Social Media and Marketing Apprentice

Summary

You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Multi-Channel Marketer - Level 3 Apprenticeship. Duties will include Assist with managing and growing UYR Ltd's social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) by creating engaging posts, scheduling content

Annual wage: £13,500 a year
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Training course: Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours: All details will be confirmed at interview
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 14 October
Duration: 1 Year 4 Months
Positions available: 2

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

Social Media Management: Assist with managing and growing UYR Ltd's social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) by creating engaging posts, scheduling content, and interacting with followers.
Content Creation: Work with the marketing team to produce creative content, including graphics, videos, and written materials, for use across multiple channels.
Campaign Support: Assist in the planning and delivery of both digital and traditional marketing campaigns, including email marketing, paid advertisements, and promotional activities.
Analytics and Reporting: Monitor and analyse the performance of social media and marketing campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
Market Research: Conduct research on industry trends, competitors, and audience preferences to help inform marketing strategies and ensure UYR Ltd stays ahead of the curve.
Community Engagement: Build relationships with online communities, influencers, and brand advocates to increase UYR Ltd's visibility and engagement on social platforms.
SEO and Web Presence: Support the optimisation of UYR Ltd's website and overall online presence, ensuring it is search engine friendly and driving traffic effectively.
Email Marketing: Help design and distribute email newsletters, manage subscriber lists, and evaluate the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns.

Where you’ll work

UNIT 15-17

LANGTHWAITE BUSINESS PARK

LANGTHWAITE ROAD

SOUTH KIRKBY

WF9 3AP

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

QA LIMITED

Your training course

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Equal to A level

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 website 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.

Your training plan

Why choose our Digital Marketing apprenticeship?

QA’s Digital Marketing Level 3 apprenticeship provides a solid foundation of practical skills integral to becoming competent in fast-paced digital marketing roles. It is widely accepted that we are facing a severe crisis when it comes to the gap between digital skills needed by employers and available talent. QA designed our workplace learning programmes to help organisations and individuals build in-demand digital marketing capabilities, both by finding and developing new talent and through the upskilling of existing teams.

QA’s Digital Marketing Level 3 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

Learn the necessary skills to enhance an organisation's digital marketing efforts, and prepare a business for the digital marketplace
Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours aligned to the Digital Marketer apprenticeship standard, being able to apply them in context

Gain the following qualifications upon successful completion of the programme:

Level 3 Digital Marketer Apprenticeship
Principles of Coding (BCS KM1)
Marketing Principles (BCS KM2)
Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ)

Tools and technologies learned: Apprentices will learn to use Google Analytics, SurveyMonkey, WordPress, Hootsuite, Mailchimp, Canva, Powtoon, Moz, W3Schools, JDoodle and all the major social media networks.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

any 3 subjects (grade 4+ (A*-C))
English (grade 3+ (D or above))
Maths (grade 3+ (D or above))

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Non judgemental

About this company

UYR Ltd is an industry-leading design and print company providing innovative marketing solutions across a wide range of sectors. With a strong reputation for excellence in creative design, print, and digital services, we collaborate with some of the UK's most recognisable brands. Join our dynamic and fast-growing team, where your creativity and ideas will contribute to impactful campaigns that resonate with our clients and their audiences.

Company benefits

Free parking Pension scheme Career progression opportunities 22 days plus bank holidays

After this apprenticeship

90% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.

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