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

BBC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC in London invites applicants to join the AI & Automation Practitioner apprenticeship, a fixed‑term 18‑month programme within BBC Extend. You’ll learn on the job, develop practical AI skills, and work on real projects across StoryWorks and Global Channels.

The scheme supports non‑graduates and emphasizes hands‑on training, responsible use of AI, and career development. Successful apprentices gain industry credentials while contributing to BBC’s digital transformation.

Qualifications

• This scheme is aimed at non-graduates.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency using digital tools.
• Learn to apply AI-driven automation to real business challenges.
• Support colleagues in adopting AI and maintaining responsible use.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience designing, developing and implementing AI and automation solutions that improve processes.
• Develop understanding of emerging technologies, automation tools and AI to solve business challenges.
• Build technical and analytical skills by working with data and measuring impact.
• Explore how technology and data drive digital transformation across a complex organization.

Skills

Workflow improvement

AI & automation awareness

Digital tool adoption

Self-motivated

Job description

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

Department: Commercial News & Global Channels and Streaming

Location: London - Television Centre

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

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non‑appparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact us via the Early Careers Recruitment contact form and choose the ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ option.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. EX2324

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?

StoryWorks Digital Team

BBC StoryWorks is the commercial content studio within BBC Studios, creating branded content campaigns for clients around the world. Our teams span design, product, social and distribution, and business operations, bringing together creative, digital and operational expertise to develop and deliver campaigns. We have a range of AI projects already underway to support these teams and improve how we work.

An AI apprentice joining BBC StoryWorks will learn through supporting these projects, gaining experience of how AI is applied in a creative and commercial business.

They’ll help test tools, gather feedback, document processes and support colleagues in using AI. Working alongside experienced colleagues across our teams, they’ll build practical AI skills and an understanding of responsible use while contributing to projects that make a real difference to how we work.

Strategy, Research & Data Team

Global Channels & Streaming (GC&S) is part of BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial arm, responsible for bringing the BBC's content and brands to audiences around the world through linear television channels, streaming services and distribution partnerships.

Operating across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, GC&S brings together experts across editorial, scheduling, marketing, commercial, operations, finance, research and data to maximise the commercial value of BBC content. The division focuses on growing audiences, strengthening distribution partnerships, optimising content performance and driving sustainable revenue growth.

Within this highly fragmented environment, our Data team is key to that growth and is responsible for developing the data, analytics and AI capabilities that support our commercial activities. With a focus on Decision Intelligence, our work spans data engineering, analytics, data science and AI, from integrating and standardising data across markets and platforms to developing automated reporting, performance measurement, forecasting models and advanced analytical solutions.

Our ambition is to move beyond simply reporting what has happened, towards helping the business understand why it happened, anticipate what comes next and identify the best actions to take.

Working with some of television's leading thought leaders and a best‑in‑class technology stack, you will have the opportunity to join us on our journey and become part of the BBC story.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• 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.

Skills

• 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.
• Aremotivated 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

• 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 have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at the same or higher level.
• Identify as disabled under the Equality Act (2010).

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?

If you're eligible, we’ll guide you through the next steps of the process and what to expect.

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.

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.

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.EX2324

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 required 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.

We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered.