Job Specifications
Scheme duration: 1 July – 5 August 2026
Salary: A training bursary of £431 per week (correct as of February 2026) + London Living Allowance where applicable
Location: Glasgow, London, and Salford offices.
Curious about the commercial and business affairs work behind the BBC’s output?
Join us for an exciting summer internship in BBC Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs (CRBA), where you’ll gain hands-on exposure to the commercial, rights and business affairs work that underpin the BBC’s output. During the internship, you’ll complete a single placement, gaining valuable insight into the teams whose work enables the content audiences know and love.
What is CRBA?
We negotiate, secure and advise on BBC Group intellectual property rights, commercial opportunities & distribution for TV, audio and online across all content genres. We build key relationships with external partners, create collaborations and shape underlying strategies; supporting productions, acquisitions and digital transformation across the industry and drive public service and commercial ambitions.
This opportunity will be based in our Glasgow, London, and Salford offices. If you live outside of these areas, we can support you with travel or accommodation.
What You’ll Gain
A chance to get hands-on experience whilst gaining valuable insights into the critical business support that underpins the BBC’s output
Training with industry experts
Support via a dedicated placement manager and buddy
A training bursary of £431 per week (correct as of February 2026) + London Living Allowance where applicable
Are you the right candidate?
At the BBC, we value potential over experience. We're looking for individuals who:
are keen to develop expertise in commercial deal-making and rights & business affairs activity within the media industry
are aligned with the BBC’s mission and core values, including collaboration, innovation and inclusivity
enjoy problem solving, communicate effectively and work well in a team environment
are enthusiastic, eager to learn, grow and embrace challenges
Eligibility
CRBA plays a key role in supporting content that resonates with audiences from all backgrounds. To do this well, it’s essential that our teams reflect the diversity of the people we serve. To be eligible for this scheme, you must meet at least one of the three requirements below.
Be from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, and/or
Be from a low income or working-class background, and/or
Are disabled (as defined by the Equality Act (2010)). This can include deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people and people with apparent or non-apparent conditions.
You Must Also
Have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the scheme
Be available for the whole internship period from 1 July - 5 August 2026
Be at least 18 years old by the time the internship begins
This internship is designed to offer insight and experience to individuals early in their careers. It is primarily aimed at students in their final or penultimate year of UK Higher Education or have already graduated, as well as those who have at least one to two years of experience after leaving sixth form/ S6.
If you’d like more information on this placement, please join us our webinar on 25 February 2026 (12:00-13:00). You can sign up via this link BBC CRBA Internship Scheme 2026 – Applicant Webinar Sign Up
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
About the Company
The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster.
We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world.
We do this across:
- A portfolio of television services, including the UK’s most-watched channel BBC One, the pioneering online youth service BBC Three, and our multi award-winning channels for children, as well as national and regional television programmes and services acros...
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