Key Takeaways
- Undertake a Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer Apprenticeship over 18 months.
- Gain hands-on marketing experience across digital, social, and traditional platforms for BBC content.
- Earn £24,650 per year.
- Locations: Belfast or Glasgow.
- Applications close on 2027-01-15.
About the Role
Join the BBC as an apprentice to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. You'll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills while working towards your apprenticeship qualification.
Why Join This Scheme?
The BBC's marketing teams ensure audiences know where to find the stories they love. As a Multi-Channel Marketer apprentice, you'll learn to plan, create, and deliver campaigns across digital, social, and traditional platforms, connecting with millions of people daily.
Why Join the Team?
NI Marketing Team: This apprenticeship will build marketing skills within BBC Northern Ireland's Brand department. You'll support campaign delivery for BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle, BBC Sport NI, BBC News NI, BBC iPlayer, and BBC Sounds. Gain experience across all stages of campaign delivery, from audience insight and planning to content creation, digital marketing, and reporting. This role is ideal for someone passionate about marketing, creativity, and audience engagement, who enjoys working with digital platforms and social media. Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across BBC Scotland, BBC Wales, and network marketing teams in London and Salford.
Scotland Marketing Team: Help shape and deliver brand and content campaigns for audiences in Scotland and across the UK. Work across almost all BBC platforms, genres, and output, including news, sport, audio, comedy, factual, drama, and entertainment content.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
As a Multi-Channel Marketer apprentice, you will:
- Work with a BBC team to develop and deliver relevant campaigns.
- Contribute to the creation of content that helps audiences engage with the BBC.
- Potentially analyse performance data to inform future campaigns.
- Support the team with scheduling and campaigns, ensuring they are kept on track.
- Learn tools, techniques, and strategies for world-class marketing.
You will study for your industry-recognised Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer apprenticeship with a learning provider, with at least one day a week dedicated to study via a virtual delivery platform.
Your Skills and Eligibility
We are interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content. We look for potential and offer the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience.
We encourage you to apply if you can bring:
- Motivation: Passion and curiosity about the BBC's content and a drive to build a career in media marketing.
- Creativity: Fresh ideas and eagerness to bring new perspectives to marketing.
- Collaboration: Ability to work well with others to reach a common goal.
- Organisation: A sharp eye for detail and the organisation needed to keep campaigns on track.
- Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and work in uncertain situations.
This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree, we recommend applying for other roles on the BBC careers site.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
- Be 18 years old or over by September 2027.
- Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the apprenticeship start.
- 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.
To apply, you must also:
- Not already hold a qualification in Marketing at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship (e.g., a Marketing degree or Level 3 Marketing qualification).
For candidates under 19 at the start of the apprenticeship, you must have achieved maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above (or National 5 at C, or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent). If not achieved by the start, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the end-point assessment.
Ready to Apply?
Create a candidate profile and answer a few questions – no CV or cover letter needed. If eligible, you will be guided through the next steps. You'll need to live within a commutable distance of the role's location. Relocation support may be available subject to financial eligibility criteria.
This is a fixed-term apprenticeship for 18 months. Upon completion, you can apply for suitable vacancies at the BBC or elsewhere. You'll receive support with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities.
Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will normally be progressed to the next stage.
