Broadcast & Media Systems Technical Operator Apprenticeship - Level 3 - London

Job Requisition ID: 31804

Job Closing Date: 13 November 2025

Location: London - London Broadcasting House

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 25 months

Salary: £22,950 (+£5,441 London Weighting)

COULD A BBC APPRENTICESHIP BE THE NEXT ROLE FOR YOU?

Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to kick-start your career. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?

Working alongside journalists and programme makers is a dedicated team of technical operators who ensure broadcast equipment and technology run smoothly. This apprenticeship is an entry-level opportunity to join the BBC in towns and cities across the country; working at the front end of technical operating in sound and/or vision in newsroom ingest hubs, galleries, studios, post-production areas, and on location.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

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, you could be part of the next generation of highly skilled Technical Operators.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As a Technical Operator apprentice (BOA26), you will learn, grow, and contribute. You will:

• Learn how to operate key equipment and undertake key roles within live studio environments, for both TV and Radio
• Gain hands-on experience creating news, sports and music content for BBC TV, audio, online and digital platforms
• Develop teamworking and communication skills, working as part of a varied team providing services and talking to other departments across the BBC

You’ll study for your industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. Your college learning with the National Film and Television School will cover skills across TV and Radio, including:

• 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

YOUR SKILLS AND ELIGIBILITY

We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and delivering world-class content and operational excellence. We’re not focused on qualifications; we look for potential and transferable strengths and experience. If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, we’d love to hear from you:

• Passionate about media content and the technical production side of how that content reaches the audience
• Can work calmly under pressure
• Fascinated by how things work
• Brilliant organisational skills and problem-solving
• 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, apply for jobs at the BBC careers site or other apprenticeship schemes.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be 18 years old or over by the apprenticeship start in September 2026
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the start
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the duration of the apprenticeship
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

• Have little or no work experience in the subject area
• Not have completed or be working toward qualifications in the subject at level 3 or above
• Not have completed or be working toward an extended BTEC or degree in media, television, film, audio or radio production

For candidates under 19 on 8 September 2026: To complete the apprenticeship, you must have maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or equivalent. If not achieved by start, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before your end-point assessment.

READY TO APPLY?

Click Apply Now to create a candidate profile and answer a few questions—no CV or cover letter needed. If eligible, we’ll guide you through the next steps. You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based. Check out other adverts for different locations, but please apply to only one. This is a fixed-term apprenticeship; your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme. Upon completion, you’ll have career development, employability training, and networking opportunities.