Salary: £21,840
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Salford
An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.
We have an amazing opportunity for anyone with an art or design background who’s looking to create ground-breaking user experiences - with first class training and career development available, in a truly supportive environment!
We’re on the lookout for people with a passion for User Experience Design (UXD) to work alongside our creative Content Makers & Technologists, supporting them and making sure all our products and services are accessible to all our users.
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. You can share examples of your passion for art and design from anywhere. That might be other work experience, your time in education, volunteering - even times you’ve helped your friends and family out with technical issues.
You’ve got to be interested now, right?
What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?
As a User Experience & Design Apprentice you’ll collaborate with technical, editorial and product teams from across the BBC, to create enjoyable experiences that delight and are consistent across old and new media.
This will give you the opportunity to experience the wide range of roles that are possible in the BBC and provide you with a vast experience that will help you find the area that best suits your skills and interests to grow your career in the BBC.
What will you be studying?
You'll study for an industry recognised apprenticeship qualification and a degree in Digital User Experience (UX) Professional with Manchester Metropolitan University.
You’ll complete specialist modules such as:
For more information on this apprenticeship standard, you will be studying please visit here.
Where could the role take you?
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to able to look for job opportunities inside or outside the BBC such as a graphic designer, junior UX designer, or UX researcher.
This scheme starts in September 2025, and you will be on a fixed term contract which means your contract is for the duration of the apprenticeship only. The duration of this scheme is 48 months.
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 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 User Experience Design apprentices are those who can demonstrate they:
This scheme is aimed at non-graduates.
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
To apply for this scheme, you must also:
To complete 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 by the start of your apprenticeship, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the end of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment.
During your Apprenticeship:
Towards the end of your apprenticeship:
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’!
