Marketing Executive Apprentice

Summary

Northern Skills are recruiting on behalf of RDW Creative. RDW Creative are looking for a hardworking, creative individual to join their busy team as a Marketing Executive Apprentice. The Successful candidate will support with Planning and executing tactical integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring alignment with SMART objectives.

Annual wage

£12,000 a year

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Wage range £12,000 to £18,000 Depending on age and experience

Training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

Hours

Days and Times to be confirmed

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

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

• Working within the business account handling function to help fulfil marketing initiatives on behalf of nominated agency clients including social, digital, print, advertising, and events.

• Answering the phone and taking instructions /answering questions about projects from clients; and taking down information from suppliers
• Basic support services like collating, packaging, despatching, and delivering materials.

• Researching information and helping to prepare proposals and project plans including campaign planning for both traditional and new media.

• Preparing briefs for internal colleagues and external suppliers based on requests for required activities, preparing client cost estimates, and then helping to project manage activities to meet time and budget requirements.
• Managing and maintaining key marketing channels, encompassing digital, offline, and social media platforms.

• Planning and executing tactical integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring alignment with SMART objectives.

• Overseeing the production and distribution of marketing materials, including digital, print, and video content.

• Establishing and nurturing relationships with stakeholders, including customers, colleagues, suppliers (including agencies), and partner organizations.

• Conducting comprehensive market research to understand target audience behaviour, preferences, and market trends.

• Assisting in achieving brand positioning in accordance with agreed guidelines.

• Organizing and participating in events such as conferences, seminars, receptions, and exhibitions.
• reports to a Marketing Manager

The Marketing Executive Apprentice should possess an understanding of:
• Business Understanding and Commercial Awareness: Grasping the business vision, marketing's role in achieving objectives, and sector-specific legal frameworks.

• Market Research: Principles of effective market research methodologies and data analysis. Products and Channels: Basic principles of product development, routes to market, and different marketing communications channels.

• Marketing Campaigns: Coordinating key marketing channels, planning, and executing campaigns, and managing production and distribution.

• Interpersonal and Communications: Effective communication, collaboration with stakeholders, and presentation skills.

• Service Delivery: Project and time management, coordination of multiple campaigns/projects/events, and stakeholder management.

• Budget Management: Monitoring project budgets and financial controls.

• Evaluation and Analysis: Evaluating campaign effectiveness, data analysis, and deriving insights for future improvements.

• Systems and Processes: Utilizing business systems and software efficiently, including digital/web analytics and CRM.

Where you’ll work

THE OLD OFFICES

URLAY NOOK ROAD

EAGLESCLIFFE

TS16 0LA

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

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

Your training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Coordinate and maintain key marketing channels (both digital and offline)

Plan and deliver tactical campaigns against SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) objectives

Manage the production and distribution of marketing materials, e.g. digital, print and video content as appropriate

Produce a wide range of creative and effective communications, including ability to write and proofread clear and innovative copy, project briefs, and give confident presentations

Able to engage and collaborate with a wide range of clients/stakeholders, across departments internally and with clients/suppliers externally to support marketing outcomes as required

Use good project and time management to deliver projects/tasks/events as appropriate, effectively. Including the ability to divide time effectively between reporting, planning and delivery

Coordinate several marketing campaigns/projects/events to agreed deadlines

Effectively liaise with, and manage, internal and external stakeholders including suppliers to deliver required outcomes

Monitor project budgets within their scope of work using appropriate systems and controls

Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by choosing the appropriate digital and offline data sources

Assimilate and analyse data and information from a range of sources to support marketing activities

Evaluate data and research findings to derive insights to support improvements to future campaigns

Effectively use appropriate business systems and software to deliver marketing outcomes efficiently, for example to analyse data, produce reports and deliver copy

Use appropriate technologies to deliver marketing outcomes e.g. digital/web analytics, social media, CRM

Your training plan

Level 4 Marketing Executive
Day release once per fortnight
Online Delivery

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

This vacancy is to start immediately therefore you must be available to start before applying. All closing, interview and start dates are subject to change and may close early if sufficient applications are received. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment. Northern Skills will check candidates' eligibility prior to any interviews.

About this company

One of the North East's longest established b2b marketing agencies is looking to recruit an Apprentice Account Executive. This will be the first rung on the ladder for someone looking to get into the exciting world of marketing communications

After this apprenticeship

Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available.

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