Job Specifications
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 19 months
Department: BBC Studios - Natural History Unit (NHU) Edit Assistant
Location: Bristol - Bridgewater House
Salary: £22,950
WE ARE BBC STUDIOS
A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content. Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.
COULD A BBC APPRENTICESHIP BE THE NEXT ROLE FOR YOU?
Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?
The BBC’s broadcast services are at the heart of communities across the UK; telling stories that matter to people, on TV, radio, online and via our wider digital services. Through this apprenticeship opportunity, you could be part of the next generation of highly skilled Post Production Technical Operators.
To find out more about the schemes we offer, you can register to join one of our webinars here. Please note that the webinar for this scheme takes place on Tuesday 21st October at 6pm. If you're unable to attend or have seen this after that date, keep an eye on our webinar playlist on Youtube here where the video will be uploaded.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM?
BBC Studios - Natural History Unit. BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.
This apprenticeship is an exciting entry level opportunity to join the BBC in Bristol; working at the front end of post-production within the Natural History Unit.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
As a Post-Production Technical Operator apprentice (PPA26), this is brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you will gain experience in:
Editing content for a variety of BBC platforms
Digitising and managing content
Delivering TX files to the playout provider, and keeping systems and applications accurately up to date
Teamworking and communication skills, working as part of a varied team providing services, and talking directly to other departments across the BBC.
You’ll Study For Your Industry Recognised Apprenticeship Qualification, Learning Both On And Off The Job. This Involves Attending Blocks Of Teaching At London South Bank University, Covering Best Practice For Media Ingest, Storage Management, Media Export, Secure Digital Despatch, Support For Creative Colleagues In Content Finishing And Quality Assessment Of Finished Content. Modules Include
Video technology
Audio technology
Metadata and timecode
Codecs and files
Edit assistant operations
Networks and storage
Data Conforming and finishing
Quality Control
Archiving and legacy technology
For more information on this apprenticeship standard please visit this link.
Your Skills And Eligibility
We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.
Skills
If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply:
Passionate about media content
Can work calmly under pressure
Brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving
Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time
Enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working
This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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 2026
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
Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation
To Apply For This Scheme, You Must Also
Not have completed or be working toward qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at level 4 or above
For candidates under the age of 19 years at 8th September 2026:
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About the Company
The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster.
We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world.
We do this across:
- A portfolio of television services, including the UK’s most-watched channel BBC One, the pioneering online youth service BBC Three, and our multi award-winning channels for children, as well as national and regional television programmes and services acros...
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