Commercial Sales Apprentice - News Broadcasting

Location:

London

Department

Commercial

Salary Range:

Not Specified

Advertising End Date:

13 Oct 2026

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.talkSPORTis 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 Radiobrings 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.

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.

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