Marketing Apprentice

Summary

This is a 20-month apprenticeship where you’ll work toward becoming a Marketing Executive. You’ll complete a recognised qualification along the way.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

Hours

Variation of 'Office Hours', exact working days and hours TBC

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 May 2025

Duration

1 year 8 months

Positions available

1

Work

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

What you’ll do at work

You’ll work closely with our friendly Senior Marketing Manager and wider team to support exciting marketing projects and campaigns. Here are some of the things you’ll get involved in:

Help deliver marketing campaigns for the UK & Ireland
Supporting marketing activities and digital campaigns
Supporting the creation of point of sale for the UK RS Local branch network
Working closely with sales teams to develop marketing tools
Managing merchandising tools and materials
Working with marketing agencies and colleagues from other departments

And don’t worry - if some of these tasks sound unfamiliar, that’s totally okay. You’ll receive full training and support from day one.

What we’re looking for:

We’re not expecting you to be an expert! However, some working experience is desired, we’re looking for potential, not perfection.

Here’s what will help you succeed:

You already have a Level 3 marketing or business qualification
You have the right to work and live in the UK and have lived in the EU/EEA for the last 3 years
You’re happy to travel to our Corby office (this is a hybrid role)
You’re a good communicator - both in writing and speaking
You enjoy learning new things and working with others
You can organise your time well
You’re comfortable using a computer
You’re curious about marketing and might have heard of tools like Trello, Monday.com, or Salesforce - but it’s okay if you haven’t!

Where you’ll work

2 Lammas Road
Corby
NN17 5JF

Training

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

College or training organisation

PARETO LAW LIMITED

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 apprenticeship standard qualification delivered via virtual learning platform sessions
With support from specialist trainers and 121 skills coach you will use our learning platform "Aptem" to complete learning on the apprenticeship program

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade C/4)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Marketing or Business (grade Level 3)

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
Creative
Initiative

About this company

Randstad is the world's largest recruitment agency who are now looking for a Marketing Apprentice to join their team in Corby.

Company benefits

A starting salary of £20,000 22 days paid holiday plus bank holidays Company benefits and employee discounts Real career opportunities at a global business Supportive team culture that values your growth

After this apprenticeship

Several routes of progression into the marketing industry.

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