Sports Journalism Apprenticeship (Simon Greenberg Scholarship)

Create engaging sport content How to tell and share stories How to attract, grow and capture an audience.

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

Employer Description:
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. Simon Greenberg was one of the youngest sports editors in Fleet Street history. This two-year apprenticeship with The Times Sport seeks to give an opportunity to someone with a similar tenacity, creativity and passion for sports journalism as our beloved friend and former colleague. Simon made his name as a young reporter on the Mail on Sunday, breaking one of the biggest stories in the history of British sport. George Graham was a major force in football management, winning six trophies in eight seasons at Arsenal. But he was fired at Highbury in 1995 after Simon exposed the fact that Graham had accepted a £425,000 bung from a Norwegian agent, Rune Hauge, as part of a transfer deal three years earlier. It was an award-winning story that would launch Simon’s journalism career aged 25. Soon after he became the sports editor of the London Evening Standard. Later, he became director of communications and public affairs at Chelsea in 2004, working alongside Jose Mourinho during that extraordinary period of success at Stamford Bridge. From there he became Director of Corporate Affairs at what was then News International, before taking on the role of head of corporate development at The Athletic. Simon died in August 2021 after a short illness. He was 52 with a young family. This bursary is in his honour, aimed at supporting the successful candidate in becoming a sports news reporter with the same drive and passion Simon brought to the job.

Working Hours :
Times may vary.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Creative