Radio Sales apprenticeship - News Broadcasting

Closing date: 19th September 2024

Start date: Jan 2025

Location: London

Duration: 2 year apprenticeship

Qualification gained: Sales Executive Level 4

As a commercial sales apprentice at News Broadcasting, you will be an integral part of our dynamic sales team.

We are News Broadcasting. Driving digital innovation, our people create award-winning national and local radio and podcasts which are must-listens for millions across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Life sounds good with Virgin Radio - home to Chris Evans at Breakfast. talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, delivers the very best live sport and analysis and is truly powered by its millions of fans. Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Aasmah Mir. Talk is redefining speech broadcasting on digital and audio platforms. We also have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland.

This role is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the sales process within the media industry, from prospecting and client engagement to closing deals and maintaining long-term relationships. Working across industry-leading brands, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Times Radio and TalkRadio. 

During your time with us you will earn above living wage, get full training, study towards a Sales Executive Level 4 qualification (with your course fees paid). You will also receive mentoring/coaching from the industry’s best, as well as any other equity you might need to fulfil your full potential.

What you'll be doing

• Assist the commercial sales team in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
• Support the development and execution of sales strategies to achieve revenue targets.
• Conduct market research to identify potential clients and industry trends.
• Prepare sales presentations, proposals, and contracts.
• Maintain and update client databases and sales records.
• Work on campaign delivery with clients and media agencies
• Participate in sales meetings, training sessions, and networking events.
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.

What we’re looking for from you

• A keen interest in sales, media, and broadcasting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A proactive and positive attitude with a willingness to learn.

If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every requirement on the list, please do apply.  We recognise that considering someone’s potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop. 

Application Process

Online Application > Google Meet Interview > Assessment Centre

As part of the Online Application process, we would like you to provide answers to our application questions that explains why you want to join News Broadcasting

Please answer the following 3 questions, this is how we initially review your application.

• Tell us about yourself and why you have applied for this apprenticeship?
• How would you describe News Broadcasting and what do you like/dislike about it?
• Tell us about a time when you have shown determination to overcome an obstacle in your life

Please note assessment centres will be taking place during November 2024.

To find out more about apprenticeships at News UK, click here.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News: At News UK our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want to enable people to thrive.  Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like.  Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.  

We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I  strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 11 employee-led networks. 

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. Some of what we offer includes: 

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks;
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
• Private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling 
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays  and up to 4 volunteering days per year;
• Apprenticeship Society that provides community support throughout your apprenticeship.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. 

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.