Description
Join us as a Junior Journalist apprentice at the BBC to kick-start your career in journalism. You'll work alongside experienced journalists, developing your skills while creating high-quality content. As an apprentice, you'll learn on-the-job and work towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
Key Responsibilities and Impact
As a Junior Journalist apprentice, you'll:
- Work with experienced journalists to develop your skills and create high-quality content
- Research stories, book guests, and write briefs
- Discover and develop compelling stories, assisting with interviews that bring important issues to life for diverse audiences
- Learn from industry experts at the world's largest public service broadcaster
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.
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.
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:
- Natural curiosity about people and what's happening in the world around you, with a keen interest in news
- Creative ideas and enjoyment of finding innovative ways to tell engaging stories
- Enthusiasm for writing and communicating complex ideas in a clear, compelling way
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, bringing flexibility, motivation, and a willingness to adapt as priorities change
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