Overview
BBC Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 36 months
Department: Operations Engineering
Location: Belfast - Broadcasting House
Salary: £22,950
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, while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME? Engineering in the BBC develops, supports and maintains the systems and infrastructure that keeps the BBC on air. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the next generation of media systems engineers helping the BBC to deliver content for TV, radio, online and other digital services. You’ll be working on unique challenges, hand in hand with the best creative minds in the UK. Learn about technologies and systems for TV, radio and digital channels, and how they produce high-quality content that’s distributed around the world. Also learn the industry standards for the set-up of broadcast communication systems, media content systems and IP networks. Develop the specialised skills to design, build and maintain the media production and broadcasting technologies and systems that will take the BBC into the future. To find out more about the schemes we offer, you can register to join one of our webinars here.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM? BBC Northern Ireland produces award-winning, world-class content across all genres on TV, Radio, Sounds and iPlayer. As a microcosm of the wider BBC, the 40 strong Technology Operations team provides Engineering and IT support for all BBC Northern Ireland’s technical infrastructure and facilities including: Radio & TV studios, OB Vehicles, PSC & studio cameras, audio and video edit systems, playout areas, Desktop IT, signal routing and conversion, monitoring systems and IP content infrastructure. During your apprenticeship you will gain experience of all of the above, working with and learning from industry experts.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
As a Broadcast Engineering apprentice (EAS26), this is brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you will:
* Develop your understanding of how live content is acquired and presented to studios, recording areas, playout facilities and distribution platforms in the formats they each require. You will learn how we manipulate audio and video and grow to understand the challenges faced in servicing a large broadcasting organisation.
* Develop operational and engineering skills, learning how to use a variety of tools and systems, as well as how they work and what we do when things go wrong.
* Develop teamworking and communication skills, working as part of a varied team providing services, and talking directly to other departments across the BBC.
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means undertaking blended learning through a series of online and face-to-face teaching blocks at Birmingham City University, including:
* Audio and Vision Engineering
* Electrical and Electronic Engineering
* IP Networks
* Computer Science
* Broadcast Technology
* Database Technology
* Engineering Mathematics
For more information on this apprenticeship standard please visit this link.
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.
Skills
* Are you fascinated by how things work?
* Do you love solving technical problems or have a passion for media technology?
* You can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time.
* You have a calm and focused approach to changing circumstances.
* You are an enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working.
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 2026
* Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 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
To Apply For This Scheme, You Must Also
* Have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or equivalent qualification
* Have achieved, or expected to achieve, by the start of the scheme, a minimum of 112 UCAS points (300 if before 2017).
* Have achieved A Level/Higher Maths, or an extended BTEC in Engineering with Engineering Maths, or an equivalent qualification.
* Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject, music technology, engineering or similar at level 6 (undergraduate degree) or higher
Ready To Apply?
Don’t leave yourself wondering “what if?” this could be your chance to be part of something exciting. See yourself thriving in this role? Just click ‘Apply Now’! You’ll create a candidate profile and answer a few questions - no CV or cover letter needed. If you’re eligible, we’ll guide you through the next steps of the process and what to expect. This is a fixed-term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme. Once completed, you’ll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step - whether that’s at the BBC or elsewhere in the industry. You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based.
Relocation support is offered to a limited number of apprentices each year and would be considered for this position, subject to meeting the relocation support qualifying criteria. Further details will be shared with applicants during the recruitment process. Details on the wider support available at the BBC can be found here.
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.
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