Commercial Sales Apprentice - News Broadcasting

Duration: 2 Year Apprenticeship

Start Date: January 2027

Location: London Bridge

Your role: As a Commercial Sales Apprentice at News Broadcasting, you will be an integral part of our dynamic sales team. This role is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the sales process within the media industry, from idea generation, prospecting and client engagement to closing deals, campaign delivery and maintaining long-term relationships. Working across industry leading brands, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Times Radio and Talk across our broadcast, social and digital output.

Being an apprentice at News Broadcasting: During your time with us, you will earn above the national 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: 

• 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, campaign proposals, and contracts.

• Maintain and update client databases and sales records.

• Work on campaign delivery with clients and media agencies

• Conduct sales calls and meetings with external clients

• Participate in sales meetings, training sessions, and networking events.

• Gain hands-on operational experience in inventory trafficking and project management workflows.  

What we are looking for from you:

• A keen interest in sales, media, and broadcasting.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment

• Naturally builds relationships 

• 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.

• Resilient attitude and ability to adapt to setbacks

• Enthusiasm for learning business operations and internal processes from the ground up.

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.

We are News Broadcasting: Driving digital innovation, our people create award-winning audio, TV and video content for millions of people across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Life sounds good with Virgin Radio - home to The Chris Evans Breakfast Show. talkSPORT is the home of live sport and even livelier opinion across the UK and beyond, delivers the very best live sport and analysis and is an official broadcaster of the Premier League. Launched in June 2020, Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar and Kate McCann. Plus Talk, The Home Of Common Sense, hosting Jeremy Kyle and Julia Hartley-Brewer. 

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.