Trainee Technologists

The effective application of technology is more important to the BBC now than it has ever been. Our Technologists are critical to the future success of the BBC’s vision, creating the most valued open digital media services in the world, and our Trainee Technologists are key to us achieving our long term goals.

The BBC is an organisation that changes and develops all the time; always with the aim of better reflecting its audiences' tastes, their interests and their diversity. Whether it’s Digital Switchover, the technical challenges of the 2012 Olympics, or our academic and industrial collaborations, you could be involved in one or several of our current main themes, most notably HD on Freeview, tapeless production tools, and helping to define Web 2.0 services.

This is an exceptional opportunity for the best candidates with a passion for technology to join our award winning teams and an organisation respected throughout the world for its long history of technological innovation.

Ideally you'll need to be an academic achiever with a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent with a real passion for technology, gained either through your studies or your interests.

The training period lasts for two years after which we would hope that you gain successful promotion to Technologist. During this period, you will attend a mix of BBC Training courses, including seven weeks at our Training and Development Centre in Evesham and project specific training, as well as learning on the job.  You will undertake three project placements in a variety of teams both within Research & Development or in the wider BBC technology areas - each placement lasting approximately eight months.