Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Studios - Specialist Factual Production

Supports Specialist Factual Productions by researching stories, finding guests and participants, assisting with filming and studio activities, using production equipment and creating content for multiple platforms.

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. 

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

Specialist Factual Productions creates award-winning programmes across history, arts, music and culture, combining expert storytelling with high-quality journalism. We tell stories that inform, inspire and bring fresh perspectives to audiences in the UK and around the world.  Recent productions include Tucci in Italy, Inside Our Minds with Chris Packham, Lucy Worsley Investigates, This Farming Life and Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story.

We work with leading broadcasters and platforms including the BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Netflix, National Geographic and CNN, offering apprentices the chance to be part of ambitious and impactful productions.

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 Specialist Factual Productions, 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.

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.

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