Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 -BBC Studios - Entertainment Development Team

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

Benefits offered by this job

London weighting

Job summary

BBC Studios in London is offering a Production Assistant Apprentice position within the Entertainment Development Team. You will learn on the job, support on location, in studios, or in a TV gallery, and work toward your Level 3 Production Assistant apprenticeship while developing practical skills.

This 13-month, full-time apprenticeship is aimed at non-graduates and includes hands-on experience across productions, research, pitch materials, and collaboration with producers and creatives.

Qualifications

• Passionate and curious about content and the production process at the BBC.
• Flexible and adaptable to help deliver content.
• Able to work as part of a team and handle unexpected challenges.

Responsibilities

• Help develop ideas and stories by researching content and guests.
• Support teams on location, in the studio, or in a TV gallery.
• Learn to use technical equipment and software while supporting camera, sound, lighting and editing.
• Create content for multiple platforms under guidance of experienced professionals.

Skills

Passionate about content

Curious about production

Team player

Flexible and adaptable

Job description

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months
DEPARTMENT: Entertainment Development Team
LOCATION: London - Television Centre
SALARY: £24,650 [+£5,441 London weighting]

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content. Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

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.

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 BBC Early Careers website.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

Entertainment Development Team in BBC Studios includes three labels:

• Studios Central - Factual Entertainment focusing on talent led formats
• Run Run Run - Reality and Entertainment creating bold unscripted formats
• Absolute Notions - Unscripted entertainment formats and premium factual entertainment

The team develops and pitches original programme ideas, builds relationships with commissioners, and supports creative growth. During the placement, you'll gain hands‑on experience in format development, industry research, pitch preparation, and business development. Working closely with producers and creatives, you'll research trends, generate ideas, create pitch materials, and support projects from concept to submission, gaining valuable insight into television development and unscripted entertainment.

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 Entertainment Development Team, 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.

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