Video Apprentice - The Sun

Video Apprentice - The Sun

Duration: 2 Year Apprenticeship

Start Date: January 2027

Location: London Bridge

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news, entertainment, and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades, we are dedicated to providing accurate, insightful, and engaging content across print and digital platforms.

Your team: An iconic, dynamic storyteller with a rich heritage and a global audience in the millions, The Sun is now focusing on an exciting, video-focussed strategy to engage new audiences, putting video at the heart of The Sun. This is your chance to join a talented team at a pivotal moment, contributing to fast paced, agenda setting video output that drives traffic and revenue, as we redefine how a historic brand tells stories in the fast-paced digital world.

Your role: As a

Video Apprentice at The Sun , you will immerse yourself in the fast-paced world of digital storytelling alongside our video production team. You will support daily video editing and production across entertainment, news, and sports, creating high-performing content for platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook. Working closely with senior editors and producers, you will help shape creative ideas from initial guest research to final post-production edits.

Being an apprentice at The Sun: During your time with us, you will earn above the living wage while receiving comprehensive, hands-on training. You’ll work 4 days a week with The Sun 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

• Edit clips: Practice and build video editing skills in Adobe Premiere Pro to help cut social clips and video formats.

• Research guests: Look up interesting guests across music, social media, and pop culture, and put together simple background info sheets.

• Pitch creative ideas: Join team brainstorms to share guest ideas and fun interview questions.

• Support on shoot days: Help out on set by setting up gear, finding props, and keeping filming running smoothly.

• Spot social moments: Identify standout viral moments from filming to create episode summaries, content notes, and social media assets for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

• Help with shoot logistics: Assist with booking travel, stay accommodations, food catering, and crew needs for upcoming shoots.

• Handle team admin: Take clear meeting notes, help with basic paperwork (like guest release forms and call sheets), and log invoices.

• Organise media files: Keep video footage tidy, properly named, and easy for the editing team to find.

What we are looking for from you

• Creative flair for storytelling through video and digital media.

• Strong understanding of social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

• Practical knowledge or basic skills in video software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects.

• Clear communication skills with the ability to collaborate constructively with producers, senior editors, journalists, talent, and social media teams.

• Passion to learn and gain real-world industry skills in a fast-paced environment.

Application Process

Online Application > Google Meet Interview > Assessment Centre

As part of the Online Application process, we would like you to provide answers to the following 3 questions:

• Briefly introduce yourself and tell us why you’re interested in pursuing a career in the apprenticeship you’ve applied to?

• What interests you about the company you are applying to and suggest one improvement you would make to the content?

• Describe a learning curve you recently navigated. Outline the steps you took, the challenges you faced and what the outcome was.

News UK is 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

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. This is done through our Diversity Strategy .

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Wide range of 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’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, as well as an extra anniversary day off

• Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.