Production Assistant Apprenticeship - Level 3 -BBC Studios - Entertainment Development Team

Production Assistant Apprenticeship
- Level 3
-BBC Studios
- Entertainment Development Team
- London

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months
DEPARTMENT: Entertainment Development Team
LOCATION
:
London - Television Centre
SALARY: £24,650 [+£5,441 London weighting]

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.

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.

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 broaden your production knowledge while working on content that matters to millions.

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.

Places on the Production Assistant Apprenticeship are available across a range of teams at this location, as well as in other locations. You can find details on other placements in this location on the BBC Early Careers website.

Entertainment Development Team in BBC Studios includes three labels:

• Studios Central - Factual Entertainment focusing on talent led formats
• Run Run Run
  – Reality and Entertainment creating bold unscripted formats
• Absolute Notions - Unscripted entertainment formats and premium factual entertainment

The team develops and pitches original programme ideas, builds relationships with commissioners, and supports creative growth. During the placement, you'll gain hands‑on experience in format development, industry research, pitch preparation, and business development. Working closely with producers and creatives, you'll research trends, generate ideas, create pitch materials, and support projects from concept to submission, gaining valuable insight into television development and unscripted entertainment.

As a Production Assistant Apprentice at the BBC, 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

As a Production Assistant Apprentice within Entertainment Development Team
, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute. 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,…