Technical Operator apprentice

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

Job summary

A leading media organization is seeking a Technical Operator apprentice to learn and contribute to live studio environments for TV and Radio. You'll gain hands-on experience and develop key skills working across various departments. The ideal candidate will be eager to learn, with good communication and organizational capabilities. This apprenticeship offers an exciting opportunity to kickstart your career in media.

Qualifications

• Entry-level understanding of relevant media production concepts.
• Willingness to learn on the job and adapt to various tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operate key equipment in live studio environments for TV and Radio.
• Monitor broadcast systems and confirm output quality.
• Work collaboratively across various teams within the BBC.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Team working

Creative

Initiative

Non judgemental

Patience

Education

Extended BTEC or degree in media, television, film, audio or radio production

Job description

As a Technical Operator apprentice (BOA26), this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute - you will:

Responsibilities

• Learn how to operate key equipment and undertake key roles within live studio environments, for both TV and Radio
• Gain hands‑on experience working to create news, sports and music content for BBC TV, audio, online and digital platforms
• Develop team‑working and communication skills, working as part of a varied team providing services, and talking directly to other departments across the BBC, Agree the operational requirements and protocols relating to broadcast and media systems, software and equipment including who can use them.
• Connect broadcast and media systems and equipment to network systems.
• Use industry software, hardware and follow organisational processes and procedures to deliver workflow outputs.
• Check and confirm that broadcast operation complies with relevant regulations, standards, guidelines and procedures such as flashing images, loudness consistency.
• Check the quality of outputs of broadcast systems using subjective and objective assessments such as output picture and sound quality, comparison with industry standards and system specifications, data stream and signal path analysis.
• Monitor the operation of broadcast and media systems at required times.
• Inform relevant personnel of monitoring activities and outcomes.
• Apply techniques to ingest content, process, play out or export broadcast data or media.
• Check and confirm the content or data to be broadcast is in the required format for the broadcast method, job, and region.
• Play out or export media in line with technical requirements.
• Work in line with organisational processes and procedures to maintain the integrity and security of file‑based media content to avoid hacking or theft of assets, reporting if there are any breaches.
• Record maintenance requirements in organisational systems for future use or corrective action.
• Follow sustainable practices in line with industry standard recommendations.
• Establish and agree clear terms of reference with stakeholders to assess if objectives have been met.
• Provide updates to technical and non‑technical stakeholders adapting language to suit the audience.
• Apply incident management procedures, and report in line with organisational procedures.
• Recognise faults and follow procedures to rectify these or escalated within own level of responsibility.
• Comply with health and safety legislation and policies, including electrical safety procedures, reporting any health and incidents or hazards.
• Operate within specific safety precautions when working with broadcast equipment, software and systems.
• Maintain a secure working environment, in line with organisational policies, protect individuals, information and organisational assets.

Eligibility Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know. You may have little or no work experience in the subject area, be not completing or working toward qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at level 3 or above, or an extended BTEC or degree in media, television, film, audio or radio production. You may also choose the 'Reasonable Adjustments' option on the Careers Recruitment contact form. Non‑judgemental, patient, and keen to start.

Skills & Attributes

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Apprenticeship Training

• Camera operations
• Floor management
• TV vision mixing
• Sound operations
• Technical directing
• Shoot and edit
• Multi‑skilled operator
• Picture and audio editing
• Ingest and library functions

About the BBC

We're 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.