Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Archive Content - Belfast Job Details | BBC

BBC; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC is offering a Production Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 3) in Belfast, a fixed-term 13‑month programme within the BBC Archive Content team. The role is full-time and salary is £24,650 per year, with on‑the‑job learning toward a recognised apprenticeship qualification.

You will gain hands‑on experience across ideas development, shooting support, editing, and content creation for multiple platforms, while rotating across teams to build a broad production skillset and professional network.

Responsibilities

• Research content and find guests and participants.
• Assist your team on location, in the studio, or in a TV gallery and help on the studio floor.
• Learn to use technical equipment and specialist software by supporting teams with cameras, sound, lighting, and editing.
• Create content for multiple platforms, including social media, under the guidance of experienced professionals.

Job description

Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Archive Content - Belfast

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months
DEPARTMENT: BBC Archive Content
LOCATION: Belfast - Broadcasting House
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?

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.

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.

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.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

This is a unique opportunity to work with one of the world's most inspiring content catalogues, the BBC Archive. You'll help transform it, for modern audiences. You'll be part of a supportive team that combines creativity, storytelling, production and digital innovation. As an apprentice, you'll contribute to stories that appear across YouTube, social channels, Bitesize, News and Radio, reaching millions every day. You'll develop practical production skills, working alongside experienced colleagues, who love their jobs and who want to learn from you too! You'll gain exposure to different parts of the BBC, build a strong professional network, and see the direct impact of your work every day.

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

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As a Production Assistant Apprentice within BBC Archive Content, 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.