Casting Director

BBC Nordic; Aberdeen City, Aberystwyth; À distance; GBP 15 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

BBC Academy training

Industry-recognised qualification

Résumé du poste

The BBC offers an apprenticeship opportunity in casting, providing hands-on experience in selecting actors for scripted productions and working with production teams. You will learn talent evaluation, negotiate on fees, and help manage casting sessions with support from a dedicated manager.

You will gain an industry-recognised qualification and access BBC Academy training throughout the scheme, with potential travel to various UK locations to develop your skills in a dynamic, inclusive

Responsabilités

• Finding and casting actors suitable for continuing scripted productions.
• Discovering new talent and advising and negotiating on talent fees where necessary.
• Managing the workload and day-to-day management, development and performance management of Casting Assistants and other staff.
• Coordinating casting sessions, maximising the time and resources available in order to find new talent.
• Managing the volume of actors, agents and presenters who get in touch with the BBC and assessing their suitability.

Description du poste

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Finding and casting actors suitable for continuing scripted productions.Discovering new talent and advising and negotiating on talent fees where necessary.Managing the workload and day-to-day management, development and performance management of Casting Assistants and other staff.Coordinating casting sessions, maximising the time and resources available in order to find new talent.Managing the volume of actors, agents and presenters who get in touch with the BBC and assessing their suitability.Management and overall responsibility for sending out script breakdowns from large databases via email or fax to talent/production teams.Communicating last minute changes promptly to all parties involved in casting sessions or offers.Proactively dealing with pre-booked actors who may no longer be available, and can lead to last minute changes to scripts and schedules.Some visits to showcases during busy school periods to see students perform in productions and assess new talent for the BBC.Ensuring that BBC output reflects the diverse nature of our audiences

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact [e-mail] .

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Our apprenticeship roles are also subject to you having the require qualifications that we have deemed to be necessary for your role and the requirement of the training provider for your scheme. The offer would be subject to you undergoing and meeting the requirements of a skill scan process with the BBC nominated training provider to determine your eligibility.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

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Life at the BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Excellent career and professional development.
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.

As an Apprentice you will also receive:

• An industry recognised qualification.
• Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK).
• 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.
• The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation subject to eligibility.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long-term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the recruitment process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via the Early Careers Recruitment contact form and we’d be happy to discuss how we can support you through the process.

Using AI in the recruitment process

At the BBC, we know that tools like AI can help you prepare, organise your thoughts and feel more confident when applying for a role. But what we’re really interested in is you.

We want to hear about your experiences, your skills and what motivates you. The strongest applications are the ones that reflect your own thinking, achievements and perspective. So whilst you’re welcome to use AI for support, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and tells your story.

You will find more guidance about using AI in the recruitment process on our careers site below.

Read more about using AI in the recruitment process

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