# Broadcast Technical Operator Apprentice

**Company**: BBC
**Location**: London, GBR
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £24,650 + £5,441 London weighting
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Media & Entertainment

**Apply**: https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-Broadcast-and-Media-Systems-Technical-Operator-Apprenticeship-Level-3-London-W1A-1AA/1376057557/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

Join the BBC as a Broadcast Technical Operator apprentice, a fixed-term role for 25 months, focusing on live and recorded broadcasting, technical operations, and content delivery.

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.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Developing a strong understanding of how technical production, editorial decisions, and audience engagement work together to shape compelling content across TV, digital, and online platforms.

- Studying for your industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job with the National Film and Television School.

- Acquiring 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, and ingest and library functions.

The BBC offers excellent career and professional development opportunities, fair pay and flexible benefits, a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave, and a defined pension scheme.

As an apprentice, you will receive an industry-recognised qualification, industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and learning providers, a dedicated team manager and scheme specialist, training and mentoring by industry professionals, and employability and networking training and support.

## Skills

### Required
- broadcasting
- technical operations
- content delivery
- camera operations
- studio-based technical roles
- directing
- lighting
- editing
- graphic design

### Nice to have
- problem-solving
- organisational skills
- self-starter
- flexible and adaptable

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Source: [Apply at careers.bbc.co.uk](https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-Broadcast-and-Media-Systems-Technical-Operator-Apprenticeship-Level-3-London-W1A-1AA/1376057557/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)