Voice Announcer & Production Apprentice

Job Title: 4

Voice Announcer & Production Apprentice
Line Manager Name: Creative and Operations Leads
Location: London
Number of roles: 1
Start: September 2026

If you are looking for an opportunity to gain work experience and a qualification, then an apprenticeship at Channel 4 might be for you.

Our Apprenticeships are full-time, with four days per week spent working in a C4 department and one day per week completing the formal learning parts of the apprenticeship.

The formal training provided will consist of workshops, tutorials, webinars, coaching and in some cases residential boot camps. The training is dependent on the qualification your apprenticeship offers and will be explained in detail by the training provider before you officially begin the course. You can read more about the qualification being offered for this apprenticeship below.

Our apprenticeships are aimed at school leavers and people who do not have a degree. If you have a degree, please look at our Production Training Scheme or the Channel 4 Jobs website for other opportunities suitable for you.

If you’d like some tips on writing your application before you apply, please watch our recent You Tube video, How to Write an Outstanding Application.

• You must be 18 years old or over at the time the scheme starts to apply. There is no upper age limit.
• You’ll need to have a Grade C (4) or above in Maths & English GCSE.
• You can’t have already completed the qualification being offered or similar at the same or higher level.
• Our apprenticeships are aimed at school leavers and people who do not have a degree. If you have a degree, please visit the Channel 4 Jobs website.

At Channel 4, we have four core behaviours that underpin everything we do. These are outlined below, and we will be assessing candidates on these behaviours throughout the recruitment process.

Include
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We’re Altogether Different so let’s team up and trust each other to collaborate arm-in-arm. Don’t just listen: listen to understand.

Innovate
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Don’t just rinse and repeat: don’t just go through the motions. Challenge, be positive and embrace change. Experiment & take smart risks.

Grow
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Question everything and school yourself. Be generous with your knowledge with others and seek feedback from them. Be clear with your objectives.

Get it done
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Make your time at Channel 4 count. Be a solution‑finder, not a finger‑pointer. Prioritise, decide and then act – always commercially.

The 4

Voice team sit within the Marketing department, whose core purpose is convincing audiences (hello, you) to choose Channel 4 by maintaining strong brand presence and showcasing our best content, across all our sub‑brands, content platforms and services. The Announcers provide that crucial link between the business and its viewers through live and pre‑recorded continuity, delivered on our linear TV channels (C4, E4, E4 Extra, Film4 and More4) and on Channel 4 Streaming.

After the suitable training is carried out:

• Watch content and write concise, insightful, enticing, editorially and legally compliant promotional scripts to suit each channel’s unique brand identity.
• Write scripts for use on Channel 4 Streaming.
• Refine scripts following feedback.
• Record, edit and upload audio for pre‑recorded transmission on our linear channels and on Channel 4 Streaming, at our Playout Centre or remotely.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure sign‑off on all marketing messaging.
• React quickly and creatively to varied briefs from around the business.
• Assist with production administration including setting deadlines, and managing calendars to ensure they’re met.
• Organising post‑production bookings, maintaining good relationships with external suppliers and internal production centre.
• Sourcing material for projects, social video, pitches & briefs.
• Assisting in departmental admin including help with dept. events, away days, creative team meetings and award submissions.
• Ensure archiving & logging of all 4
  
  Voice project material across the business.
• Helping to maintain databases and trackers.
• Be passionate about and…