Journalist Apprenticeship - Level 6 - BBC News

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 24 months

Department: BBC Northern Ireland News

Location: Belfast
- Broadcasting House

Salary: £ 26,000

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, whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

The BBC Level 6 Journalist Apprenticeship (JOA
27) offers emerging journalists the opportunity to advance their skills through industry-leading training and hands‑on experience.

Working with industry experts, you’ll contribute to trusted and impactful journalism, telling stories that inform, educate and engage audiences. Alongside this, you’ll work towards a Level 6 apprenticeship and the industry-recognised NCTJ National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ).

Want to find out more? Watch recordings from our webinar series on our Life at the BBC You Tube playlist to learn more about this scheme and other opportunities we offer, and hear from current apprentices about their experiences.

At BBC News, we tell stories that inform, educate and engage audiences, shining a light on the key issues that shape people's lives. As a Level 6 Journalism Apprentice, you'll develop your skills within a fast-paced, innovative newsroom. You'll gain hands‑on experience creating quality news and current affairs content for the BBC. We offer gold standard training for people already demonstrating their journalistic potential and looking to develop advanced journalism skills.

As a Journalist apprentice, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow and contribute. On this apprenticeship you can expect to:

• Play a key role in creating trusted, high-quality news content for BBC audiences.
• Grow your storytelling expertise through hands‑on experience researching, writing and producing stories on subjects ranging from current affairs and business to sport, culture and politics.
• Learn from experienced journalists, contribute to stories which matter to the public, collaborate with expert teams and develop your career at the world's leading public service media organisation

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job.

This involves weekly virtual webinars and in- person bootcamps at PA Media Academy in London.

You’ll cover modules such as:
Media Law, Advanced News gathering, Advanced Storytelling and Advanced Audience, and work towards the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ).

The NQJ is assessed through two exams and a logbook of work.

For more information on what you will study during the scheme, please see the Journalism Apprenticeship Standard and the NCTJ

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:

• Demonstrate strong journalistic skills and a passion for storytelling.
• Actively follow sports news across a range of platforms.
• Show a fascination with people, communities and the issues shaping the world around us.
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