Production Assistant Apprenticeship

The Bbc; Elstree; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC is offering a Production Assistant Apprenticeship across multiple teams in the UK. You will gain hands-on experience, support high-profile productions, and contribute to content enjoyed by audiences nationwide.

The scheme is aimed at non-graduates and includes travel for in-person learning blocks, with a pathway toward the Level 3 Production Assistant apprenticeship. You'll study while on placement, learn on-the-job, and be part of a learning provider mix of in-person and virtual sessions,

Qualifications

• Passionate and curious about content, and the production process at the BBC.
• Brimming with new ideas and fresh perspectives for BBC content.
• A great team player who can deal with unexpected challenges.
• Flexible and have an adaptable approach to work to help enable our content to be delivered.

Responsibilities

• Helping to develop ideas and stories by researching content and finding guests and participants.
• Gaining real-life experience by assisting your team on location, in the studio, or in a TV gallery and helping out on the studio floor.
• Learning to use technical equipment and specialist software by supporting teams with cameras, sound, lighting, and editing.
• Creating content for multiple platforms, including social media, under the guidance of experienced professionals.

Skills

Passionate about content

Brimming with new ideas

Great team player

Flexible

Education

Non-graduate entry

Job description

This is your chance to launch a career at the very heart of British broadcasting. We're looking for individuals with a passion to find out how we make content and bring ideas to life. Depending on your placement area, you could be working behind the scenes on exciting productions, from gripping dramas to the thrill of live radio, and gain a recognised qualification while learning on the job. This is your opportunity to broaden your production knowledge while working on content that matters to millions., Places on the Production Assistant Apprenticeship are available across a range of teams at this location, as well as in other locations. You can find details on other placements in this location on the BBC Early Careers website., As a Production Assistant Apprentice at the BBC, you'll gain hands-on experience across a range of projects, from supporting high-profile productions to contributing to content enjoyed by audiences across the UK. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, develop practical skills and play an active role in bringing creative ideas to life. This apprenticeship could lead to job opportunities as a:

• Junior Researcher
• Runner
• Content or Edit Assistant, As a Production Assistant Apprentice within BBC Studios - Scripted Drama - Scenic Design, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute. You could be:
• Helping to develop ideas and stories by researching content and finding guests and participants.
• Gaining real-life experience by assisting your team on location, in the studio, or in a TV gallery and helping out on the studio floor.
• Learning to use technical equipment and specialist software by supporting teams with cameras, sound, lighting, and editing.
• Creating content for multiple platforms, including social media, under the guidance of experienced professionals.

You'll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means that as well as learning on your placement at the BBC, you'll also attend learning blocks (up to a week at a time) with our learning provider, working towards an industry recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Production Assistant. Learning blocks will be a mixture of in-person and virtual delivery including tutorial sessions, presentations and group work. As part of the programme, you will be required to travel to attend in-person learning blocks and other apprenticeship-related activities where necessary. For more information on this apprenticeship standard you will be studying, please see detail on the Production Assistant apprenticeship standard.

• Passionate and curious about content, and the production process at the BBC
• Brimming with new ideas and fresh perspectives for BBC content
• A great team player who can deal with unexpected challenges
• Flexible and have an adaptable approach to work to help enable our content to be delivered.

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.

• 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, For candidates under the age of 19 years on 7 September 2027: To complete the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification. If you have not achieved these qualifications by the start of your apprenticeship, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the apprenticeship assessment when you take your endpoint assessment.

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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.

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