AI & Automation Practitioner - Level 4 - BBC Studios - London

BBC Group; City Of London; Vor Ort; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

35‑hour working week

25 days annual leave (26 for BBC Studi

Pension and welfare benefits

Training and mentoring by industry

Discounted dental, health care and gym

Zusammenfassung

BBC Studios in London is offering an AI & Automation Practitioner apprenticeship (Level 4) for 18 months, fixed-term, full-time. You will work within the Change & Enablement and AI Creative Lab teams, gaining hands-on experience in AI tools, automation, and digital transformation while studying for an industry‑recognised apprenticeship qualification.

You will learn how AI can improve workflows, support other users, and help deliver innovative content for BBC audiences.

Qualifikationen

• Interest in identifying opportunities to improve workflow efficiency using digital tools.
• Willingness to evaluate how current systems could be enhanced with AI‑driven automations.
• Ability to support colleagues in adopting AI and digital solutions in a responsible manner.
• Self-motivated and proactive in learning and applying new technologies.

Aufgaben

• Gain hands-on experience designing, developing and implementing AI and automation solutions to improve processes.
• Develop understanding of how AI and automation can solve business challenges and add value.
• Build technical and analytical skills by working with data, testing solutions and measuring impact.
• Collaborate across teams to drive digital transformation and knowledge sharing.

Kenntnisse

Workflow improvement

AI adoption support

Low‑code solutions

Motivated self-starter

Jobbeschreibung

AI & Automation Practitioner - Level 4 - BBC Studios - London

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Language Log in to Profile BBC Employee Login CREATE JOB ALERT AI & Automation Practitioner - Level 4 - BBC Studios - London Job Description Job Requisition ID: 55838 Job Closing Date: 24 November 2026 London, GBR, W12 7FA

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 18 months

Department: Global Content & Commercial News

Location: London - Television Centre

Salary: £24,650 (+ £5,441London weighting)

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.

COULD A BBC APPRENTICESHIP BE THE NEXT ROLE FOR YOU?

Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you’ll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on the job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?

Join the BBC as an AI & Automation Practitioner and help shape the future of the world’s leading public service broadcaster in the digital and AI age. Work on real projects, develop sought‑after skills in artificial intelligence, automation, and emerging technologies, and gain hands‑on experience delivering innovative solutions that improve how we work and create content. With gold‑standard training and a supportive team, you’ll play a key role in driving digital transformation across the BBC. Ready to make an impact?

Want to find out more? Watch recordings from our webinar series on our Life at the BBC YouTube playlist to learn more about this scheme and other opportunities we offer, and hear from current apprentices about their experiences.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

Ad Sales Strategy & Buisness Intelligence Team:

The Change & Enablement team sits within BBC Studios’ Global Ad Sales Strategy & Business Intelligence function. We lead commercial transformation and change programmes, helping teams adopt new technologies, develop new skills and evolve ways of working. A key part of our work is AI enablement, supporting the responsible adoption of AI and automation to help our global advertising business work more effectively.

As an AI & Automation apprentice, you could help identify opportunities to use AI and automation across our Ad Sales business, explore how different teams work and support the development of practical solutions that make everyday tasks easier and more efficient.

You could get involved in mapping business processes, testing AI tools, developing automations and supporting the rollout of new capabilities. You’ll also have opportunities to work with colleagues across the business, gather feedback and help create training materials and guidance to build confidence in using AI.

With support from experienced colleagues, you'll develop practical skills in AI, automation, problem‑solving and change management, while gaining hands‑on experience of how emerging technologies can support a global commercial organisation.

AI Creative Lab Team:

The AI Creative Lab sits with the Director, AI in Global Content, and is responsible for the creative AI strategy and AI‑centric production modernization, covering all elements of show creation through to delivery, as well as new formats and new forms of storytelling that might emerge native to the technology and audience.

The team specialises in creative AI as a whole, from ideation and visual/audio solutions, to orchestration and operational modernization of pipelines, workflows, and communications.

This is a very exciting time to join our team!

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As an AI & Automation Practitioner (AAP27) apprentice, this is brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you will:

• Gain hands‑on experience designing, developing and implementing AI and automation solutions that improve processes, enhance efficiency and support innovation across the BBC.
• Develop your understanding of how emerging technologies, automation tools and artificial intelligence can be applied to solve business challenges and create value for teams and audiences.
• Build technical and analytical skills by working with data, identifying opportunities for automation, testing solutions and measuring their impact on business performance.
• Explore how technology, organisational strategy, data, people and processes work together and learn how AI and automation can drive digital transformation across a complex and dynamic organisation.

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. The course blends applied academic and work‑based learning to your role, complementing skills, focused on discussion and group work.

For more information on what you will study during the scheme, please see the AI & Automation Practitioner apprenticeship standard.

YOUR SKILLS AND ELIGIBILITY

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’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.

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

• Enjoy identifying opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and productivity using digital tools.
• Has an enquiring mindset ready to evaluate how current systems and processes could be improved by the introduction of low‑or no‑code solutions including AI‑driven automations to make workflows more efficient.
• Support other users to adopt AI, facilitating the responsible, safe and ethical use of AI, automation and digital solutions, ensuring they align with BBC policies.
• A‑motivated and self‑driven.

This scheme is aimed at non‑graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2027.
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.
• Be legally eligible to work full‑time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship.
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation.
• Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship.

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

• Have maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or equivalent qualification

READY TO APPLY?

Don’t leave yourself wondering “what if?” this could be your chance to be part of something exciting. See yourself thriving in this role?

This is a fixed‑term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme. Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for any suitable open vacancies at the BBC or outside in the wider creative industry. You’ll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step.

You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based. Interested in a different location? Check out our other adverts - but please only apply to one.

For apprenticeship opportunities, disabled applicants who choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will normally be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process. For most of our campaigns, this would be an online assessment designed to assess your skills, motivations and suitability for the role. Further details can be found in the FAQs section of our careers site.

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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.

Our apprenticeship roles are also subject to you having the require qualifications that we have deemed to be necessary for your role and the requirement of the training provider for your scheme. The offer would be subject to you undergoing and meeting the requirements of a skill scan process with the BBC nominated training provider to determine your eligibility.

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.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Excellent career and professional development.
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.

As an Apprentice you will also receive:

• An industry recognised qualification.
• Industry‑leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK).
• A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
• Training and Mentoring by industry professionals.
• A bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.
• Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.
• The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation subject to eligibility.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long‑term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the recruitment process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via the Early Careers Recruitment contact form and we’d be happy to discuss how we can support you through the process.

Use of AI: Guidance for Candidates

At the BBC, we know that tools like AI can help you prepare, organise your thoughts and feel more confident when applying for a role. But what we're really interested in is you.

We want to hear about your experiences, your skills and what motivates you. The strongest applications are the ones that reflect your own thinking, achievements and perspective. So whilst you're welcome to use AI for support, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and tells your story.

You will find more guidance about using AI in the recruitment process on our careers site below.

Using AI in the recruitment process

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