Name of Apprenticeship: Podcast Assistant/Trainee Podcast Producer (Part-time)

Website:
https://uk.jooble.org/jdp/2287531832363599740/Podcast-Assistant%2FTrainee-Podcast-Pro
ducer-(Part+time)-London?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_a
pply&utm_medium=organic
How I found this apprenticeship/Why did I pick it: This isn’t an apprenticeship, It is a
part-time trainee scheme. I found this by looking at the Radio Today Jobs website, this
website has given me a list of multiple different jobs. I chose this part-time role because It
would put my foot into the audio industry, I would be able to develop my skills which can lead
to me getting a better job in the future.
Description: We’re looking for ONE very special person looking for a next step up in
Podcasting, not just to perform another role in yet another podcast company.

It’s for a bespoke Podcast Production company (audio and visual shows) based in Central
London. We’re not another generic production company looking to pump out arbitrary shows
for quick financial gain, we’re looking to do a LOT more in Podcasting and require another
person to make this happen as one of the small team of FOUNDING members. The role is
that of Assistant/Trainee Producer.

For this part-time role you don't need to have masses of experience but you do need to know
what you're doing with the basics of Social Media. We're also looking to go onto TikTok so
any experience with that platform would be great and put you at the top of the list. If you
have experience in designing on Canva that would be even better.

You must be good with people, reliable and looking to get a foot in the door of podcasting for
the few hours a week needed from us all until we’ve found investment.

For this role we’re looking for someone with personality and who is looking to be part of a
small team with big ambitions, someone who wants to put their name on something they
created, not just a company they work for.

Name of Apprenticeship: Broadcast Apprenticeship - Times Radio

Website:
https://www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/2963/broadcast-apprenticeship--times-radio.html
How I found this apprenticeship/Why did I pick it: I found this apprenticeship by looking
at the ‘Radio Today Jobs’ website. I chose this apprenticeship for multiple different reasons.
One of the reasons is because it is at one of the world's biggest media corporations (News
Corp), this would put me right in the middle of this corporation, while being surrounded by
people who are professionals in the industry. The next reason why I picked this
apprenticeship is because of the amount of hands-on experience I would receive from doing
it, I would get experience in multiple different areas of radio production but would also be
able to get some experience in journalism.
Description:
Start date January 2024
Location: London
2 year apprenticeship
The Team: Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and
The Sunday Times with the world-class speech radio and podcasting experience of News
Broadcasting, the company behind talkSPORT, talkRADIO and Virgin Radio.

Being an Apprentice at Times Radio: During your time with us you will earn above living
wage, get full training, 4 days a week with Times Radio and 1 day a week studying –
including an NCTJ Diploma in journalism – with all your course fees paid. You will also
receive mentoring from the industry’s best, as well as any other equity you might need to
fulfil your full potential.

The Role: You will spend time with our industry leading broadcasting team who will help you
learn how to create content, tell and share stories, attract, grow and capture an audience.

You will receive mentoring and coaching bespoke to you and delivered by some of the most
experienced and journalists in the industry.

At the end of the 2 year program you’ll complete your apprenticeship with great experiences,
knowledge and network in journalism. There is no better way to start your journalism career
than an apprenticeship with us.

Day to day you will:

● Work for the programme producer and alongside the assistant producers
● Help originate story ideas
● Come up with suggestions for guests and treatments
● Play an integral part in creating intelligent speech radio that is a compulsive and
engaging listen
● You will be working across the full range of Times Radio programmes, which will
include early mornings, late nights and weekends

What we are looking for from you:

● You will be passionate about News and able to use your initiative to produce
first-class stories
● A passion for radio production and an ear for great audio
● You will be able to create engaging content both on air and on line.
● Excellent presentation and writing skills are essential as is a flair for delivering
stand-out content on social media
● Flexible attitude to working hours across seven days including evenings and
weekends in line with breaking news
● An understanding of the Times Radio brand, both print and digital and on air Positive
can-do attitude and good team player

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:
● Private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions
● Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and
run club classes
● ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme
● Physio/massage
● Counselling
● A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
● 25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year
● 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.