Production - Level 3 - BBC Studios - Kids & Family - Salford
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Job Description
Job Requisition ID: 34114
Job Closing Date: 11 January 2026
Salford, GBR, M50 2BH
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months
Department: Kids & Family - Salford
Location: Salford - Bridge House
Salary: £22,950
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 a Production 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?
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 widen your production knowledge while working on content that matters to millions.
To find out more about the schemes we offer, you can register to join one of our webinars here. Please note that the webinar for this scheme takes place on Wednesday 10th December at 6pm. If you're unable to attend or have seen this after that date, keep an eye on our webinar playlist on YouTube where the video will be uploaded.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM?
BBC Studios is the most awarded production company and the biggest independent producer in the UK. BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions produces a wide breadth of content for Children in the UK including in Unscripted, Blue Peter, CBeebies Specials and Playtime Towers, in our Live Action Unit, The Dumping Ground, Odd Squad and Crookhaven and in Animation, Supertato, Maisy and Rafi the Wishing Wizard. In Kids & Family we have every genre covered!
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
As a Production Apprentice, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you could be:
* Learning what it takes to put together a TV programme.
* Gaining knowledge about different roles in Unscripted, Animation and Live Action TV Productions.
* Working with teams making TV with and for children.
* Contributing to the development of ideas for pitching.
You’ll be 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 Apprentice. Learning blocks will be a mixture of in-person and virtual delivery.
For more information on the apprenticeship standard you will be studying, 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.
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 if you have:
* Interest in Children’s Content – particularly TV – and how children consume content.
* Good communication and collaboration
* A professional approach to work and the ability to remain calm and flexible when plans change
* Initiative and to seek out opportunities for personal development
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, whether with the BBC or another organisation
* No prior learning is required to apply.
For candidates under the age of 19 years at 8th September 2026: 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 of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment.
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.
You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based. Interested in a different location? Check out our other adverts - but please only apply to one.
The BBC recognises that some people who are applying for a BBC Apprenticeship Scheme may need to relocate to a new location for the role and this might not be possible due to your personal financial constraints. 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.
This is a fixed-term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme.
During your apprenticeship 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.
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 required 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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This is a fixed-term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme.
During your apprenticeship 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. PRA26
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