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From the employer's careers site First seen 6 Nov 2026

Production Assistant Apprentice

BBC London temporary

Salary

£24,650 [+£5,441 London weighting] per year

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Description

Join the BBC as a Production Assistant Apprentice and kick-start your career in a job you'll love. As a Production Assistant Apprentice within BBC Film, you'll gain hands-on experience across a range of projects, from supporting high-profile productions to contributing to content enjoyed by audiences across the UK.

Your key responsibilities and impact:

  • Helping to develop ideas and stories by researching content and finding guests and participants.
  • Gaining real-life experience by assisting your team on location, in the studio, or in a TV gallery and helping out on the studio floor.
  • Learning to use technical equipment and specialist software by supporting teams with cameras, sound, lighting, and editing.
  • Creating content for multiple platforms, including social media, under the guidance of experienced professionals.

You'll study for your industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means that as well as learning on your placement at the BBC, you'll also attend learning blocks (up to a week at a time) with our learning provider, working towards an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Production Assistant.

Benefits:

  • 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.
  • An industry-recognised qualification.
  • Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK).
  • 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.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • production assistant
  • film production
  • tv production
  • social media content creation

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-Production-Assistant-Apprenticeship-Level-3-BBC-Film-London-W1A-1AA/1376113157/

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