Production Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Radio

The Bbc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting organization in the UK seeks a passionate Level 3 Production Assistant Apprentice. In this role, you'll support studio and community-based shows by planning and coordinating content, while gaining practical experience in production. Key responsibilities include interpreting production briefs, developing creative ideas, and ensuring the quality of audio and visual materials. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication and organizational skills, and have lived in the UK for the past three years. This apprenticeship offers comprehensive training and a recognized qualification.

Benefits

Recognized qualification

Training with industry professionals

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Must have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Interpret a production brief and identify audience/user requirements for the production.
• Scope and evaluate ideas and concepts for production.
• Develop creative ideas and proposals for audio/visual productions.
• Manage and store media assets and create production documentation.
• Monitor budgets and resources during production.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Administrative skills

Logical

Team working

Creative

Patience

Education

Legal eligibility to work full-time in the UK

Job description

Overview

As a Level 3 Production assistant - screen and audio Apprentice, you'll support studio and community-based shows, helping plan and coordinate content that celebrates local life and connects with audiences.

Responsibilities

• Interpret a production brief and identify the audience/end user requirements for the production.
• Scope and evaluate ideas and problem solving concepts for a production.
• Develop creative ideas and proposals for screen, online or audio productions.
• Create a brief for a production, including documents such as a storyboard or treatment or outline script of ideas.
• Present persuasive pitches, ideas and proposals for screen, online or audio productions.
• Work in line with agreed workflows, adapting to operational and creative changes as they occur and inform relevant stakeholders.
• Support the end-to-end process of production by monitoring budgets, resources and progress and adhering to legislation, regulations, organisational processes and procedures.
• Identify and minimise hazards and risks in the workplace such as Covid compliance.
• Assist cast and crew members and act as a point of contact with the production office and other departments.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships when in production, establishing and using professional networks.
• Provide progress reports to your production coordinator or producer.
• Create, use and store production documentation throughout the end-to-end production workflow.
• Manage and store media assets, creating accurate records of material produced in line with workflows and organisational policies.
• Complete a call sheet/schedule prior to a shoot.
• Scope resource requirements; identify and prevent potential supply problems.
• Identify and assist with sourcing resources for a production, including locations, catering, accommodation, transport, equipment, crew, budget and existing media assets.
• Identify opportunities to deliver sustainable solutions in line with industry standard recommendations.
• Select microphones taking into account conditions and environments.
• Select and set up camera equipment as required.
• Monitor the sound levels and bit rate, identifying any issues during the capturing process.
• Work to a visual technical specification such as resolution, frame rate, pixellation.
• Operate current industry standard equipment and software safely during and post recording.
• Edit and optimise audio or visual material saving in the required format.
• Compress digital assets.
• Select edit points to create a smooth transition in the material and achieve required audio effects using sound and acoustic effects as required.
• Review edited material to ensure appropriateness for the target audience, house style and platform.
• Gather audience data to evaluate the impact and success of a production against its objectives.
• Use lessons learned to evaluate the success of the production and identify areas for improvement for future productions.
• Use continuing professional development planning to support own current and future training and development needs.

Training schedule

Training schedule This is your chance to launch a career at the very heart of British broadcasting. We're looking for individuals with a passion to find out how we make content and bring ideas to life. Depending on your placement area, you could be working behind the scenes on exciting productions, from gripping dramas to the thrill of live radio, and gain a recognised qualification while learning on the job. This is your opportunity to widen your production knowledge while working on content that matters to millions. You'll be learning both on and off the job. This means that as well as learning on your placement at the BBC, you'll also attend learning blocks (up to a week at a time) with our learning provider, working towards an industry recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Production Assistant. Learning blocks will be a mixture of in-person and virtual delivery.
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Qualifications

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Administrative skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Patience, Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship. Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship.

We are a leading early careers employer and hire more than 250 apprentices each year. We are committed to skills and talent development both inside and outside the BBC and, as one of the world's most creative and technologically-advanced organisations for the last 100 years, a career at the BBC means learning from the best. We want people who show potential to join us at the BBC. Don't worry if you don't have extensive experience, it's your passion and values we are interested in.