Description
Join the BBC as a Live Events Production Assistant Apprentice, working with the Live Music team to deliver hundreds of live music sessions across various BBC events and festivals.
As a Production Assistant Apprentice within BBC Live Music, you'll learn, grow, and contribute to the team. You'll work across a huge variety of music moments for Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music, Asian Network, 1Xtra, and BBC Introducing.
Your key responsibilities and impact:
- Create production schedules
- Coordinate technical requirements for live music recordings
- Edit music for broadcast
- Plan and coordinate live music broadcasts
- Prepare studios for live music broadcasts
You'll study for an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means you'll attend learning blocks with a learning provider, working towards a Level 3 Production Assistant qualification.
The BBC offers excellent career and professional development, fair pay and flexible benefits, including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave, and a defined pension scheme.
As an apprentice, you'll receive:
- An industry-recognised qualification
- Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and learning providers
- A dedicated team manager and scheme specialist
- Training and mentoring by industry professionals
- Employability and networking training and support
Eligibility criteria:
- Be 18 years old or over by September 2027
- Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years
- Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK
- Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme
For candidates under 19 years old on 7 September 2027: 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.