Contract Type: 15 Months Fixed-Term Contract
Location: This opportunity is available to those who live within a commutable distance of central Brighton. Due to working hours, we recommend a maximum of one hour from / to base which for this role is Dyke Road, BN1 3TE. Please note there will be no reimbursement of travel to and from work.
Salary: £21,840
Are you keen to start your career in broadcast production by learning the skills you’ll need to be successful?
Have you a passion for creative problem solving and organisation?
Do you have a passion for television production?
You don’t need a CV to apply. Your passion and natural abilities are what we’ll assess to see if you’re the most suitable for this role.
The BBC Flexi Job Apprentice Agency (FJAA) is offering an exciting opportunity to be a Level 3 Production Apprentice.
The production apprenticeship helps you gain experience in the exciting world of media production. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills while working towards your production apprenticeship qualification with our learning provider Bauer Academy.
Ricochet is a leading UK-based television production company renowned for creating innovative, high-quality factual and entertainment programming. It produces popular shows across a variety of genres and is behind hit series like The Repair Shop, Food Unwrapped, and Cowboy Builders. The company is known for its compelling storytelling, engaging formats, and ability to connect with broad audiences, making it a trusted name in the television industry.
In this role, you will be working primarily on The Repair Shop, the BBC’s long running primetime television show where experts restore items that hold sentimental value for families at their workshop in West Sussex.
At Ricochet you will learn from leading television professionals both in the office and out on location. You’ll develop an understanding of what goes into making broadcast television and the creative stages that occur throughout the process.
This is an exciting first step into the editorial side of programme making, giving tools for future careers in fields such as Runner, Junior Researcher, Broadcast Assistant, Content and Edit Producer, Junior Production Coordinator, or Technical Operator.
Through the BBC’s Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, you will be hired by the BBC and be placed with Ricochet for the duration of your apprenticeship. The BBC will work with Ricochet and Bauer Academy to oversee your successful completion on the apprenticeship.
An apprenticeship requires full commitment and discipline from the learner. Alongside experiences and training, there is an expectation of wider self-learning and the requirement to meet learning objectives and deadlines, as outlined by the apprentice standards. Apprentices must show the BBC and Ricochet that they are dedicated to accomplishing the knowledge, skills and behaviour requirements outlined in their apprenticeship learning plan.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?
• Communication and coordination: Answer calls / emails, manage correspondence, greet visitors, and coordinate logistics for travel, couriers, and deliveries
• Production support: Assist crew and experts on location, handle petty cash, book meeting rooms, and maintain equipment / kit, source props, and contribute to ideas and research
• Content management: Log rushes, transcribe, time-code scripts, manage post-production paperwork, downloading and filling production stills
• Administrative tasks: Prepare documents (call sheets, risk assessments, etc.), manage post-production paperwork, scan forms, and distribute newsletters
• General office duties: Typing, filing, photocopying and organising.
What will you be studying?
You’ll be studying your industry recognised qualification, learning both on- and off-the-job in a and based on the We’ll also give you BBC Academy training, delivered by our experienced trainers.
ARE YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?
We’re interested in your passion and enthusiasm to deliver world-class excellence to our audiences. We look for positive people who live our values and ensure our culture remains inclusive and full of opportunities. 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.
Throughout the selection process, we’ll be looking for evidence of how you demonstrate each of the BBC’s values and behaviours. Our values guide everything we do. They define what you can expect from the BBC and what the BBC expects from you.
Great Production Apprentices are those who can demonstrate they:
1. Are passionate and curious about television and how programmes are made
2. An avid watcher of unscripted televisions programmes (i.e. documentaries, reality, food shows)
3. Brimming with new ideas on creating content
4. A great team player who can deal with unexpected challenges
5. Flexible and have an adaptable approach to work
6. Passionate about their own self-development, showing the discipline and commitment required to complete the apprenticeship.
This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you're interested in Production roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
7. Be aged 18 or over when the apprenticeship starts in April 2025
8. Live within a commutable distance of central Brighton
9. By the start of the apprenticeship in April 2025, have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for a minimum of 3 years
10. Be eligible to work in the UK full time for the duration of the apprenticeship contract
11. Not currently taking part in an apprenticeship scheme supported by the BBC or another organisation.
To apply for this scheme, you must also:
12. Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at the same or higher level
13. Be available for the in-person assessment which will take place on Monday 24 March 2025 at Ricochet’s office in Brighton
14. Be able to start on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
WHAT YOU GET
During your Apprenticeship:
15. A starting salary of £21,840
16. Industry-leading production training from Ricochet, the makers of The Repair Shop
17. Teaching from our learning provider Bauer Academy, and where appropriate, BBC Academy training (may involve travel to locations across the UK)
18. A Placement Manager from Ricochet, who will oversee your hands on learning and development
19. A dedicated BBC team including a Scheme Specialist and Scheme Advisor to guide you through your employment and the apprenticeship
20. Training and mentoring by industry professionals
21. A 37.5-hour working week and 20 days of annual leave
22. Access to the Nest Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Remote GP; access to BBC Unmind and Occupational Health.
Towards the end of your apprenticeship:
23. An industry recognised production qualification
24. Lots of experience to help you seek out new challenges and work opportunities across the creative industries.
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 upload a CV or Cover Letter. We are looking for your potential to bring difference to the BBC.
If you’re eligible for the scheme, you will receive more information about the stages of the process and what to expect. A general overview of the application process can be found.
Please note that you must live a commutable distance from the location to which you are applying for this apprenticeship - there is an expectation for you to be working in the office.
There are other placements on offer for this scheme. Please see the corresponding adverts if you wish to apply for these instead. Please only apply to one placement/location.
Apprentices starting at the BBC from 2025 will be placed on a ‘Fixed Term’ contract. This means your contract is for the duration of your apprenticeship only.
Applications for this role/scheme are due to close on 27/02/2025.
ABOUT THE BBC
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.