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Our apprenticeship schemes at the BBC give you the opportunity to kick start your passion in a job that you'll fall in love with. At the BBC you can learn from the best and be trained by the best for a career in one of the world’s most creative and technologically-advanced organisations.
Are you an experienced manager looking for a career change? Or are you a Production Coordinator looking to step up into a management role. Would you like to work on daily changing BBC News output? Or the latest series of Ru Paul’s drag race for BBC Three? You could be responsible for getting the latest celebrity to read a bedtime story for CBeebies. Whatever part of the BBC you may be placed in, you will be working collaboratively with editorial teams, to bring BBC content to life through budgetary, schedule and logistical management. If this sounds exciting to you, this Production Manager apprenticeship could be the perfect next step in your established career!
Are you used to managing teams, complex budgets, and logistics? Are you familiar in the areas of Health and Safety, business affairs and rights? Would you like to apply these skills in a fast pace, exciting and creative industry, working with creative teams to bring the latest BBC content to life?
Build on your professional experience towards becoming a Production Manager at BBC Education in Salford. Develop your existing skills, while gaining a thorough knowledge of the BBC and play a key part in shaping BBC content.
You’ll learn on-the-job as part of a BBC production management team, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your Level 7 apprenticeship qualification.
You’ve got to be interested now, right? To find out more about the role of Production Management at the BBC and whether it is right for you please look here.
What will you be doing?
- Get production management experience at the BBC, honing your skills in all aspects of the job from preparing information, devising schedules, and making sure shoots and post-production all run smoothly.
- Learn to lead a production team by managing and revising budgets, keeping productions on schedule, and managing junior team members.
- Work with BBC production experts, learn best practices and look for ways to continually improve and set the standard for future generations of BBC programme makers.
- Study for your Level 7 Production Management apprenticeship, learning on and off the job.
Where does the role lead to?
After the scheme this will typically lead to a Production Coordinator or Junior Production Manager role. This scheme starts in September 2024 and is a 2 year apprenticeship.
The placements on offer include the following: BBC News and Current Affairs (London), BBC Three (London) and Children's and Education (Salford)
What are we looking for
To be eligible for an apprenticeship, you must:
- Be aged 18 or over when the apprenticeship starts in September 2024
- Have Maths and English GCSEs at 9-4/A-C or National 5s (Scotland) at A-C or equivalent
- Have relevant industry experience or transferable skills
- Be legally allowed to work in the UK full time
- Have been resident in either the UK or EEA since September 2021 (Not applicable for Scotland & Wales or individuals under the statuses within EP350 such as Homes for Ukraine)
What we're looking for is your drive for making great content happen. If you have some previous experience working as a production coordinator, or come from an industry with highly transferrable skills, and are passionate about making new content ideas a reality, we want to hear from you.
You’ll need to demonstrate you:
- Have successfully managed and delivered previous projects, demonstrating that you have successfully managed and worked in a team
- Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating
- Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time
- Have a calm and focused approach to changing circumstances
- Have a keen interest in the BBC and how people consume content, bursting with fresh ideas to introduce new perspectives
- Are an enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working
In addition, throughout the selection process, we’ll be looking for evidence of how you demonstrate each of the BBC’s values and behaviours. Our values inform everything we do. They define what you can expect from the BBC, and what the BBC expects from you.
We are looking for those skills and fresh ideas you can bring to the BBC. What's also important is that you have a passion for Production Management.
What you get
During your apprenticeship
- A starting salary of £25,000
- Industry-leading production management training through the BBC Academy (involves 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 35-hour working week, 25 days of annual leave days and a defined pension scheme. Plus discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
Towards the end of your apprenticeship
- An industry recognised production management apprenticeship qualification
- You will have gained lots of on-the-job experience and will have built a large professional network in Production Management. This will enable you to seek out new challenges and work opportunities within the BBC and wider industry.
Next steps
Don’t leave yourself thinking ‘what if?’ — this is your chance to be part of something special. Think you’re the right candidate? Click on ‘Apply Now’!
Once you've set up your candidate profile you just need to complete the questions in the job specific information section on the application. We don't require you to complete any of the optional sections or upload a CV or Cover Letter. We are looking for your potential to bring difference to the BBC.
If you are eligible for the scheme you will receive more information about the stages of the process and what to expect.
Applications for this role/scheme are due to close on 20/11/2023. We may close applications for this role/scheme early if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the stated closing date. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Support with your application
Our ambition is that the BBC is for everyone and should include everyone. We are proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and committed to removing disability-related barriers.
We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long-term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you require reasonable adjustments for the application process or have access needs you’d like to let us know about, please contact us on earlycareersrecruitment@bbc.co.uk with the job reference in the subject and we’d be happy to have a conversation in confidence to discuss how we can support you through the process. The job requisition ID for this role is 9288 PMA24.
