Post Production Technical Operator Apprenticeship - Level 4 - London - EXTEND
About the role
As a Post-Production Apprentice (PPA27), this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you will:
- Support the editing and preparation of content for a range of BBC platforms and audiences
- Digitise, organise and manage media assets throughout the production workflow
- Deliver transmission files to playout providers, ensuring content is ready for broadcast and systems are maintained accurately
- Develop strong teamwork and communication skills while collaborating with colleagues across post-production and wider BBC departments
- Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools, processes and technologies within a fast-paced production environment.
Throughout the apprenticeship, you'll be supported by experienced professionals, building valuable technical and professional skills that will help you launch a successful career in the media industry.
Working week
Full time, 35 hours per week. Shifts to be confirmed.
Skills
Required qualifications
Training & development
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. Your learning with the National Film and Television School will introduce you to a wide variety of skills across both TV and Radio, including:
- Audio and Vision Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- IP Networks
- Computer Science
Editing Assistant.
Things to consider
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
- Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2027. The BBC operates a minimum age of 18 on all apprenticeship schemes for Health and Safety and Child Protection reasons.
- Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three 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
- Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation
- Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship.
To apply for this scheme, you must also:
- Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at level 4 or above
- For candidates under the age of 19 years on 7 September 2027: To complete the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification. If you have not achieved these qualifications by the start of your apprenticeship, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the apprenticeship assessment when you take your end-point assessment.
About BBC Public Service
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.
This role is in London. If you'd be moving for it, a room in a shared house there typically runs £900–£1,400 a month.