Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Introducing - Cambridge Job Details | BBC

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

BBC Group is offering a Production Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 3) in Cambridge. You will learn on the job while working toward an industry‑recognised qualification, with hands‑on experience across production, research, and content creation.

The scheme is fixed‑term for 13 months and includes relocation support where eligible. You will gain practical skills in cameras, sound, lighting and editing, with guidance from experienced professionals and opportunities to work across BBC Introducing in

Qualifications

• Be 18 years old or over by September 2027 and have lived in the UK for the last three years.
• Non‑graduates are encouraged to apply; online applications only.
• Apprenticeship lasts 13 months, full‑time, with relocation support if eligible.

Responsibilities

• Support the team on location, in studio, or in a TV gallery.
• Assist with researching content, booking guests and participants.
• Learn to operate cameras, sound, lighting and editing equipment.
• Create content for multiple platforms under supervision.

Skills

Passion for content

Team player

Adaptable

Organised

Flexible

Education

Maths and English GCSEs

Tools

Cameras

Sound equipment

Lighting

Editing software

Job description

Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Introducing - Cambridge

Job Requisition ID: 55666 | Job Closing Date: 24 November 2026 | Cambridge, GBR, CB5 8PB

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months
DEPARTMENT: BBC Introducing
LOCATION: Cambridge - Radio Cambridgeshire
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?

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’ll 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.

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 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

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.

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

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.

READY TO APPLY?

You’ll create a candidate profile and answer a few questions - no CV or cover letter needed.

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.

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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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 require 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.

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Excellent career and professional development.
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.

As an Apprentice you will also receive:

• An industry recognised qualification.
• Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK).
• A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
• Training and Mentoring by industry professionals.
• A bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.
• Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.
• The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation subject to eligibility.

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We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long‑term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the recruitment process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via the Early Careers Recruitment contact form and we’d be happy to discuss how we can support you through the process.

Use of AI: Guidance for Candidates

At the BBC, we know that tools like AI can help you prepare, organise your thoughts and feel more confident when applying for a role. But what we're really interested in is you.

We want to hear about your experiences, your skills and what motivates you. The strongest applications are the ones that reflect your own thinking, achievements and perspective. So whilst you're welcome to use AI for support, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and tells your story.

You will find more guidance about using AI in the recruitment process on our careers site below.

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