Production Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Studios - Audio (Factual) - London

Location: London

Salary: £21,840 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)

An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We're the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world's most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.

Production Apprenticeship Scheme helps you to gain experience with our BBC production teams across the UK, making world-class content for our audiences on radio, TV or digital platforms. You'll learn on-the-job as part of a BBC production team, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your Production apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?

As a Production Apprentice, you'll learn a wide range of skills and gain a breadth of real-life experience which may include:

• Helping to develop ideas and stories
• Learning how to use technical equipment and specialist software
• Assisting your team on location/in studio
• Finding guests and participants
• Researching content
• Creating content for social media
• Helping out/'running' on the studio floor, in a TV gallery or in a radio studio

All the while, you'll be learning content-making skills from experienced production team members as well as expert BBC trainers.

What will you be studying?

You'll study for your industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This involves learning about audiences, how production teams work, content making in audio and video as well as skills to equip you for a career in production at the BBC or in the wider creative industry.

Where could the role take you?

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to look for job opportunities inside or outside the BBC such as Runner, Junior Researcher, Content Assistant or Edit Assistant, Technical Operator.

ARE YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?

We're interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We look for positive people who live our values and ensure our culture remains inclusive and full of opportunities. We're not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be aged 18 or over when the apprenticeship starts in September 2025
• By the start of the apprenticeship in September 2025, have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for a minimum of 3 years
• Be eligible to work in the UK full time for the duration of the apprenticeship contract
• Not currently taking part in an apprenticeship scheme supported by the BBC or another organisation.

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

• Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at the same or higher level.

WHAT YOU GET

During your Apprenticeship:

• A starting salary of £21,840 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)
• Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers
• A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development
• Training and Mentoring by industry professionals
• A 35-hour working week, 25 days of annual leave and a defined pension scheme.

NEXT STEPS

Think you're the right candidate? Click on 'Apply Now'! Once you've set up your candidate profile, you just need to complete the questions in the job specific information section on the application. We don't require you to upload a CV or Cover Letter.

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