Advertising Sales Apprentice - News UK

Duration: 2 Year Apprenticeship

Start Date: January 2027

Location: London Bridge

Your team: You will join a dynamic Commercial Sales team managing advertising revenue across our portfolio of print and magazine titles, such The Sun and The Times. We manage the ad revenue for all our print titles, providing you with the perfect environment to develop your skills alongside experienced sales professionals.

Your role: As an Advertising Sales Apprentice at News UK, you will be liaising with agencies and direct clients offering first in class recommendations and customer service across all of our products and platforms. The role includes business development (sourcing new clients and selling our products), account management (developing excellent relationships with new accounts and ensuring we maximise revenue) as well as internal stakeholder relationship management. 

Being an apprentice at News UK: During your time with us, you will earn above the living wage while receiving comprehensive, hands-on training. You’ll work 4 days a week with News UK and spend 1 day studying toward a fully funded Sales Executive Level 4 qualification. Along with mentorship from top industry professionals, we will provide any tailored support you need to reach your full potential.

Day to day you will: 

• Manage an existing portfolio of agency and client accounts within The Response Team.

• Identify and pitch to potential new business clients within target media markets.

• Build strong, lasting relationships with key internal teams, agency contacts, and external media buyers.

• Deliver outstanding customer service and clear product recommendations tailored to client goals.

• Monitor performance data across your assigned accounts to spot growth opportunities.

• Negotiate campaign details and offer creative alternative advertising options when needed.

• Partner with Editorial teams to align advertising opportunities with upcoming features and special editions.

What we are looking for from you:

• Computer literate with an appetite to learn.

• Comfortable with speaking to customers at all levels.

• Be aware that you are an ambassador for our portfolio and adapt your response accordingly.

• Build outstanding relationship building skills.

• Willing to work within a changing environment with a positive approach to new opportunities.

• Great work ethic and can-do attitude.

Application Process 

Online Application > Google Meet Interview > Assessment Centre

As part of the Online Application process, we would like you to provide answers to the following 3 questions:

• Briefly introduce yourself and tell us why you’re interested in pursuing a career in the apprenticeship you’ve applied to?

• What interests you about the company you are applying to and suggest one improvement you would make to the content?

• Describe a learning curve you recently navigated. Outline the steps you took, the challenges you faced and what the outcome was.

News UK is 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. 

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• 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 including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• 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, as well as an extra anniversary day off

• Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.