Trainee Prop Hand

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: A

CONTRACT TYPE: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract / Attachment

DEPARTMENT: EastEnders

LOCATION: Elstree

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,471 (including London Weighting). Salary is dependent on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

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Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is the ideal entry-level role for a TV career in props! The Trainee Prop Hand will support the EastEnders Props team by assisting in the preparation, delivery, and maintenance of props and sets, while completing a structured training programme.

The role aims to develop the practical skills, technical knowledge, and on-set awareness required to become a proficient Prop Hand, contributing to the smooth and efficient running of a fast-paced drama production. Through hands-on experience, teamwork, and guidance from industry professionals, the trainee will play an active role in maintaining high production standards and supporting the creation of engaging, authentic on-screen storytelling.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

Joining the EastEnders Props team offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, industry-leading production. You’ll learn from experienced professionals, develop valuable practical skills, and play a direct role in bringing iconic storylines to life. With structured training and clear progression, it’s an ideal environment to launch a career in television production while contributing to a the weekly drama of Albert Square.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

Reporting to the EastEnders Prop Store Manager, you will gain an understanding of the connection to the larger design team working alongside Designers and Art Directors including experienced Film and Television professionals where you will gain an in-depth understanding of what it entails to work on a large drama production.

Your Duties Will Include

• Assist with setting and striking scenery, including safe handling of props and set pieces
• Prepare, organise, and deliver action props to set in line with filming requirements
• Support studio standby to ensure props are ready and available during filming
• Maintain continuity by ensuring props are correctly placed and consistent across scenes
• Carry out general set housekeeping, including cleaning, organising, and maintaining prop storage areas

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Demonstrated passion for television production, particularly within drama and props
• Some experience of working with props and/or production design, whether that be professionally or from academic studies or courses.
• Demonstrable willingness to learn, with a proactive and self-motivated approach to tasks
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and take direction from others
• Experience of working comfortably in physically demanding environments, including lifting and manual tasks

DESIRABLE

• Full, clean UK driving licence and flexibility to work in a fast-paced production setting

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.