Editorial Trainee (EastEnders) - EXTEND Editorial Trainee (EastEnders) - EXTEND

Is writing your thing? Do you constantly have a story buzzing round your head that you're desperate to tell or write down? The Editorial Trainee role is for people who love soaps - especially EastEnders - combined with a love for telling and writing. The Editorial Trainee is an exciting year-long placement which sees the successful candidate given the opportunity to spend an initial six months working alongside the script team, before spending three months in the story office. After experiencing both worlds of script and story, the final three months of the year-long placement will be spent in either team, chosen by you! . You will spend the first six months in the script team and will report to the Script Producer and/or Senior Script Editor. You'll get first-hand experience across the whole script process, learning how to nurture the incredibly important relationships between writers and production teams. You will also gain an understanding of how the Script Editor processes all negative and legal checks (e.g brand names), ensuring that all reasonable action is taken to avoid copyright, libel and defamation issues. During this time, you'll build and develop your skillset in writing shadow script notes for writers with - dependant on experience and progress - the aim of Script Editing one episode. You will then spend three months in the story office where you'll report to the Story Producer and/or Story Editors. Under their leadership, and through shadowing active Storyliners, you will learn the number one aim of a Storyliner which is to deliver high quality, high profile, cost-effective drama. You will be given an insight into the processes of how story ideas are developed into storylines of the highest standard and by supporting the Story Assistant and Research team, you will develop the skills and knowledge to be a valued member of the EastEnders storyroom. During this time, you'll have the opportunity to write shadow storylines with - dependant on experience and progress - the aim of writing storylines for a published story document. We're looking for applicants who have a keen and active interest in the world of TV production, especially Soaps; are hardworking; creative; keen; willing to learn; and are looking for their first step into the world of scripted storytelling. Main Responsibilities: The Editorial Trainee's main duties will be:

• Assist the script and story teams to gain a full understanding of the processes involved in each department.
• Support the script and story teams with character and story continuity.
• Support the script and story teams with story trails.
• Take on writing shadow notes and storylines where appropriate and be involved in creative discussions.
• Gain a full understanding of creative problem solving throughout the script and story process.
• Gain a full understanding of the whole production process, from inception to screen.
• Attend various script and story meetings where appropriate.
  
  The successful candidate will need to display a flair for writing, an ability to work to tight deadlines and as part of a team - and be able to think creatively and outside the box.
An enthusiasm for script, story and soap - especially EastEnders! - is essential. We are also looking for the following:
• Experience of reading and evaluating scripts, which can be from production, theatre, radio, academia or as a hobby/enthusiast
• Experience of working on a production set, ideally in Continuing Drama
• Ability to generate and share creative ideas and articulate them verbally and visually through treatments and/or presentations
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Experience of administrative and office organisational skills and computer proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Understanding of working on Final Draft is desirable, but not essential
• Awareness of how to handle confidential information with tact and sensitivity
• Knowledge of working as part of a team and sharing tasks; communicating information and taking direction from others
• Knowledge of working with a range of stakeholders and challenging ideas, meditating and influencing
• Understanding of working in environments where there are conflicting priorities and problems to solve
  
  BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet and Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content., BBC Studios Drama Productions is renowned for bringing audiences together week after week. We are the creative powerhouse behind award-winning Drama such as EastEnders, Silent Witness, Father Brown and Sister Boniface Mysteries to Casualty, River City, Pobol y Cwm and Anfamol. In addition to our iconic brands, we have an ambitious growth strategy with a slate of fresh and exciting new shows in development. EastEnders is a multi-award winning soap broadcast four times a week. It currently ranks as one of the most watched TV dramas in the UK tackling many controversial and taboo issues previously unseen on television in the UK., The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

· We offer a competitive salary package · Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid · 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days · A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more · A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) · Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation