Locations: London & 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? 

Main Responsibilities

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: 

• UX origins and applications 
• UX human contexts 
• UX practices 
• Creativity through research 
• Ethical considerations in UX 
• Psychology and behaviour  
• UX in the business 
• Research methods 
• UX futures  

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.   

Are you the right candidate?

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. Find out more about our values here.

Great User Experience Design apprentices are those who can demonstrate they: 

• Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving 
• Are technically minded 
• Are good communicators 
• Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time   

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you  have a degree and you're interested in other roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at careers.bbc.co.uk or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be aged 18 or over when the apprenticeship starts in September 2025 
• By the start of the apprenticeship in September 2025, have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for a minimum of 3 years. 
• Be eligible to work in the UK full time for the duration of the apprenticeship contract. 
• Not currently taking part in an apprenticeship scheme supported by the BBC or another organisation. 

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

• Have achieved, or expected to achieve, by the start of the scheme, a minimum of 104 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-levels, Advanced Apprenticeship, BTEC Diplomas or Extended Diplomas. 
• Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at level 6 or higher

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.

What you get:

During your Apprenticeship:

• A starting salary of £21,840 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)  
• Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve 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 and a defined pension scheme. Plus discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. 

Towards the end of your apprenticeship:

• An industry recognised qualification
• Lots of experience to help you seek out new challenges and work opportunities within the BBC and wider industry
• Employability and networking training to help you secure your next role

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 here. 

This advert is for roles in London-based office locations. Please note that you must live a commutable distance from the BBC location to which you are applying for this apprenticeship. This scheme (UXD25) is also being offered in other locations, please see the corresponding adverts if you wish to apply for these locations. Please only apply to one location.  

Apprentices starting at BBC from September 2025 will be placed on a ‘Fixed Term’ contract. This means your contract is for the duration of your apprenticeship only. The BBC is committed to investing in new talent and as you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we will work with you to support you and offer you employability and networking training to help you secure your next role – this might be a job here at the BBC, or somewhere in the wider media industry. 

Applications for this role/scheme are due to close on 14/11/2024.

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.  

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here. 

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 here and we’d be happy to have a conversation in confidence to discuss how we can support you through the process.

A little bit about the placements

We’ll rotate you around various different UXD teams within the BBC, where you’ll work closely alongside team members over the course of your degree and learn from industry-leading designers, who’ll teach you best practices and help develop your creative and design skills.