Production & Post Production Apprentice

Summary

IMA: We are a global full-service marketing agency - a collective of highly creative and connected specialists. The Production Assistant Apprentice will support all members of the Agency Producer and Post-Production teams across various audio and visual projects, including client and internal agency work across multiple platforms.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Wages after 12 months of the apprenticeship increase to Real Living Wage

Training course

Production assistant - screen and audio (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday between 9.00am to 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

The Production Assistant Apprentice will support all members of the Agency Producer and Post-Production teams across various audio and visual projects, including client and internal agency work across multiple platforms. This role will provide hands-on experience in the end-to-end production process while developing technical skills in motion graphics, video editing, and content delivery.

The role is structured alongside the Production Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship programme, providing an opportunity to learn industry-standard skills in a fast-paced creative environment.

Assist in setting up project folders, filing assets, and maintaining version and quality control.
Help generate purchase orders (POs), licence music tracks, and manage stock footage.
Create and distribute call sheets, risk assessments, and production schedules.
Attend meetings, take minutes, and document clear action points for follow-up
Attend shoots and voiceover sessions, often in a runner capacity, assisting with on-set tasks.
Maintain and update Production case studies, showcasing key projects.
Maintain an understanding of video formats, codecs, frame rates, and aspect ratios.
Conduct basic editing and resizing of assets as required.

Where you’ll work

The Malthouse, Chadwick St,
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED

Your training course

Production assistant - screen and audio (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Interpret a production brief and identify the audience/end user requirements for the production.
Scope and evaluate ideas and problem solving concepts for a production.
Develop creative ideas and proposals for screen, online or audio productions.
Create a brief for a production, including documents such as a storyboard or treatment or outline script of ideas.
Present persuasive pitches, ideas and proposals for screen, online or audio productions.
Work in line with agreed workflows, adapting to operational and creative changes as they occur and inform relevant stakeholders.
Support the end-to-end process of production by monitoring budgets, resources and progress and adhering to legislation, regulations, organisational processes and procedures.
Identify and minimise hazards and risks in the workplace such as Covid compliance.
Assist cast and crew members and act as a point of contact with the production office and other departments.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships when in production, establishing and using professional networks.
Provide progress reports to your production coordinator or producer.
Create, use and store production documentation throughout the end-to-end production workflow.
Manage and store media assets, creating accurate records of material produced in line with workflows and organisational policies.
Complete a call sheet/schedule prior to a shoot.
Scope resource requirements; identify and prevent potential supply problems.
Identify and assist with sourcing resources for a production, including locations, catering, accommodation, transport, equipment, crew, budget and existing media assets.
Identify opportunities to deliver sustainable solutions in line with industry standard recommendations.
Select microphones taking into account conditions and environments.
Select and set up camera equipment as required.
Monitor the sound levels and bit rate, identifying any issues during the capturing process.
Work to a visual technical specification such as resolution, frame rate, pixellation.
Operate current industry standard equipment and software safely during and post recording.
Edit and optimise audio or visual material saving in the required format.
Compress digital assets.
Select edit points to create a smooth transition in the material and achieve required audio effects using sound and acoustic effects as required.
Review edited material to ensure appropriateness for the target audience, house style and platform.
Gather audience data to evaluate the impact and success of a production against its objectives.
Use lessons learned to evaluate the success of the production and identify areas for improvement for future productions.
Use continuing professional development planning to support own current and future training and development needs.
Interpret a production brief and identify the audience/end user requirements for the production.
Scope and evaluate ideas and problem solving concepts for a production.
Develop creative ideas and proposals for screen, online or audio productions.
Create a brief for a production, including documents such as a storyboard or treatment or outline script of ideas.
Present persuasive pitches, ideas and proposals for screen, online or audio productions.
Work in line with agreed workflows, adapting to operational and creative changes as they occur and inform relevant stakeholders.
Support the end-to-end process of production by monitoring budgets, resources and progress and adhering to legislation, regulations, organisational processes and procedures.
Identify and minimise hazards and risks in the workplace such as Covid compliance.
Assist cast and crew members and act as a point of contact with the production office and other departments.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships when in production, establishing and using professional networks.
Provide progress reports to your production coordinator or producer.
Create, use and store production documentation throughout the end-to-end production workflow.
Manage and store media assets, creating accurate records of material produced in line with workflows and organisational policies.
Complete a call sheet/schedule prior to a shoot.
Scope resource requirements; identify and prevent potential supply problems.
Identify and assist with sourcing resources for a production, including locations, catering, accommodation, transport, equipment, crew, budget and existing media assets.
Identify opportunities to deliver sustainable solutions in line with industry standard recommendations.
Select microphones taking into account conditions and environments.
Select and set up camera equipment as required.
Monitor the sound levels and bit rate, identifying any issues during the capturing process.
Work to a visual technical specification such as resolution, frame rate, pixellation.
Operate current industry standard equipment and software safely during and post recording.
Edit and optimise audio or visual material saving in the required format.
Compress digital assets.
Select edit points to create a smooth transition in the material and achieve required audio effects using sound and acoustic effects as required.
Review edited material to ensure appropriateness for the target audience, house style and platform.
Gather audience data to evaluate the impact and success of a production against its objectives.
Use lessons learned to evaluate the success of the production and identify areas for improvement for future productions.
Use continuing professional development planning to support own current and future training and development needs.

Your training plan

You will be completing a Production Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship with Creative Alliance.

You will have training on the job and off the job with the award-winning, creative specialised provider, Creative Alliance.

Here you will learn the following:

The video industry
Genre and Idea creation
Responding to brief
How to prepare and pitch
How to operate in a media team and be part of pre-production
Dealing with Talent, Contributors and Suppliers
Budgets
On shoot - technical skills and communication skills
Editing and post production workflow.

Please see the full apprenticeship

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/production-assistant-screen-and-audio-v1-1

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Team working

About this company

We are a global full service marketing agency - a collective of highly creative and connected specialists. 400 awesome people. Real energy. Real expertise. Real passion. For making really effective work. All delivered with a ‘No B.S. No fuss’ attitude. Helping us build brands that live and last in the real world.

https://ima.global/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

There are a lot of employer benefits, including Learning and Career development schemes, Pension Schemes, Employer discounts, Healthcare cash plan, cycle to work scheme, flexible working policy and hybrid working model.

After this apprenticeship

IMA are a company dedicated to developing a growing new talent.

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