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Production Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Drama - Film - London

BBC • United Kingdom • £21.84k / year • 1w ago

Early Careers - Production

Apprenticeship

London, GB, W1A 1AA

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 10/01/2025

THE ROLE

Contract Type: 17 Months Fixed-Term Contract

Location: London

Salary: £21,840 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)

An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.

The Production Apprenticeship Scheme helps you to gain experience with our BBC production teams across the UK, making world-class content for our audiences on radio, TV or digital platforms. You’ll learn on-the-job as part of a BBC production team, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your Production apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

You’ve got to be interested now, right?

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?

As a Production Apprentice, you’ll learn a wide range of skills and gain a breadth of real life experience which may include helping to develop ideas and stories; learning how to use technical equipment and specialist software; assisting your team on location/in studio; finding guests and participants; researching content; creating content for social media; helping out/'running' on the studio floor; in a TV gallery or in a radio studio. All the while, you’ll be learning content-making skills from experienced production team members as well as expert BBC trainers.

What will you be studying?

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This involves learning about audiences, how production teams work, content making in audio and video as well as skills to equip you for a career in production at the BBC or in the wider creative industry.

For more information on this apprenticeship standard/framework you will be studying, please visit –

England and NI: here.

Where could the role take you?

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to look for job opportunities inside or outside the BBC such as Runner, Junior Researcher, Content Assistant or Edit Assistant, Technical Operator (depending on your placement choice).

This scheme starts in September 2025 and you will be on a fixed term contract which means your contract is for the duration of the apprenticeship only. The duration of this scheme is 17 months.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLACEMENT

BBC Drama - Film is firmly established at the forefront of British independent film. We back the production of around 15 feature films each year and have an active development slate.
Working in partnership with major international and UK distributors, we aim to make distinctive British films with range and ambition. We are committed to finding, nurturing and developing new talent, as well as collaborating with some of the industry's most revered writers and directors.

We’re proud to have played a key role in a wide range of exciting British films. Recent examples include a number of debuts, from Remi Weekes’ horror HIS HOUSE to Raine Allen-Miller’s romcom RYE LANE; Charlotte Wells’ AFTERSUN to Rapman’s BLUE STORY; Charlotte Regan’s SCRAPPER to Luna Carmoon’s HOARD. We also work with more established talent, recently behind films including ONE LIFE from James Hawes and starring Anthony Hopkins, THE IRON CLAW from Sean Durkin starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson, and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS from Ruben Östlund starring Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson, Dolly De Leon and Charlbi Dean Kriek.

We develop many of the films we support, and our multi-disciplinary team support films through production, sales and distribution. You will have the opportunity to understand the full life cycle of independent film, and learn from an established, creative and collaborative team.

You need to be passionate about film, and enthusiastic about pursuing a career in the industry, as well as highly organised in your approach, and with strong administrative skills.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be learning the role of a Runner within the office, in the creative team or Communications department. Tasks may include researching and tracking filmmakers, reading scripts, helping to manage submissions of new projects to the team, looking after visiting talent, supporting production of content for our website and marketing materials, or working alongside other key team members, such as Production and Business Affairs.

Places on this Production apprenticeship are available in a number of teams in this location. To view the other placements in this location click here. Please note that the placement you choose will determine the department you will work in for the duration of your apprenticeship if you are selected. You are only able to apply for one department/placement per location for this scheme and any subsequent applications for that location will be withdrawn.

ARE YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?

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 look for positive people who live our values and ensure our culture remains inclusive and full of opportunities. 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.

Throughout the selection process, we’ll be looking for evidence of how you demonstrate each of the BBC’s values and behaviours. Our values guide everything we do. They define what you can expect from the BBC and what the BBC expects from you. Find out more about our values here.

Great Production Apprentices are those who can demonstrate they:

Are 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.

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you're interested in Production roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at careers.bbc.co.uk or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

Be aged 18 or over when the apprenticeship starts in September 2025
By the start of the apprenticeship in September 2025, have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for a minimum of 3 years
Be eligible to work in the UK full time for the duration of the apprenticeship contract
Not currently taking part in an apprenticeship scheme supported by the BBC or another organisation.

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at the same or higher level.

WHAT YOU GET

During your Apprenticeship:

A starting salary of £21,840 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)
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 35-hour working week, 25 days of annual leave and a defined pension scheme. Plus discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Towards the end of your apprenticeship:

An industry recognised qualification
Lots of experience to help you seek out new challenges and work opportunities within the BBC and wider industry
Employability and networking training to help you secure your next role.

NEXT STEPS

Don’t leave yourself thinking ‘what if?’ — this is your chance to be part of something special. Think you’re the right candidate? Click on ‘Apply Now’!

Once you’ve set up your candidate profile, you just need to complete the questions in the job specific information section on the application. We don’t require you to upload a CV or Cover Letter. We are looking for your potential to bring difference to the BBC.

If you’re eligible for the scheme, you will receive more information about the stages of the process and what to expect. A general overview of the application process can be found here.

Please note that you must live a commutable distance from the BBC location to which you are applying for this apprenticeship - there is an expectation for you to be working in the office. This scheme PRA25 is also being offered in other locations, please see the corresponding adverts if you wish to apply for these locations. Please only apply to one location. #LI-DNI

Apprentices starting at the BBC from September 2025 will be placed on a ‘Fixed Term’ contract. This means your contract is for the duration of your apprenticeship only. The BBC is committed to investing in new talent and as you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we will work with you to support you and offer you employability and networking training to help you secure your next role – this might be a job here at the BBC, or somewhere in the wider media industry.

Applications for this role/scheme are due to close on 10/01/2025.

ABOUT THE BBC

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.

Support with your application

Our ambition is that the BBC is for everyone and should include everyone. We are proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and committed to removing disability-related barriers.

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 require reasonable adjustments for the application process or have access needs, you’d like to let us know about, please contact us here and we’d be happy to have a conversation in confidence to discuss how we can support you through the process. The job requisition ID for this role is 20477.

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.