Assistant Producer – Trainee Podcast Creator BBC Sounds Audio Lab

Assistant Producer – Trainee Podcast Creator BBC Sounds Audio Lab

Assistant Producer – Trainee Podcast Creator BBC Sounds Audio Lab

BBC Sounds Audio Lab is a podcast accelerator programme with one big ambition – to amplify next-generation audio creatives. We help to develop under-represented voices and turn fresh ideas into podcasts to better reflect all of the UK.

You will receive a full-time salary for 7 months from July 2025 to January 2026 as a trainee podcast creator, at an Assistant Producer level, plus receive a range of practical and professional development.

We are looking for individuals who :

• Have a podcast idea that could be “the one” we all need to hear. Does it tell a story we haven’t heard before? Does it tell a story you’re personally attached to that you’re happy to be a part of? Will it entertain us or make us laugh out loud? Or can it change views and perceptions?
• Would like to create their own podcast of 4-6 episodes, to be showcased on BBC Sounds
• Are open to being managed, guided, and directed by an experienced production team who will help you craft a podcast series.

You will be contracted by the BBC and embedded with Audio Lab’s production partners for the duration of your contract. For 2025 our partners are two BBC teams and two independent production companies. They are :

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