Apprentice Marketing Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Marketing Assistant within our organisation. You will support a range of marketing and business development activities, including bid coordination, general administration, graphic design, document formatting, and many more marketing duties.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

As we work with a variety of clients across different days, no two days will be the same. Your tasks will vary depending on the clients we are supporting, current priorities, and workload. You will work closely with the line manager and wider team to deliver high-quality marketing and business support activities.

General Admin

• Monitor client portals to identify new business opportunities, tenders, and relevant projects.
• Review submitted opportunities and carry out portal checks to ensure information is up-to-date.
• Download and organise relevant tender and opportunity documentation for client review.
• Keep social media schedules/calendars and workload schedules up to date

Social Media

• Stay up to date with industry news, trends, and relevant topics to support client marketing activity.
• Liaise with clients to understand their priorities and create engaging content in collaboration with the line manager.
• Assist with drafting social media posts, graphics, and campaigns across relevant platforms.
• Help manage and maintain client social media schedules, ensuring upcoming activity is planned and aligned with business goals.
• Create analytics reports based on social media and website performance, using insights to identify trends and support future marketing activity assisted by line manager.
• Review and update marketing collateral, including case studies, company profiles, and supporting documents.
• Research and suggest relevant events, exhibitions, and networking opportunities for clients.
• Support the planning and coordination of social value initiatives and campaigns.

You will receive ongoing guidance and support from the line manager, working collaboratively to develop your skills and gain hands-on experience across marketing, business development, and client support.

Where you'll work

162 Church Street
Cliffe
Kent
ME3 7QB

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Training course

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Develop or interpret briefs for external or internal stakeholders and measure delivery in-line with the specification and agreed timelines
• Plan and coordinate a marketing activity using marketing tactics to acquire and retain one or more customer segments using available resources.
• Contribute to the generation of innovative and creative approaches across video, images, and other formats, both online and offline, to support campaign development.
• Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation to support the project.
• Use copywriting techniques to write persuasive text/copy to meet a communications objective ensuring it is in-line with organisational brand guidelines.
• Build and implement multi-channel campaigns across a variety of platforms, either offline or digital media.
• Proofread marketing copy ensuring it is accurate, persuasive and is on brand.
• Use software to design and create marketing assets to meet the technical specification.
• Contribute to the research of external suppliers to support recommendations and procurement of marketing goods and services.
• Organise offline and digital assets ensuring they are co-ordinated and legally compliant.
• Use a content management system to publish text, images, and video/animated content.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets to support marketing activities such as project/budget planning and organisation of marketing assets.
• Use technology and software packages to support day to day activities, e.g., stakeholder communications, development of briefs, data analysis, report writing, presentations and project management.
• Identify and use data and technologies to achieve marketing objectives.
• Monitor and amend campaigns to meet budget requirements including time and monetary costs.
• Review campaigns regularly to ensure effectiveness, to optimise the results.
• Measure and evaluate campaign delivery to identify areas for improvement.
• Use data analysis tools to record, interpret and analyse customer or campaign data.
• Develop or interpret briefs for external or internal stakeholders and measure delivery in-line with the specification and agreed timelines
• Plan and coordinate a marketing activity using marketing tactics to acquire and retain one or more customer segments using available resources.
• Contribute to the generation of innovative and creative approaches across video, images, and other formats, both online and offline, to support campaign development.
• Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation to support the project.
• Use copywriting techniques to write persuasive text/copy to meet a communications objective ensuring it is in-line with organisational brand guidelines.
• Build and implement multi-channel campaigns across a variety of platforms, either offline or digital media.
• Proofread marketing copy ensuring it is accurate, persuasive and is on brand.
• Use software to design and create marketing assets to meet the technical specification.
• Contribute to the research of external suppliers to support recommendations and procurement of marketing goods and services.
• Organise offline and digital assets ensuring they are co-ordinated and legally compliant.
• Use a content management system to publish text, images, and video/animated content.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets to support marketing activities such as project/budget planning and organisation of marketing assets.
• Use technology and software packages to support day to day activities, e.g., stakeholder communications, development of briefs, data analysis, report writing, presentations and project management.
• Identify and use data and technologies to achieve marketing objectives.
• Monitor and amend campaigns to meet budget requirements including time and monetary costs.
• Review campaigns regularly to ensure effectiveness, to optimise the results.
• Measure and evaluate campaign delivery to identify areas for improvement.
• Use data analysis tools to record, interpret and analyse customer or campaign data.