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Trainee Assistant Director (West Midlands)
Sector: Media and Publishing
Role: Trainee
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Job Introduction
Are you someone with an aptitude for logistics, planning and organisation? Do you enjoy working with people and supporting other teams to do their best work?
Following the unprecedented success of our West Midlands training scheme last year, BBC Studios Drama Productions are looking for expressions of interest for Trainee Assistant Director opportunities on Father Brown and Silent Witness.
Eligibility is a requirement of our funding and means we are able to offer paid placements. Please ensure you meet the following criteria before submitting an expression of interest:
* Living and based in the West Midlands
* Aged 19 years or over
* Not currently in full or part-time education
Father Brown films in different locations around the Cotswolds area including places with little or no public transport options. It is the responsibility of successful applicants to ensure they are able to get to these locations as part of the training scheme.
Silent Witness shoots in Digbeth. It is the responsibility of successful applicants to ensure they are able to get to the location as part of the training scheme.
Unfortunately, food, travel and accommodation expenses are not provided.
The Role
Assistant Directors are responsible for logistics, planning and organisation. Ranging from 3rd AD, largely concerned with crowd control and supporting artists, to 2nd AD who organises and owns the schedule, and the 1st AD who directly supports the Director.
The Trainee Assistant Director works alongside more experienced team members to help them deliver the needs of their department whilst learning the skills required to further their career.
The Trainee Assistant Director's main responsibilities include maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring good communication between their own and other departments within the production as well as maintaining good working relationships with suppliers, both internally and externally. They will also be responsible for administration tasks, supporting other production departments to ensure they have everything they need and looking after cast and supporting artists.
Are you the right candidate?
To be successful in this trainee role, you must have the following:
* Passionate about BBC Studios Drama Productions.
* Evidence of working under pressure in a fast-paced operational environment.
* Evidence of good attention to detail with strong organisational and planning skills.
* Experience of working in a position that requires strong interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to establish and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of contacts both internally and externally.
* Evidence of using initiative with confidence to solve problems, and using judgement to escalate where necessary.
* Experience of prioritising and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
Dates
If confirmed, opportunities will last 3 to 6 weeks and run from April to August 2025.
Diversity Within Our Teams
BBC Studios is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.
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