Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 17 months
Department: BBC Wales - News
Location: Cardiff - 3 Central Square
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?
Are you a natural organiser with a passion for media? The Junior Production Coordinator Apprenticeship at the BBC could be your perfect start. You may help with the set-up of filming on location or in the studio for one of our programmes like The One Show, or schedule crews and freelancers for Women’s Hour. No media experience or qualifications needed - just enthusiasm and problem-solving skills. Whether you're finishing school or changing careers, this hands-on role offers a pathway into production management at one of the world’s leading broadcasters.
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 at 6pm. If you're unable to attend or have seen this after that date, keep an eye on our webinar playlist on YouTube here where the video will be uploaded.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM?
BBC Wales - News brings trusted stories to audiences in both Welsh and English, covering local, national and international events. Based in Cardiff, our newsroom delivers content that helps people understand the world around them. As a Junior Production Coordinator Apprentice, you’ll support the team by keeping operations running smoothly - helping ensure reporters, crews and editors have what they need to bring news to audiences every day.
This is our entry level position into production management; you will work as a Production Management Assistant, supporting our Production Managers and Production Coordinators in creating quality content for all of our output, which may include TV, audio, online, events and digital platforms.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
As a Junior Production Coordinator apprentice with
BBC Wales - News , this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute - you may demonstrate the following:
- Organise travel and logistics for reporters and crews, including international assignments
- Assist with scheduling and managing staff training sessions, keeping records up to date
- Support sustainability projects that reduce environmental impact in production
- Help plan and deliver internal and external events for staff and audiences
- Work with editorial and technical teams to make sure resources are ready for live and recorded news output
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for job roles such as a Production Management Assistant, Production Secretary or Production Coordinator, depending on experience both inside and outside of the BBC.
To understand more about what working in Production Management is like, please take a look at the following links;
- Click here to find out more about when making TV content
- Click here 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 while working towards a Level 3 apprenticeship qualification.
This apprenticeship will give you a thorough knowledge and understanding of what it is like to work in 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 click here.
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
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:
- Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating
- Great at working with people; a team player and great communicator
- Resilient, responsible and have a calm focused approach to challenging situations
- Flexible, motivated and have an adaptable approach to the pace of work
- Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time
- Are an enthusiastic and motivated 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, whether with the BBC or another organisation
- For candidates under the age of 19 years at the start of 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, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the end of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment
To Apply For This Scheme, You Must Also
- Must be passionate about the production management side of making content. If it’s the ‘coming up with ideas for content’ side you like about producing content, then the Production Apprenticeship will be more suitable for you. Please click here to view the Production Apprenticeship adverts
- No prior learning is required to apply. If you already have relevant experience or qualifications, your individual learning plan may be adjusted to reflect this – meaning you could complete your apprenticeship in less time
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. 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. JPC26
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.
