Apprentice Journalist

Overview

Apprentice Journalist – The Times and The Sunday Times

Start Date: January 2026

Location: London

The Times and The Sunday Times are looking for aspiring journalists to join the 2026 apprenticeship scheme. This is an opportunity to work at Britain’s most trusted quality newspapers, as part of an award-winning team.

Successful candidates will receive formal training with PA media and on-the-job training at The Times and The Sunday Times. The two-year scheme is based in London and we are looking for candidates with originality, talent, commitment and a love of journalism.

Your role

Gaining skills in newspaper production, reporting and digital journalism. You will learn everything we can teach you about how to create content, tell stories, attract, grow and capture an audience.

You will complete an NCTJ course with our partner PA Media and receive on the job training, mentoring and guidance from our award-winning journalists. At the end of the programme you will graduate with a qualification in journalism and have two years experience working in a national newsroom.

What we’re looking for from you

• You are passionate about journalism and creating the best content. You do not need to have any previous formal journalism training or a degree.
• You have a strong interest in current affairs, politics and culture
• You turn new and imaginative ideas into reality that will resonate with a more diverse audience
• Tenacity in telling a story
• You can make the complex simple
• Unflappable and reliable under pressure

Application Process

Please upload:

• A cover letter that explains why you want to join The Times and The Sunday Times (Max. 500 words)
• Your CV
• Your answers to the 3 questions below (no more than 300 words per question)
• Give us an example of a story you have covered / or would like to cover – and how you could expand the story on social media.
• How would you describe The Times and The Sunday Times and how would you get your friends to read them?
• Which journalist do you admire the most and why?

About News UK and Life at News

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, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month across print, digital, audio and video.

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 strive to maximise and encourage every individual\’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. Our Diversity Strategy focuses on attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in leadership, and ensuring diversity in our workforce as well as the journalism we produce. We also have 13 employee-led networks and groups that support our strategy.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary; paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• Bikes for Work and Electric Car schemes
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events with brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times
• Wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• Pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform at their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive information in a different format or need any adjustments to support your application, please contact us at careers@news.co.uk.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Writing/Editing

Industries

• Newspaper Publishing and Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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