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Job Introduction

The BBC Apprentice Hub is working in partnership with companies across the West Midlands to create opportunities for local talent. You will complete your apprenticeship in placements within our partner companies across the Midlands.

Are you ready to start your career in a creative or digital business in the West Midlands? We’re looking for ambitious, motivated and talented individuals to take their first step into the world of work and join one of our partner companies as post production technical operator apprentices. Our mission is to create opportunities across the creative and digital sector, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our programme. This is a great opportunity to start you career within post production. Placements will be with one our partner employers across the West Midlands, and you will have dedicated support from our award-winning BBC academy team. You will gain real-world experience and get paid in the process.

Apprenticeships can create equitable pathways to develop your digital, analytical, creative and production skills whilst also giving you the chance to earn a salary and learn and gain work experience. This will result in a meaningful experience, a sense of community, plus job readiness towards your future career.

We are looking for people who can rise to the challenge as well as push themselves to achieve more. Not to mention, people who are adaptable, driven, and are fuelled by their genuine passion for production.

Main Responsibilities

We have several partners who are working with us across the Hub who are passionate about facilitating opportunities for post production apprenticeships. This will give you the chance to work with high profile partners and production companies. An apprenticeship requires commitment, self-discipline, and you will need to be self-motivated. You will also be considered for our talent pool for other opportunities within our partner companies and will benefit from mentoring, career support and development.

You will have a placement base location; however, you may rotate through different employers.

We’re looking for someone with a passion for production, who is seeking to apply their technical knowledge and understanding to post production processes and has a keen eye for detail in a technical setting. You will also be full of resilience, enthusiasm and ambition. These are all the important qualities we want to see within this apprenticeship. Within post production you may work alongside, producers, technologists and programme makers to develop your skills within the industry and make sure content is generated, delivered and stored to an industry leading standard. As a post production technical operator, you will be responsible for working with confidential material, working to specific and varied technical standards within fixed deadlines. Within the role, you could be assisting various stages in final post production, liaising with clients, assisting within the edit suites, grade and supporting the delivery of the broadcast.

No two days are the same and you must be super flexible to take on this apprenticeship. You'll study for a Level 4 qualification as a Post Production technical operator and will complete both off-the-job and on-the-job training, studying for highly specialised tailored 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

Overall, we are looking for people who aren’t afraid to work hard. To be brilliant, you need to push yourself consistently to achieve more and be ready to adapt in fast-paced environments. You will also be kept on your toes by working on a variety of rotations and projects. We want to see that you’re driven by genuine passion and ambition. So, if you’re someone who constantly seeks opportunities to learn from your experiences and the people around you, then the Hub is the place to kickstart your career within the West Midlands.

Are you the right candidate?

All you need to do is tell us why you’re the right candidate for us and why this opportunity is right for you. It’s a chance for us to get to know you and for you to learn more about the Hub. We want to find out all about you, your passions, drive, and commitment to starting your career within the creative and digital world. We also want to see how you live and breathe our BBC values and you will be assessed on the BBC values and behaviours.

Don’t worry if you don’t have an extensive CV. You can share examples of your passion and how you have used it from other work experience, your time in education, personal projects, or volunteering.

After the closing date, your application will be reviewed and if it demonstrates our BBC values and ambition, you will be invited to an assessment day.

If you’d like support with your application because you have a learning difficulty or disability, please email [email protected]. You’ll also have the option to choose whether your application goes into the Extend Hub when you apply.

We are a diversity champion, and we promote a good working environment for all existing and potential staff ensuring equal treatment for all our employees. We have formed a partnership with VERCIDA, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site. All our vacancies are also listed on VERCIDA. Click here to view our vacancies in an accessible format. If you have a disability, you will also have the option to go through our Extend Hub when you apply.

To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must:

• Be aged 18 by March 2023
• Maths & English GCSEs or Scottish Standards at 9-4 or A-C equivalent
• Have the right to work in the UK and been ordinarily resident in the UK, Ireland, or the European Economic Area (EEA) for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship. Or have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme and have been ordinarily in the EEA, Gibraltar, or the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.
• Have a permanent base within the region.

This opportunity is only available to those that live in the following areas: Black Country, Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, and Warwickshire. If you're based outside of this area, you will not be eligible for this scheme.

Applications are open. We encourage you to apply early as we receive an extremely high volume of applications and applications may close earlier than anticipated.

About the BBC

The BBC Apprentice Hub is a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency (FJAA) where the BBC acts as the host employer, arranging placements for aspiring creatives with local businesses. It's an exciting and engaging initiative that plugs a much-needed skills gap in the creative, cultural, gaming and digital sectors across the West Midlands. If you are successful through the application process you will be matched with one of our partner companies to carry out your placement. You can find out more information here.

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Package Description

• Start date: Ongoing.
• Duration: Various contract lengths
• Salary: £19,500
• Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Remote GP; access to BBC Unmind and Occupational Health.
• A dedicated Schemes Specialist to help with your development.
• Access to our in-house Academy Training, which hosts a range of internal and external courses.
• Annual Leave, plus public holidays.
• Placement locations will make up the West Midlands to include Black Country, Greater Birmingham, and Solihull, Coventry, and Warwickshire.
• The opportunity to be added into our BBC Hub candidate talent pool if not successful within this role but impress us with your application.

At the end of your apprenticeship, you'll get:

• A recognised apprenticeship qualification awarded by the Institute of Apprenticeships & London Southbank University.
• An opportunity to kickstart your career in the creative sector within the West Midlands.