Salary :
£24,650 monthly
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 17 months
DEPARTMENT: BBC Cymru Wales Sport
LOCATION: Cardiff - 3 Central Square
SALARY: £24,650
Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
Are you a natural organiser with a passion for media? The Junior Production Coordinator Apprenticeship at the BBC could be your perfect start. You may help with the set-up of filming on location or in the studio for one of our programmes like The One Show or schedule crews and freelancers for Women’s Hour. No media experience or qualifications needed - just enthusiasm and problem-solving skills. Whether you're finishing school or changing careers, this hands-on role offers a pathway into production management at one of the world’s leading broadcasters.
Want to find out more? Watch recordings from our webinar series on our Life at the BBC YouTube playlist to learn more about this scheme and other opportunities we offer, and hear from current apprentices about their experiences.
Places on the Junior Production Coordinator Apprenticeship are available across a range of teams at this location, as well as in other locations. You can find details on other placements in this location on the BBC Early Careers website.
Start your career in Production Management. As a Junior Production Coordinator apprentice, you'll work alongside experienced Production Managers and Production Coordinators, helping to create high-quality content for TV, audio, online and digital platforms.
As a Junior Production Coordinator apprentice with BBC Cymru Wales Sport you will get hands on experience learning about how the organisational and logstical processes work for sports coverage for some of Wales’ biggest sporting moments, like Men's and Women's International Football and Rugby, EFL football in the Championship and Leagues One and Two, the Commonwealth Games, and much more.
You’ll learn the full planning processes, working within our production management team, to get ready for live broadcasts from our TV and radio studios at Central Square in Cardiff and at stadiums across Wales, and helping digital journalists cover events across Wales and the UK on a weekly basis. From logistic management in the office, to working in live studios and at the live sporting events themselves, you’ll learn production management skills to work across recorded and live output in one of the most exciting departments in BBC Cymru Wales.
This apprenticeship could lead to job opportunities as a:
As a Junior Production Coordinator Apprentice this is a brilliant opportunity within BBC Cymru Wales Sport to learn, grow, and contribute – you may:
By the end of the apprenticeship, you'll have the skills and confidence to take the next step in your career, applying for roles such as Junior Production Coordinator or Production Management Assistant.
To find out what it's like to work in a Production Management team, please take a look at the following links;
This apprenticeship will give you a thorough knowledge and understanding of what it is like to work within a Production Management team and the media industry, which you can then utilise during your time at the BBC and afterwards in the wider industry.
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on the job at the BBC and off the job with our chosen education provider. The academic study involves;
Throughout your apprenticeship, you will be asked to gather a portfolio of evidence and work on an apprenticeship assessment that demonstrates your learning, while while working towards a level 3 apprenticeship qualification.
For more information on this apprenticeship framework you will be studying, please visit detail on the Creative and Digital Media | ACW - Website.
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:
This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
To apply for this scheme, you must also:
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You’ll create a candidate profile and answer a few questions - no CV or cover letter needed.
If you're eligible, we’ll guide you through the next steps of the process and what to expect.
You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based. Interested in a different location? Check out our other adverts - but please only apply to one.
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. Further information will be shared with applicants during the recruitment process. Details on the wider support, initiatives and networks available at the BBC can be found on our careers site.
This is a fixed-term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme. Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for any suitable open vacancies at the BBC or outside in the wider creative industry. You’ll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step.
For apprenticeship opportunities, disabled applicants who choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will normally be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process. For most of our campaigns, this would be an online assessment designed to assess your skills, motivations and suitability for the role. Further details can be found in the FAQs section of our careers site.
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