Applications are now open for Warner Bros Studios Leavesden’s CrewHQ trainee programme.
The initiative aims to help build a diverse, skilled workforce for departments including camera, sound and more.
A dedicated team of industry professionals will deliver training focused across UK-based WBD feature films and TV productions; serving WBD divisions including WWB Pictures, WBTV and HBO, said the company.
From May 2024, participants will take part in two weeks of intensive training on a range of skills, delivered by industry experts. Participants will then have access to unique opportunities across the next 12 months, including seeing behind the scenes of a film or TV production and the opportunity to interview for paid placements on WBD productions.
Emily Stillman, SVP Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, said: “We look forward to welcoming our future filmmakers to train at CrewHQ. The chance to learn from leading experts and experience at a busy studio is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which provides an invaluable route into the industry for the trainees.”
Rico Sinclair-Johnson, training and skills director for CrewHQ, added: “It’s an exciting time to be a part of our industry and Warner Bros. Discovery is putting serious resource into developing the next generation of crew; the people behind the scenes, making the magic we see on screens. The CrewHQ trainee programme will work to break down barriers for those that have been historically marginalised and commit to build a more equitable and sustainable industry for everyone. Our programme states very clearly, it’s not who you know, it’s what you know.”
Earlier this year Warner Bros Studios Leavesdan announced plans to expand the facility with the addition of 10 new sound stages and another 400,000 square feet of production and support space growing the production capacity by more than 50 per cent. The expansion will drive the creation of another 4,000 new direct and indirect jobs across the UK, said the company.
Further details about CrewHQ are available here.
