AI & Automation Practitioner - Level 4 - Salford

BBC; Salford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Group and Public Services in Salford is offering an AI & Automation Practitioner Level 4 apprenticeship. The role is a fixed-term apprenticeship, full-time for 18 months, based at Salford - Quay House.

The package includes a salary of £24,650 per year and a structured learning path toward an apprenticeship qualification. You will learn on-the-job, develop skills in AI, automation and emerging technologies, and participate in projects that transform BBC operations while training with a

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship role with on-the-job training toward a qualification.
• Full-time apprenticeship for 18 months at BBC.
• Salary stated as £24,650.

Responsibilities

• Support data analysis and explore process mapping.
• Learn and contribute to AI and automation projects within BBC teams.

Job description

AI & Automation Practitioner - Level 4 - Salford

Job Requisition ID: 55835

Job Closing Date: 24 November 2026

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

Department: Chief Operations & Portolio Office, BMA and Generative AI

Location: Salford - Quay House, Salford - Media City Studios

Salary: £24,650

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, whilst 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?

Business Management & Administration Team: The Business Management & Administration (BMA) team plays a key role in supporting the BBC's Media Tech, Media Operations, and Corporate Functions teams. Working alongside colleagues across both business-aligned BMA teams and the BMA Hub, you'll help coordinate activities, support projects, and contribute to the efficient delivery of services that keep the BBC running.

You will have the opportunity to explore how emerging technologies, data, and AI-driven solutions can enhance business processes, improve ways of working, and support operational decision-making.

Media Operations Team: BBC MediaOperations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC’s news, radio, and some sport services across London, Salford, and Birmingham - capturing, editing, and producing our output 24x7 for TV, radio, and digital platforms.

Join us as you develop your AI and Automation Practitioner skills, to help advance operations in our tech spaces and to plan our exciting delivery schedules.

Generative AI Team: Our team are at the forefront of exploring how AI can transform the way the BBC works. Bringing together AI engineers, data scientists and creative thinkers, we design and build innovative solutions to real-world challenges.

From helping journalists discover stories to automating complex workflows and exploring new ways to create content, we work with teams across the BBC to turn emerging technologies into practical, meaningful impact.

Business Analysis Team: The Business Analysis team provides analysis across the BBC on a wide range of Products and Projects , the team works with stakeholders to understand business problems, improve processes and assess potential solutions and their benefits.

As an early careers apprentice you will have the opportunity to get involved in activities such as supporting data analysis , exploring process mapping