Marketing & Business Support Apprentice

PARIS SMITH LLP

Hampshire, Winchester

Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 July 2025

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Summary

GREAT POSITION! We are seeking an analytical Marketing & Business Development Apprentice with a keen eye on detail, to provide comprehensive administrative support to our marketing & business development teams. This role is essential in maintaining operational efficiency through data analysis and management, event coordination and market research.

Wage

£18,350 a year

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. An hour unpaid for lunch breaks.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

Digital Content Support

  • Support the Digital Marketing Manager with creation of digital media (pod casts, videos, blogs) and pushing messages through our social media channels
  • Work with the Digital Director and Digital Marketing Manager on creation of content for the intranet; supporting teams and committees with content upload and advice on best practice 
  • Work with the Digital Marketing Manager on keeping the website up to date; reviewing content and blogs; maximising local SEO opportunities and staying up to date with best practice

Data Management:

  • Maintain and update client, referrer and prospect details on Liberate.  Post Invite Desk mailouts updating and amending bounce back emails (then re inviting) and making notes of clients who opt out of any further marketing ensuring compliance with our GDPR processes
  • Perform regular data cleansing activities to remove duplicates and outdated information
  • Generate and analyse reports from Liberate

Event Coordination:

  • Provide logistical support for marketing events, webinars, and client meetings
  • Assist with pre-event planning including invitations, registration management, and material preparation
  • Deliver on-the-day event support including setup, guest registration, and troubleshooting

Business development:

To support the Business Development Director, Commercial Business Manager and BD Manager on a range of activities including:

  • Running sector reports using in-house software platforms (Data Gardner)
  • Competitors analysis; using a range of tools
    Researching existing and potential clients to update hosts at events on who will be attending
  • Allocating new enquiries from the website to the relevant legal teams and then following up to see whether they convert. 
  • Reporting monthly to the BD Manager. 

Administrative Support:

Coordinate meetings and manage diary appointments for department members

Inventory Management:

  • Maintain inventory of marketing materials and promotional items
  • Conduct regular audits of marketing stock and supplies 
  • Coordinate reordering of materials as needed

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:

  • Number 1 London Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2AE
  • 9 Parchment Street, Winchester, SO23 8AT

Training

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

Training provider

BOOM TRAINING LIMITED

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Knowledge of Wordpress
  • Event Planning experience
  • Proactive
  • Time management

Other requirements

A keen interest in the Legal sector. SOUTHAMPTON: Paris Smith LLP, Number 1 London Road, Southampton, SO15 2AE (Primary location) WINCHESTER: Paris Smith LLP, 9 Parchment Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AT (occasional, easy train link)

About this employer

Full Services, Law Firm

https://parissmith.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Yes, a full-time position is likely to be available at the end of the apprenticeship, but this is not a guarantee
  • The future salary will be in line with the national living wage foundation’s recommendations
  • We do promote further training and professional development, so if this is something that someone wants to pursue, we would support them with this

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BOOM TRAINING LIMITED

Amy Gould

amy.gould@boom-training.co.uk

02380004210

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334285.

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Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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