Junior Production Coordinator Apprenticeship at BBC

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

BBC News Northern Ireland provides breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus high profile coverage on topical issues across all platforms for local audiences and beyond. News Northern Ireland is committed to reaching new audiences and meeting changing audience habits with a focus on Digital content as well as continuing to deliver to audiences on linear platforms. 

As a Junior Production Coordinator apprentice in BBC News Northern Ireland, you will be working at the very heart of the news operation - gaining experience at all stages of productions, working alongside Production Management and Editorial colleagues, and involving the planning and scheduling of staff for news and current affairs output and a whole range of production support functions. 

This is our entry level position into production management; you will work as a Production Management Assistant, supporting our Production Managers and Production Coordinators in creating quality content for all of our output, which may include TV, audio, online, events and digital platforms.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As a Junior Production Coordinator apprentice with BBC News Northern Ireland, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute - you may demonstrate the following: 

• Support budget management and cost monitoring  
• Support staff management and scheduling  
• Assist with data and/or media management and production reporting  
• Assist with business management practices such as co-ordinating training, travel, helping with onboarding of staff including freelancers
• Learn best practices in production management, and BBC policies and compliance  

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for job roles such as a Production Management Assistant, Production Secretary or Production Coordinator, depending on experience both inside and outside of the BBC. 

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’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:  

• Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating
• Great at working with people; a team player and great communicator
• Resilient, responsible and have a calm focused approach to challenging situations
• Flexible, motivated and have an adaptable approach to the pace of work
• Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time
• Are an enthusiastic and motivated self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working

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. 

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 2026 
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 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
• For candidates under the age of 19 years at the start of the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification. If you have not achieved these qualifications, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the end of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment  

 To apply for this scheme, you must also: 

• Must be passionate about the production management side of making content. If it’s the ‘coming up with ideas for content’ side you like about producing content, then the Production Apprenticeship will be more suitable for you. Please click here to view the Production Apprenticeship adverts
• No prior learning is required to apply.  If you already have relevant experience or qualifications, your individual learning plan may be adjusted to reflect this – meaning you could complete your apprenticeship in less time