Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Archive Content - Belfast

About the Apprenticeship

Join the BBC as an apprentice to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. You will learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills while working towards your Level 3 Production Assistant qualification.

This is your chance to launch a career at the heart of British broadcasting. You'll work behind the scenes on exciting productions and gain a recognised qualification.

Why Join the Team?

This is a unique opportunity to work with the BBC Archive, transforming it for modern audiences. You'll be part of a supportive team that combines creativity, storytelling, production, and digital innovation. As an apprentice, you'll contribute to stories that appear across YouTube, social channels, Bitesize, News, and Radio, reaching millions every day.

You'll develop practical production skills, working alongside experienced colleagues. You'll gain exposure to different parts of the BBC, build a strong professional network, and see the direct impact of your work.

As a Production Assistant Apprentice, 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 BBC Archive Content, 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 qualification.

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. We look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you:

• 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, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or looking at 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

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 end-point assessment.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’! You’ll create a candidate profile and answer a few questions - no CV or cover letter needed.

You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based.

Relocation financial support is available for this role, subject to meeting the financial eligibility criteria.

This is a fixed-term apprenticeship. Once completed, you will be able to apply for suitable open vacancies at the BBC or outside in the wider creative industry. You’ll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities.

Disabled applicants who choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will normally be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process.