The Team: TalkTV delivers a bold voice in current affairs, debate and opinion available on linear TV, online and on the TalkTV mobile app. Drawing together world-class talent across News UK, TalkTV broadcasts from state-of-the-art studios at The News Building and is available live or on-demand 24/7.

Being an Apprentice at TalkTV: During your time with us you will earn above living wage, get full training, 4 days a week with TalkTV and 1 day a week studying – including a level 3 Production Assistant qualification – 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 set up and operate a range of technical equipment in the gallery and studio floor to support the production and delivery of broadcast content.

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 programme you’ll complete your apprenticeship with great experiences, knowledge and a network in broadcast. There is no better way to start your journalism career than an apprenticeship with us.

Day to day you will: 

• Operate a range of technical equipment in the gallery, and on the studio floor in the production of live studio broadcasts. This may include robotic cameras, lighting, sound, autocue, and studio floor management.
• Support the Producer and Director to deliver studio output
• Follow and execute tasks outlined in a live news broadcast rundown, specifically iNews
• Mic on-air talent, whist helping to maintain audio equipment
• Manage and test comms between the gallery and the presenter
• Manage the studio floor, being responsible for health & safety, and keeping the gallery and studio tidy at all times
• Responsible for setting up the studio and gallery ready for broadcast, including robotic cameras, lighting, sound, monitors, and iPads
• Prep elements ready for broadcast
• Ensure that rundowns and scripts are updated and loaded into the Autoscript
• Report any technical issues to the engineering team in a timely manner, so that problems are quickly addressed, with minimal impact on the output.

What we are looking for from you:

• A passion for television production
• You will be a good communicator who is able to move quickly and accurately under pressure in a fast-paced broadcast environment, whilst keeping calm and taking instructions
• Flexible attitude to working hours across seven days including evenings and weekends in line with breaking news
• You will have a strong desire to work as part of a team

• An understanding of the TalkTV brand

• 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.