Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Studios - Scripted Drama - Production - Cardiff

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

Job summary

BBC Studios in Cardiff is offering a Production Assistant Apprentice position for 13 months as a fixed-term, full-time apprenticeship. The scheme welcomes non-graduates and focuses on hands-on learning and an industry-recognised qualification.

You will gain experience across location work, studio operations, and content development. You’ll study toward an industry-recognised qualification (Level 3 Creative Media) while supporting diverse productions, including Casualty, with relocation support

Qualifications

• Passion for BBC content and production process.
• Willingness to generate fresh ideas for BBC content.
• Strong teamwork and ability to handle unexpected challenges.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Assist on location, in studio, or TV gallery and help on the studio floor.
• Develop ideas and research guests and participants for productions.
• Learn to use technical equipment and software with support from teams.
• Create content for multiple platforms under guidance of experienced professionals.

Skills

Passionate about content

Team player

Flexible and adaptable

Ideas and creativity

Education

Non-graduate scheme

Job description

CONTRACT TYPE:

Fixed-term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months

DEPARTMENT:

Scripted Drama - Production

LOCATION

Cardiff - Roath Lock

SALARY:

£24,650

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.

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?

Based in Roath Lock, Wales, you will be working on the long-running multi-award winning Saturday night drama series, Casualty. Working in the Production Office, you’ll gain an understanding in all aspects of how the production works.

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 Scripted Drama, 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 Creative Media. Learning Blocks Will Be a Mixture Of In-person And Virtual Delivery. Including:

• Presentations
• 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 framework you will be studying, please see detail on the Creative Media Level 3 Framework.

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

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 Essential 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 Essential Skills Level 2 before the apprenticeship assessment when you take your end-point assessment.

Don’t leave yourself wondering “what if?” this could be your chance to be part of something exciting.

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.

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.

You’ll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step.

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.