Description
Join us as a journalist apprentice at the BBC 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 (JOA27) 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).
As a Journalist apprentice, you'll:
- 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 Newsgathering, Advanced Storytelling and Advanced Audience, and work towards the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ).
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.
- Bring fresh, creative ideas for engaging and reaching new audiences.
- Demonstrate motivation, adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
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 2027.
- Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three 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.
- Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship.
Benefits include:
- Excellent career and professional development.
- Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave, a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
- Industry recognised qualification.
- Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers.
- A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
- Training and Mentoring by industry professionals.
- A bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.
- Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.