Post Production Technical Operator Apprenticeship - Level 4 - London - EXTEND Job Details | BBC

Bidvane; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC, based in London, offers a Level 4 Post Production Technical Operator apprenticeship within the Media Operations team. The 16‑month full-time programme starts September 2027 and aims to support non-graduates who are deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.

You will learn to prepare and edit content, manage media assets and deliver broadcast-ready files while training in technical production systems.

Qualifications

• Interest in media content and the technical production behind its delivery.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Curiosity about how things work.
• Strong organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starting, flexible and adaptable approach, including to out-of-hours working.

Responsibilities

• Support editing and preparation of content for BBC platforms and audiences.
• Digitise, organise and manage media assets through the production workflow.
• Deliver transmission files to playout providers and keep content and systems ready for broadcast.
• Work with post-production colleagues and other BBC departments.
• Study for the Level 4 apprenticeship qualification with the National Film and Television School.
• Learn to use industry-standard tools, processes and technologies in a production environment.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Curiosity about systems

Organization skills

Self-starting

Education

No Level 4 qualification

Job description

This Level 4 Post Production Technical Operator apprenticeship sits in the BBC’s Media Operations team at London Broadcasting House and runs full-time for 16 months, starting in September 2027. You will learn to prepare and edit content, manage media assets and deliver broadcast-ready files while training in technical production systems. The post is part of BBC Extend and is aimed at non-graduates who are deaf, disabled or neurodivergent. Applicants must be at least 18 at the start, meet the programme’s disability and UK residency criteria, and be eligible to work full-time in the UK.

What the job involves

• Support editing and preparation of content for BBC platforms and audiences
• Digitise, organise and manage media assets through the production workflow
• Deliver transmission files to playout providers and keep content and systems ready for broadcast
• Work with post-production colleagues and other BBC departments
• Study for the Level 4 apprenticeship qualification with the National Film and Television School, covering audio and vision engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, IP networks and computer science
• Learn to use industry-standard tools, processes and technologies in a production environment

Qualifications

• No completed or held qualification in the apprenticeship subject at Level 4 or above
• If under 19 on 7 September 2027, English and maths GCSE at grade 4/C, National 5 at C, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent; if not achieved by the start, Functional Skills Level 2 is required before the end-point…

Skills & knowledge

• Interest in media content and the technical production behind its delivery
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Curiosity about how things work
• Strong organisation and problem-solving skills
• Self-starting, flexible and adaptable approach, including to out-of-hours working

Checks & eligibility

• Eligible to work full-time in the UK throughout the apprenticeship

Other

• Identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and meet the applicable Equality Act 2010 or Disability Discrimination Act 1995 definition of disability
• At least 18 by the apprenticeship start in September 2027
• Have lived continuously in the UK for the three years before the apprenticeship starts
• Not currently enrolled in another apprenticeship
• Live within commuting distance of the London base