TV Production Apprentice

TV Production Apprentice Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire (Hybrid working) - Car share scheme available Salary: £20,820 About Us… Want to pursue a career in TV Production? Yeah you can. Earn while you learn at an IPA Platinum accredited training provider, and gain experience working with some of the world’s best loved brands? Yeah you can. Take a dip in our outdoor pool after work? Yeah you can, at McCann Manchester. At McCann Manchester we’re incredibly passionate about Apprenticeships. We have had over a decade of success hiring Apprentices who’ve subsequently progressed into Management roles within the agency and gone on to play a key role in creating award-winning, fame generating work for our clients. They’ve also been instrumental in helping shape our culture, one with diversity and inclusion at his heart and a true sense of togetherness. We’re now recruiting for the class of 24 and have a number of specialist Apprenticeships available in Social Media, Creative, Account Management, PR, TV Production and Video Editing You’ll study for a relevant NVQ, whilst learning on the job in your chosen area. And then there’s the summer pool party, outdoor cinema nights, yoga clubs, annual fireworks display etc etc. We’ll see you in the pool… So can you be our next Apprentice. Yeah you can The Part You’ll Play… This is an amazing opportunity to develop a career in TV Production, gaining experience providing support and assistance to help with the delivery of content for our TV campaigns Not only do you get hands-on training and the chance to put your skills into practice, but you will also earn while you learn As an Apprentice in TV Production, you’ll study for the Production Assistant Apprenticeship, whilst working with our brilliant Production team. You will share our passion for creating eye-catching work for our high profile clients.  As a TV Production Apprentice you’ll be… Booking resource, studios, voiceover artists and freelance operators. Ordering & Logging production & post-production equipment. Liaising with producers & editors alike to assist with managing workflow through the departments. Organising meetings Organising schedules and budgets for lower-budget projects, including radio, TV & content (experience dependant), with the opportunity to independently manage these within time. What you’ll need as a TV Production Apprentice... Minimum Criteria: Our Apprenticeships are open to anyone over the age of 18 who shares our passion for Creativity. For the TV Production Apprenticeship you must have a GCSE Grade 4/C or above in English and Maths and a desire to learn and develop a career in the exciting world of Production. We are a disability confident employer and are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will accommodate. As our Apprentices will be studying a Level 3 Standard apprenticeship, we are unfortunately unable to consider Graduates with degrees in Marketing, PR or Advertising disciplines for the Apprenticeship programme, due to course overlap. Additional skills: Excellent communication skills Adaptability and ability to work well under pressure Organisational, administrative and budgeting skills Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and a genuine interest in television and radio is essential. Unfortunately we are not able to consider Graduates with degrees in Marketing, PR or Advertising disciplines for the Apprenticeship programme, due to course overlap. As a TV Production Apprentice You’ll Have Access To… A competitive financial and benefits package and a culture ideally suited to those who enjoy pursuing personal career development. The opportunity to work within the largest integrated agency in the UK, in stunning surroundings, with specialist departments including, animation, video production, planning, digital creative and development and social media. An outstanding working environment that really is hard to beat. Based on an 8 acre site the four main buildings form a campus that includes a subsidised Bistro, free car parking, free access to an onsite gym and an outdoor heated pool (for when the weather gets warmer). How to apply: When it comes to application processes, ours is a little different. Our mantra is “Truth Well Told”, so we’d like you to show us who you are by sharing your Truth Well Told about why you should be our next Apprentice. We don’t want a CV, we want to see your creativity. This could be via any medium that you feel the most comfortable using. How about a video? Or a social media post? A poem? Your choice If successful you will be invited to an assessment centre which will include group exercises, an interview and a numerical reasoning test – and of course, lots of laughs and fun along the way This will be followed by an interview with some of the team. McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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