Marketing Apprentice (Bath or Swindon)

HOBSONS CHOICE (KITCHEN DESIGN) LIMITED

Bath, SWINDON

Closes in 21 days (Monday 18 August 2025)

Posted on 28 July 2025

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Summary

As part of their ongoing growth strategy, Hobson’s Choice has opened an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Marketing Apprentice. The ideal candidate will be involved in all areas of marketing, linked directly with business development, customer strategy and content creation.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 21 August 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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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

Their sales (kitchen, bathroom and living space design) and marketing departments are closely linked, and you will be learning about all the touchpoints along the sales funnel and subsequent customer journey.

  • Inbound marketing – create a variety of relevant, digital multichannel content for end users.
  • Outbound marketing – outreach through social channels, phone and email to build new leads.
  • Performance marketing – Runing and maintaining Google and Social media channel PPC
  • Analysing data to understand success and developments – PPC / Google Analytics
  • Email marketing and automation
  • Plan, market and manage showroom events to drive attendance and PR
  • Evaluation of marketing activities and campaigns
  • Updating the company website content using Squarespace, enhancing SEO
  • Create and update marketing materials, such as brochures, newsletters, social media posts, promotions, website, video, photography and social media content
  • Conduct market research to identify potential business clients
  • Act as a brand guardian, maintaining the company’s identity and reputation

Personal Qualities:

  • A strong willingness to learn and a genuine interest in marketing and business development
  • Confident communicator, able to pick up the phone and conduct friendly, professional conversation
  • Be numerate and have excellent written English, able to contribute to email and social content
  • Highly organised and able to work independently when required.
  • Good understanding of social posting in LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
  • Capable of prioritising workloads and maintain accuracy at all times
  • Abilities in photography, videography and website design would be a benefit
  • Able to commute to, and work in, an office environment 5-days per week, 8:30am to 5:30pm
  • Good working practise of using Microsoft Office and Adobe CC Suite

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Kensington Showrooms, London Road, Bath, BA1 6AJ
  • GLOUCESTER HOUSE, COUNTY PARK, SHRIVENHAM ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 2NR

Training

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

Training provider

PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

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 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.
  • 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.

Training schedule

During this advanced apprenticeship, you will learn a vast range of knowledge, skills and behaviours, covering topics such as:

  • Brand management
  • Content creation, SEO and utilising AI
  • Online and offline marketing, including Google Ads certification

You will undertake the ground-breaking Professional Apprenticeships Multi Channel Marketer Level 3 qualification. Professional Apprenticeships are an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider, and also hold the title of Bristol and Bath Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year for 2021.

The training is delivered using a hybrid model and can be delivered fully remotely if needed. You will have monthly 1-2-1s with your assigned tutor, along with monthly group sessions, where one topic will be covered in detail, and you will have the opportunity to meet and work with all the other apprentices on the course.

The programme is designed to mould you into a high-level, all-rounded multi channel marketer. You will learn in detail about:

  • Principles of Marketing
  • Social media
  • Brand management
  • Creating content
  • Evaluating and reviewing campaigns
  • Paid media (PPC) and much more

These modules are designed to jump-start your career and make you stand out in an increasingly competitive field, boosting your future earning potential.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

Hobson’s Choice is a small but mighty team of people who specialise in the design and installation of kitchens, bathrooms and living spaces in super-prime properties across the South of England and South Wales. They have design studios in Swindon, Bath and Winchester and work hard to maintain a strong and cohesive team through active communication and cross-studio support. You will join an inclusive, supportive and focused group of people, who share a commitment to deliver an exceptional level of client service. As part of the marketing team, you will experience all three showrooms on a regular basis providing you with a broad view of the company, its people, and locales. • Free showroom parking • Private Health Insurance (Optional - after 6 months of employment)

After this apprenticeship

  • Staff development is key to the Hobson’s Choice business and growth
  • For the right candidate, there will be exciting progression opportunities

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334202.

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Closes in 21 days (Monday 18 August 2025)

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