Working in The Media Industry
Apprenticeship Research:
What is an apprenticeship?:
- An apprenticeship is one of the alternatives to University for those leaving education.
- An apprenticeship is a paid job where you are given on-the-job training alongside hands-on experience where you gain the valuable skills needed to work within the industry of the placement itself.
- In an apprenticeship, you spend a fifth of your time (roughly) in a classroom-based environment in a university or training program so you end up with a nationally recognized qualification as well as job experience from the actual apprenticeship itself.
- Apprenticeships help people gain new knowledge in a job environment, aiding those in the role to become more competent, skillful, and trustworthy in an occupation role. If you show you are capable during an apprenticeship it can also lead to the company hiring you at the end of your placement which is a bonus.
- This apprenticeship is for a Post Production Technical Operator at Level 4 at the BBC.
- It is a full-time apprenticeship and it is a fixed term meaning you would have a set amount of time that you would be in this placement.
- This specific apprenticeship is located in the West Midlands, meaning that someone from Sunderland would most likely have to relocate if they wanted to take part in this apprenticeship however that wouldn't be an issue for someone such as myself who plans on relocating.
- They begin by introducing the job role to the applicant, talking about apprenticeships and what they can do for you in terms of developing your skills, giving you on-site experience, and readying you for a career in the media industry.
- They state the roles you will have in this position, such as how you would be assisting people in different stages of post-production, talking/liaising with clients for the BBC, assisting within the actual editing duties as well as just supporting the delivery of the overall broadcasts from the company. You would also be studying at the same time and you would be learning modules such as Video Technology, Codecs and Files, Troubleshooting, and many others within the same general field.
- From here they begin detailing what they are looking for in a potential candidate. You need to be 18 or over to apply for this role and you must have GCSEs in Maths and English above at least a 4. For this role, they state they are looking for a hardworking person who is not afraid to push themselves out of their comfort zone. It will be a fast-paced environment and you will be put in situations you have not been in before so you would need to be fast on your feet and able to remain calm in a stressful situation. They are looking for someone driven with a clear passion and ambition to work in the given industry.
- For this role you do not need a CV (Although it would benefit you to have one), your salary would be £19,500, you get Academy training, annual leave, the opportunity to end up with a job at the BBC as well as gaining a recognised qualification at the end of your apprenticeship.
- I decided to include this job role as it is showing that there are opportunities to take place in apprenticeships in all kinds of roles.
- This specific role is a 15 Month Long apprenticeship taking place at Mcdonald's in Sunderland.
- It is an Intermediate Level Apprenticeship however you gain a Level 2 qualification in Hospitality in this position so if you're interested in this, this role would suit you.
- They are looking for someone who can work well in a team seeing as you would be working with a 'crew' as they call it throughout your time as an apprentice. It is a fast-paced, high-energy environment and you would have to commit to more than one role during your time there you would need to be someone who is good at communicating, can keep a cool head in a stressful situation, and can learn on the job without issue. Hygiene is also important to them as you will be working with food, meaning everything needs to be of the highest quality.
- You would receive on-the-job training and take place in workshops given by expert trainers every month you will be assigned a mentor to ensure you are working properly during your time on this job.
- The benefits of being in this role are that you get flexible hours, holiday pay, free meals, uniforms, awards for good service as well as many opportunities for training and development. You do not need to have any qualifications for this job role meaning that this could be a good choice for you if you are someone who does not work well in an educational environment.
- This is a 15-month-long apprenticeship based in Newcastle for Sky. This specific role is for a Customer Sales Apprenticeship which I chose to look at because even though this role is not specified in media, working this role at Sky could open up different opportunities for someone who is aiming to work in the media industry but does not have the qualifications for it yet.
- They state the three main roles that you would be undertaking in this position, the first of those being that you would be in charge of understanding and resolving a customer's needs, and maintaining their relationship with the company to make sure they stay loyal to the company. As well as this, you would be someone in charge of aiding current sky customers who are looking to change the details of their packages however you get the training to improve these skills on the job to ensure you're doing this to the best of your ability. The final main role would be that you would be a point of contact for new customers so you would need to ensure that you are someone with good customer service skills as Sky finds first impressions important, wanting to ensure that the brand's reputation is at the best it can be.
- They're looking for someone empathetic, passionate, driven, resilient as well as enthusiastic about the company itself. You must be flexible as you may need to work evenings and weekends and they also state they want someone in touch with the latest technology or have a desire to as this would be something you would be working around during your time with Sky.
- You must be over 18 for this role, have not completed a qualification in the subject of the apprenticeship, and ensure you aren't in education after October 2023 and or/planning to go into HE this year.
- Your salary for this role would be £19,750, for this role you would also need to have at least 2 GCSEs in Maths and English. Other benefits are that you would get a free TV package, a generous pension, discounted mobile, and broadband deals, 25 days paid annual leave as well as private healthcare.
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