JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, full-time, in store. This role is typically Monday to Friday, but some weeks will be Tuesday to Saturday.
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Drama Productions
LOCATION: London Elstree
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £34,559 - £39,559 (plus London Weighting at £5441) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
WE ARE BBC STUDIOS
A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.
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
Join the multi award-winning
EastEnders
team as an Action Prop Master, where you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, story-driven content by managing and coordinating action and continuity props.
This hands-on role combines creative collaboration with the design and standby teams, logistical planning for studio and location shoots, and the use of digital systems to track and maintain prop inventory. With a strong focus on health and safety, cost efficiency, and adaptability, you'll help bring iconic stories of Albert Square to life in a multi-camera studio environment.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Step into the heart of a cornerstone of British culture with a team that lives and breathes storytelling. In this pivotal role, you'll help bring bold, headline-grabbing narratives to life by managing and delivering high-quality props that enhance every scene. Working alongside passionate creatives, you'll enjoying playing a central role on a busy continuing drama, responding to multiple requests on a daily basis, and make your mark on a show that's deeply woven into the cultural fabric of the nation.
Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Take ownership of action and continuity props for a designated block of episodes, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to production needs.
* Manage Propstore systems and resources, maintaining operational readiness and collaborating with the design team to support filming.
* Ensure timely delivery, collection, and return of props to studio or location, adapting to changes and following direction from the Prop Master and Art Directors.
* Have a problem-solving attitude and be able to think quickly when asked to change/amend or fix a prop while filming.
* Monitor prop-related costs, source cost-effective alternatives, reuse, adapt and or amend from our extension on site prop store, and communicating any budget or schedule changes to the Prop Master.
* Handle physical tasks such as rigging, derigging, and manual handling as required and uphold health and safety standards, ensuring all props and consumables are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose on-site and on location.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Demonstrated experience as a Standby Prop Hand in a filming environment, supporting the Design team with action and dressing props.
* Comfortable with manual handling and physical aspects of the role.
* Skilled in setting scenery and props, with a strong understanding of health and safety requirements in TV production.
* Proven ability to work collaboratively and constructively as part of a standby/show crew.
* Trusted to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
* Comfortable using computerised systems, including prop store databases, and experienced in liaising with creative professionals in media environments.
Desired But Not Required
* Full, clean driving licence.
* Certificates in COSHH, Health and Safety and Basic Food Hygiene.
* Trained in Safe Working at Heights and Manual Handling.
* Experience in Teddy Truck and Forklift Operation.
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.
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.