Description
Join the BBC as a Level 6 Journalist Apprentice and kick-start your career in journalism. You'll work on creating high-quality news content, develop your storytelling skills, and study for an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
As a Journalist apprentice, you'll play a key role in creating trusted, high-quality news content for BBC audiences. You'll grow your storytelling expertise through hands-on experience researching, writing, and producing stories on various subjects. You'll learn from experienced journalists, contribute to stories that 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).
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 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:
- 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.
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 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
As an apprentice at the BBC, you'll receive:
- An 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.
- The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation, subject to eligibility.