Advertising Sales Apprentice - News

Advertising Sales Apprentice - News UK

Duration: 2 Year Apprenticeship

Start Date:

January 2027

Location:

London Bridge

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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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 news brands 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…