Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Introducing - Cambridge

The Bbc; Soham; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Career development

Fixed-term contract

Job summary

The BBC is offering a Production Assistant Apprentice role designed to give hands-on experience across BBC Introducing and broader productions across the UK. You'll support scenes, research guests, and learn on location, in studio, or in a TV gallery while developing practical skills and working toward the Level 3 Production Assistant apprenticeship.

As part of the scheme, you will study blocks with a learning provider, travel for in-person sessions, and gain exposure to cameras, sound, lighting

Qualifications

• Be 18 years old or over by the apprenticeship start date.
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the duration.
• Not currently enrolled in another apprenticeship programme.
• Maths and English GCSE at grade 4/C or equivalent by start.

Responsibilities

• Research content and find guests and participants.
• Assist on location, in studio, or TV gallery and on the studio floor.
• Support teams with cameras, sound, lighting and editing.
• Create content for multiple platforms under guidance.

Skills

Content research

On-site work

Team collaboration

Creative thinking

Social media

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Tools

Cameras

Sound equipment

Lighting

Editing software

Job description

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 Introducing, 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.

YOUR SKILLS AND ELIGIBILITY

BBC Introducing supports exciting new music from across the UK. Working within BBC Radio Cambridge, you'll listen to new music, carry out research, edit audio, support programme teams, create content and help deliver live events. You will work on the BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire and Essex show and collaborate remotely with BBC Introducing in Suffolk and Norfolk.

We're looking for someone passionate about music, radio and social media. You'll need to be organised, creative and confident working under pressure in a busy, fast‑moving broadcasting environment. You must live in the area you're applying for. 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.

• 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.

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.

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

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 end‑point assessment.

The BBC recognises that you may need to relocate to a new location to take up a BBC Apprenticeship scheme. The cost of relocating can be a barrier for some applicants and where that is a barrier to participation, we want to help where we can. To help ensure our apprenticeship opportunities are accessible to people from a wide range of backgrounds, a limited number of relocation support awards are available each year for those who meet our financial eligibility criteria. Relocation financial support is available for this role, subject to meeting the financial eligibility criteria. Further information will be shared with applicants during the recruitment process. Details on the wider support, initiatives and networks available at the BBC can be found on our careers site.

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.

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