Learn As You Earn - Life changing careers with Amazon Apprenticeships

A qualification and a career at the same time? That's a bit like having your cake and eating it, right? But it really doesn't have to be one or the other. Learning and earning within an apprenticeship means you get both - a qualification and a career.

Amazon offers a range of opportunities to suit candidates with different backgrounds, qualifications and career aspirations. That is why we believe it is the perfect place to learn new skills.

All our business lines are crucial in ensuring that we continue to deliver and innovate for customers. We have big plans and want to continue to develop and retain the best talent.

Amazon apprenticeship schemes are aimed at people who have a passion for learning and want to start a career now - or possibly retrain in a new direction.

To be successful you will need to be committed to your own development and be prepared to make the most of the opportunities, practical experience and qualifications given to you.

At Amazon we believe that every day is still day one. A day to take a first step. A day to look forwards to new challenges. And today is that day for you. It's your day to be part of something great. A day to make your ideas come to life. And your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That's the energy and passion behind Amazon. We're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds. This is your chance to make history.

About the role:
Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is one of the leading digital video services on the Internet today, and we're just getting started changing the way millions of people around the world enjoy content. Now available in more than 240 countries and territories, Prime Video offers customers the broadest selection of any on-demand video service, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals Series such as the multi-award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Boys; UK-produced hit Amazon Original series like Good Omens, The Grand Tour, All or Nothing: Manchester City and forthcoming drama series The Power; exclusive TV shows like Star Trek: Picard, American Gods and Vikings; and movies like Late Night and Get Duked, plus live sport including ATP and WTA Tour and US Open Tennis and Premier League football.

Amazon Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. It is our role to produce original content and license studio programs worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon's Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.

We are currently seeking an Amazon Studios Assistant to join our UK Originals department. You will use your passion for content, excellent communication skills and creative problem-solving skills to:
- Provide administrative support to the UK Originals team across a range of programming and activities.
- Assist in managing the project submission process, supporting the coordinators to track developments through the life cycle.
- Work with creative, production and other Studio stakeholders to support each stage of a project, from initial pitch, through development, production and launch.

You'll also gain a whole range of useful experience and skills whilst working on the Level 3 Broadcast Production Assistant apprenticeship standard

You will build your skills over an 18 month period - starting in May/ June which will help you develop personally and professionally across the time on the apprenticeship. You will attend sessions to cover four main areas;
· Classroom based training to cover knowledge,
· On-the-job training ,
· Online learning,
· Mentoring from our human resources experts.

Alongside extensive development of your technical skills, you will also grow your abilities in crucial complementary areas like organization, prioritization, data analysis and problem solving techniques, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills.

What we are looking for

Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate a keen interest and passion for productions of various kind of genres.

· You can follow a list of guidelines and instructions (verbal or written) to deliver results and meet deadlines
· You have a can-do attitude as well as being flexible, adaptable and proactive
· You are a hard-working, focused individual who thrives as part of a team but can also work independently when required. Furthermore, you must have a strong desire to learn, develop and grow as an individual in both a personal and professional sense.
· You seek and respond well to feedback
· You have excellent customer facing skills and think proactively about the customer experience in all interactions
· You have attention to detail and have good oral and written communication skills.

Candidates should be 18 years or over and have the right to live and work in England. You have a good fundamental understanding of issues related to developing and producing content gained via self learning or formal experience/ training. You have ability to think creatively and apply analytical and problem solving skills, driving issues to resolution and strong willingness to learn.

Amazon and COVID19
Safety is our priority. We are interviewing virtually for this role (and wherever possible).
Read more about how we're responding to the crisis here: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazons-actions-to-help-employees-communities-and-customers-affected-by-covid-19

Your recruitment process will start with your online application (providing your CV as well as answering questions about the above basic qualifications) and will then take you onto online testing by one of our recruiters.

As a last step, we will invite successful candidates to an assessment center where they will participate in a group exercise, execute a practical exercise and get a chance to present their profile, motivation and skills 1-on-1 during interviews or presentations.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Academic qualifications

· GCSE grade C/4 and above( or equivalent) in Maths and English

Note: This Apprenticeship assumes the candidate has some knowledge about content creation for productions and is NOT suitable for candidates who already have a degree or higher qualification in broadcasting related subject.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Qualifications / skills

These will be a plus for your career at Amazon but are not necessary to enter the program.

· Interest in all forms of television as well as pop-culture and emerging trends
· Planning, time management, and organisational skills
· Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
· Creative problem-solver
· High levels of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
· Web-savvy: familiar with online video environment