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.