Could you work at the BBC
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Could you work at the BBC
ELECTRICIAN:
I am a spark, stroke electrician. Our purpose is to look after lighting. We will create lighting effects and different little things to light up the actors and make their faces and tones look really good on camera.
ART DIRECTOR:
I’m an art director. Making sure the shoot looks good from an artistic point of view. I wanted to do something art based. And I was like, oh my gosh, I could do it in TV.
TV/RADIO PRESENTER:
I present a show called ‘Life Hacks’ on BBC radio one. I have to talk about various different things that are affecting young people. So if you make your hobby your job you’re still going to love it.
CAMERA ENGINEER:
My job is filming the animals, so any of the live cameras you see. Mainly my job is keeping that working.
SOUND DIRECTOR 1:
I do sound on TV as well for the news channel and world TV.
SOUND DIRECTOR 2:
If someone sent in an audio that was heavily distorted or it’s really noisy in the background, they would rely on you to solve those problems.
ASSISTANT MEDIA SCHEDULER:
You will be checking various different assets every day and checking content. And you’ve got to make sure everything is spelt correctly, everything is branded correctly and it looks right.
SCRIPT EDITOR:
We work on a really tight schedule and obviously the story document is the start of the process and we need to make sure we’re ready in time for when that goes out to production so the whole show can keep going.
OUT OF VISION VOICE OVER 1:There are so many amazing opportunities.
OUT OF VISION VOICE OVER 2:You get a really good understanding of how it all works.
OUT OF VISION VOICE OVER 3:There are so many different jobs you can search for.
JODIE WHITTAKER AKA DR WHO:Come on.
Behind the scenes at the BBC
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Other roles at the BBC
As well as jobs in TV, there are lots of other roles at the BBC, including jobs in radio and on digital content. Hear from young people below about what their jobs involve and how they got started in the media industry.
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Young people who work in the media industry talk about their route into their dream career.
Jaguar: DJ and presenter. video
Jaguar is a DJ and presenter for BBC Introducing.
Katie Thistleton: TV and radio presenter video
Katie worked with Hacker the Dog on CBBC and is now a presenter on BBC Radio 1.
Nick Bright: radio and podcast presenter video
Nick is a radio and podcast presenter and explains what he does and how he got there.
How to become a studio director. video
Find out what studio directors do at the heart of our BBC news programmes
Kim: promotions producer video
Kim's a promotions producer for BBC Bitesize.
Natasha: assistant media scheduler. video
Natasha is an assistant media scheduler at the BBC.
Mona: media researcher video
Mona's a researcher at the BBC working in the Education department.
Laura: art director. video
Laura's an art director for BBC Children's.
Louise: development assistant
Louise works as a development assistant for the BBC Children's department.
Molly: radio broadcast assistant
Molly works in radio, on 5 Live.
Where could your BBC journey start?
Find out more about opportunities to help you get your foot in the door:
Interested in journalism and storytelling? For advice on how to get started putting together your own stories, check out Young Reporter's advice from journalists and presenters.
Where next?
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