Assistant Producer Review

by BBC

Rating

6.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Working in different areas in month long intervals while doing college work.

    7/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learnt all types of journalism skills

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I wish there were more freedom and staff would treat you better and not see you as lesser just because you are an apprentice.

    6/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Very

    9/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Not a lot, I often felt on my own.

    4/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • PA were great.

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • In all honesty, the qualification did not teach me anything useful that I didn't already learn through working with the company for over a year.

    4/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes, football team.

    4/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend BBC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • If you do feel passionate aboout the brand then it is a great place to work as the BBC does value the staff that values it.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BBC?

    • Get some sort of wrok experience in BBC or freelance beforehand - it is near impossible to get a job without it.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Journalism

Manchester

April 2025

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