BBC Level 6 Journalist Apprenticeship

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.

Why Join This Scheme?

The BBC Level 6 Journalist Apprenticeship offers emerging journalists the opportunity to advance their skills through industry-leading training and hands-on experience. You'll work with industry experts, contribute to trusted and impactful journalism, and tell stories that inform, educate, and engage audiences.

Key Responsibilities and Impact

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 various subjects.
• 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.

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.

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.
• 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.

Application Information

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You'll create a candidate profile and answer a few questions - no CV or cover letter needed.

Additional Information

The BBC recognises that you may need to relocate to a new location to take up a BBC Apprenticeship scheme. The cost of relocating can be a barrier for some applicants, and where that is a barrier to participation, we want to help where we can. To help ensure our apprenticeship opportunities are accessible to people from a wide range of backgrounds, a limited number of relocation support awards are available each year for those who meet our financial eligibility criteria. Relocation financial support is available for this role, subject to meeting the financial eligibility criteria.