional development.
- Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave, a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
- An industry recognised qualification.
- Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers.
- A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
- Training and Mentoring by industry professionals.
- A bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.
- Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.