Digital Merchandising Apprentice: Launch Travel E‑Commerce

News Corp UK & Ireland Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded Marketing Level 3

Mentorship from industry professionals

Structured hands-on training

Job summary

News UK is seeking a Digital Merchandising Apprentice for Times Holidays in London Bridge. The 2-year apprenticeship starts January 2027, with 4 days at News UK and 1 day studying toward a fully funded Marketing Level 3 Qualification.

You will help drive ecommerce revenue by sourcing travel packages, crafting web copy, and optimising content across digital and print channels. You will join a dynamic Travel team under the Travel Director, collaborating with Commercial, Partnerships, and Retail.

Qualifications

• Be part of a commercial team focused on selling holidays.
• Experience with Google Suite, AI tools, and data analysis in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Interest in the online travel environment, knowledge of destinations/providers/touring.
• Data-literate and comfortable working toward sales targets and KPIs.
• Detail-oriented, highly organised, self-driven, and collaborative in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise travel product packages aligned with editorial content across social media, newsletters, and the website.
• Write engaging website copy and maintain asset/image libraries from travel partners.
• Integrate content into the WordPress CMS, generate tracked booking URLs, and audit link accuracy.
• Collate supplier offers and communicate key promotions to internal teams in monthly roundups.
• Track traffic metrics and travel trends to refine merchandising strategies.
• Spend 4 days gaining hands-on experience and 1 day studying toward your Level 4 Sales Executive Qualification.

Skills

Google Suite

AI tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Data analysis

Detail-oriented

Organised

Education

Marketing Level 3

Tools

WordPress

Job description

News UK is seeking a Digital Merchandising Apprentice for Times Holidays in London Bridge. The 2-year apprenticeship starts January 2027, with 4 days at News UK and 1 day studying toward a fully funded Marketing Level 3 Qualification.

You will help drive ecommerce revenue by sourcing travel packages, crafting web copy, and optimising content across digital and print channels. You will join a dynamic Travel team under the Travel Director, collaborating with Commercial, Partnerships, and Retail.