Apprentice Podcast Producer - talkSPORT

News UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NCTJ Diploma funded

Job summary

News UK’s talkSPORT is recruiting an Apprentice Podcast Producer for a 2-year apprenticeship starting January 2027 at London Bridge.

You will earn above the national living wage, work four days a week, and spend one day studying toward a fully funded NCTJ Diploma in Journalism, with mentorship from top industry professionals.

Qualifications

• Candidate has strong passion for sports journalism and creating engaging content.
• Ability to turn ideas into compelling media and reach diverse audiences.
• Proactive, self-driven with initiative to bring new ideas and drive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Stay up-to-date with the latest sporting events and trends.
• Help curate talkSPORT's podcasts with relevant content ideas.
• Edit audio and video content for podcasts and social clips.
• Edit full-length video episodes to tight deadlines and produce social-first content.
• Develop formats and visual ideas to grow shows.
• Write scripts for various podcast styles.
• Collaborate with producers, presenters, and editors to maintain editorial standards.
• Apply color grading, overlays, and lower-thirds to emphasize key points.
• Support post-production workflows including graphics and subtitling.
• Monitor performance and analytics to inform content strategy.

Skills

Sports journalism

Storytelling

Content creation

Collaboration

Editing (audio)

Job description

Job Description

Apprentice Podcast Producer Duration: 2 Year Apprenticeship Start Date: January 2027 Location: London Bridge

talkSPORT is the world's biggest sports radio station. From World Cups and European Championships to the Premier League and the Champions League, through to Test cricket and world class boxing, the talkSPORT network is at the heart of the world's major sporting events.

Your role: We are seeking a passionate and talented Apprentice Podcast Producer to join our team at talkSPORT. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an aspiring producer to develop their skills and gain valuable experience working on a leading sport platform, while also acquiring an industry-recognised NCTJ qualification.

Being an apprentice at talkSPORT: 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 talkSPORT and spend 1 day studying toward a fully funded NCTJ Diploma in Journalism. 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:

• Stay up-to-date with the latest sporting events, news and trends

• Help to curate talkSPORT's range of podcasts with relevant content ideas

• Edit high-quality audio and video content for a range of podcasts

• Edit full-length video episodes to tight deadlines, as well as clips, and social-first content for platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok

• Develop creative formats and visual ideas to grow shows

• Write scripts for a range of podcast styles and presenting styles

• Collaborate with producers, presenters, and editorial teams to ensure alignment with editorial standards

• Learn how to apply color grading, text overlays, and lower-thirds to emphasise key narrative points.

• Help manage post-production workflows, including graphics, and subtitling

• Learn how to monitor performance and analytics to inform content strategy and optimisation

What we are looking for from you:

• You are passionate about sports journalism and creating great content

• The ability to turn new and imaginative ideas into reality and help us reach new and diverse audiences

• Self-motivated with good initiative - someone who proactively spots opportunities, brings fresh ideas to the table, and drives tasks forward independently

• Someone who excites people through storytelling

• Strong communication skills - you can make the complex simple

• Creative and curious mind, with the ability to think differently

• Good understanding of what makes a story engaging

• Problem-solving skills to creatively "edit around" technical glitches or recording imperfections.

• A collaborative team player who thrives alongside producers and presenters

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