Customer and Commercial Projects Apprentice

Summary

You’ll be joining the Strategic Development team working across multiple strategic projects that ensure we are maximising our commercial and customer revenues across the whole of News UK. The Strategic Development team is responsible for growing and diversifying revenue streams through evolving and enhancing our products and processes.

Annual wage: £25,000 a year
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Training course: Market research executive (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 6 January
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Our main stakeholders are Tech, Editorial and Commercial departments. This means we are always analysing internal and external factors and produce a project strategy and outcome
You will be working across a variety of topics such as Video/ Ad Strategy, Subscriptions/ Membership, Editorial products, section performance and our flagship first party data platform, Nucleus
Working with external platforms such as Tik Tok, Apple, Google, Meta

Where you’ll work

1 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9GF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED

Your training course

Market research executive (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Liaise with and manage, clients, stakeholders, internal teams and external suppliers to deliver required outcomes.

Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and data storage including analysis and validation of the outputs from primary or secondary research data sources.

Interpret, prepare and communicate research findings such as presentations, reports, and workshops.

Make evidence-based recommendations from research results.

Use communications skills and techniques such as negotiation, collaboration, problem solving, and decision making.

Interpret research objectives and translate into research design and implementation.

Use digital and IT software packages relevant to the role.

Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation such as SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions).

Select and use appropriate research design techniques.

Evaluate data and research findings to derive insights to support improvements to future research projects.

Liaise with and manage, clients, stakeholders, internal teams and external suppliers to deliver required outcomes.

Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and data storage including analysis and validation of the outputs from primary or secondary research data sources.

Interpret, prepare and communicate research findings such as presentations, reports, and workshops.

Make evidence-based recommendations from research results.

Use communications skills and techniques such as negotiation, collaboration, problem solving, and decision making.

Interpret research objectives and translate into research design and implementation.

Use digital and IT software packages relevant to the role.

Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation such as SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions).

Select and use appropriate research design techniques.

Evaluate data and research findings to derive insights to support improvements to future research projects.

Your training plan

Market Research Executive Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills

About this company

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 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.

Company benefits

Full LinkedIn Learning access Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays Apprenticeship Society that provides community support throughout your apprenticeship

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

The future perspective for this role is bright
As an apprentice, you'll gain diverse skills, setting the path for a potential permanent position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWS UK & IRELAND LIMITED

Jess Lee

jess.lee@news.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275319.

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Closes in 3 days (Thursday 19 September)

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