Content Creator Apprentice
Bayside Signs & Display
DEVON, TQ12 4AD
Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 15 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 September 2024
Contents
Summary
We have a space for a trainee graphic designer. Applicant will be using software such as Coral Draw, Illustrator and photoshop, being already familiar with these programs would be an advantage. Candidate will be working in an office with experienced graphic designers so a good opportunity to learn and develop. All equipment and training provided.
- Annual wage
- £13,312 a year
- Training course
- Content creator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5:00
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 30 October
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
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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
We're looking for a pro-active, enthusiastic and hard-working individual to be part of our wonderful team. This role allows an enthusiastic and creative individual to explore and develop their experience within design and marketing.
You will work closely with our main designer & business development team and learn a variety of skills, in design, client expectation & marketing needed to thrive in this role. The candidate, if successful, will use design software to create artwork for use on vehicles, signage and exhibitions.
The candidate will also manage a business presence on a number of social media platforms, this will only be a small part of their role. The candidate will receive training from experienced managers with marketing and graphic design experience.
Following a successfully completed apprenticeship there is huge scope for promotion, in an ideal situation the apprentice will continue with the company and longer term supervise the social media team.
The role requires initiative and creativity to create on brief designs for the many clients Bayside looks after The candidate will also learn to use our client portal & CRM system to fully communicate with our customer base.
As we are a small business having multi-skilled staff is crucial, if required our staff may need to work in production as well. No operation of specialised equipment is required you would simply be required to help with boxing, taping, maintaining the warehouse and booking in post. Candidate must constantly be up to date with social trends and take initiative in finding new and alternative ways to market our products. Candidate must have a good phone manner and be comfortable with speaking to current and potential customers. You must be organised and look to go above and beyond for the business.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Interpreting briefs
- Graphic design & communicating with clients
- Working to deadlines and as part of a team
- Managing work flow and meeting client's expectations
- Enhance business social madia pages/accounts – creative ideas
- Establishing brand connections for cooperative sharing
- Engaging well with customers
- Using emails, telephone and social messaging for customer acquisition
Where you’ll work
RIVERSIDE WORKS
FORDE ROAD
NEWTON ABBOT
DEVON
TQ12 4AD
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
SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE
Your training course
Content creator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
In addition to the training provided within the workplace, weekly taught sessions will take place at South Devon College, Paignton Campus to support with the knowledge element of the apprenticeship.
English and Maths will also be a requirement for those who do not have the required grades.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Trend Awareness
- Commitment
- Willing to learn
Other requirements
Candidate MUST pass 1 month probation. You will have a flexible approach, will be well organised and able to work under pressure as on occasions, there will be tight deadlines. The ideal candidate is an innovative digital native comfortable using social media platforms and speaking to customers. You will have good communication skills, both written and verbal, as you will be expected to deal with telephone enquiries and a wide range of correspondence, In addition, you will have the ability to work as part of a team within existing working protocols and procedures whilst being proactive and using your initiative within the scope of the job role. We would expect candidate to spearhead creation of a new business page/account on a platform not already used by the business, one of the following: (Please consider prior to interview for discussions) Favourable: Snapchat, Youtube, Pinterest May Consider: Twitter, Reddit, Imgur, Tumblr We will accept none or very minimal experience.
About this company
We are a signage & large format printing company based in Newton Abbot. We specialise in signage, point of sale, screen printing, vehicle livery, free standing displays & packaging. We work with clients locally, nationally and internationally providing print to both customers and trade.
After this apprenticeship
A full time position within our studio.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE
Ashton Parker
ashtonparker@southdevon.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000271758.
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Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 15 October at 11:59pm)
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