CRIW Production Apprentice (working on TV/Film productions in south Wales)

Employer:

(Prentis) Sgil Cymru

Location:

Seren Studios Wales, Wentloog Environmental Centre, Wentloog Avenue, CF3 2GH, United Kingdom.

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Pay:

£15,000 per year

Hours of work:

Over 41 hours per week

Training provider:

Sgil Cymru

Level:

Apprenticeship (Level 3)

Sector:

Creative, Design and Media

Pathway:

Creative Media

Possible start date:

27 May 2025

Closing date:

26 March 2025

Positions available:

Up to 10

Vacancy ID:

6227

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About the apprenticeship

Duties

The crew on a film or TV production is made up of a variety of different departments, and can be entirely staffed by freelancers who move from production to production. As a CRIW Apprentice you’ll be working alongside freelancers and could be in any department, which would include a variety of daily duties:

Assistant Directors – ensuring good communication on set between departments, working with cast and supporting artists.
Production Office – providing logistical support by organising travel/accommodation, generating and distributing paperwork.
Locations – making sure the location or studio is ready to shoot and maintained throughout the shoot day, and new locations prepared.
Art department – help create, distribute and store props. Produce the 'visual' elements of the set: graphics, artwork and many other opportunities
Camera – providing support to the camera crew including runner duties, handling the cables, batteries and lenses.
Costume – assisting the department with washing, ironing, runner duties, research, labelling and distressing of costumes.
Make-up – ensuring support to the department with supplies, cleaning and dealing with supporting artists.
Post-Production – dealing with audio and visual files, ingest, and rushes running.

Additional information

Be based in south Wales and have the legal right to work in the UK and are available and willing to travel and work on productions across south Wales at various locations as well as at the Sgil Cymru Training centre (Great Point Seren Stiwdios, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 2GH).
Hold a driving licence and have personal transport.
Have a passion for watching TV and films.
Have a keen interest in working in roles behind-the-scenes of film and TV productions and wish to pursue a career in the industry.
Able to commit to 12 months of the apprenticeship scheme (May 2025-2026).
You must not be in full-time education as of the 27th of May, 2025.
Access to the internet for off-site learning when required.
The CRIW Apprentice Scheme is aimed at people who have not completed a degree. However you may be eligible to apply if your degree is not in the same occupational area as the apprenticeship programme.
You don’t need previous industry experience.

Whilst working as a CRIW Apprentice you will be completing a 12-month Level 3 Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media.

Requirements

Skills

Desirable personal qualities:
Good communicator
Analytical
A Self-Starter
Determined
Organised
Diplomatic
Methodical
Good at taking direction

Essential Skills:
Competent IT skills, including Microsoft packages, such as Word and Excel;
Ability to take direction and to work as part of a team;
Good communication and people skills;
Initiative and awareness;
Organising and prioritising;
Ability to respond, and to work quickly, under pressure;
Enjoy working in a busy and pressurised environment;
Clean drivers licence.

General Competencies:
Teamwork – Highly effective team player.
Managing Relationships – Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
Communication – The ability to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.
Influencing and persuading – Ability to present sound and well reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change.
Planning and organising – Is able to think ahead in order to establish an effective and appropriate course of action for self and others. Priorities and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.
Resilience – Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.
Drive – Demonstrates commitment, motivation and energy.
Self-development – Demonstrates personal strengths and development needs, and continually seeks to improve performance by learning new skills and behaviours.
Flexibility – Adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Is able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change, and to easily accept changes in one’s own organisation or job requirements.

Qualifications

Have at least 4 GCSEs at grades A* to C (English and Maths preferred) or equivalent.

Language

Welsh Spoken Skills:

No

Welsh Written Skills:

No

Course details

Training provider:

Sgil Cymru

Training provider course:

Level 3 Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Meda

About the employer

(Prentis) Sgil Cymru
Seren Studios Wales, Wentloog Environmental Centre
Wentloog Avenue
Cardiff
Cardiff
CF3 2GH

Disability confident

Yes, we are part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Interview arrangements

Following the shortlisting of applications, the successful applicants will be invited to a recruitment workshop. Here you will be able to meet with the Sgil Cymru team and industry professionals. The sessions will involve group and individual tasks and there will be opportunities for you to ask questions.

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