Assistant Production Manager Apprenticeship - Level 6 - Salford - Children's & Education

Assistant Production Manager Apprenticeship – Level 6 – Salford – Children's & Education

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

Department: Children’s & Education

Location: Salford – Quay House

Salary: £22,950

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 toward your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

Are you someone who’s able to show that you’ve successfully managed and delivered projects in the past and you can demonstrate that you’re great at managing a team, as well as working collaboratively? Can you demonstrate you are used to managing complex budgets and logistics? Are you familiar with Health and Safety policies and procedures as well as business affairs and rights?

This apprenticeship gives you hands‑on experience of working with our creative teams to bring BBC content to life, whether that’s working on BBC News, CBBC or the latest BBC documentary.

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 Tuesday 9th December  you’re unable to attend or have seen this after that date, keep an eye on our webinar playlist on You Tube here where the video will be uploaded.

Children’s & Education is the BBC department responsible for media content for children across the UK. We deliver our mission to inform, educate and entertain through trusted brands like CBeebies, CBBC and Bitesize. As an apprentice, you’ll support the creation of engaging content and campaigns — helping with planning, logistics and production in a fast‑paced, creative team that’s passionate about reaching young audiences across digital, broadcast and educational platforms.

Working with experienced production management professionals, you’ll learn best practice and look for ways to continually improve and set the standard for future generations of BBC programme makers in creating quality content for TV, audio, online and digital platforms.

As a Production Manager apprentice with Children’s & Education, this is a brilliant opportunity to build on your previous industry experience or utilise transferable managerial skills to media environments – you may:

• Assist with call sheets and booking kit, crew and contributors
• Help manage budgets, and track spend
• Learn best practices in production management, health & safety, and compliance.
• Support the planning and logistics of digital content, including social media campaigns, educational games, and projects like CBeebies Parenting or the Bitesize Schools Tour

To understand more about what working in Production Management is like, please take a look at the following links;

• to find out more about when making TV content
• to find out more about when making audio content

You’ll study for your industry‑recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on the job at the BBC and off the job with our chosen education provider. The academic study involves attending instructor‑led workshops; tutorial sessions; presentations and group work. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will be asked to gather a portfolio of evidence and work on an end‑point assessment that demonstrates your learning, while working toward a Level 6 apprenticeship qualification.

This apprenticeship will give you a thorough knowledge and understanding of Production Management and the media Industry, which you can then utilise during your time at the BBC and afterwards in the wider industry.

For more information on the apprenticeship standard you will be studying please .

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…