Marketing Apprentice

ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE LTD

FAR COTTON (NN4 8ES)

Closes on Saturday 11 October 2025

Posted on 11 August 2025

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Summary

Wonderful opportunity to work for one of the largest independently owned Automotive software solution companies in the UK based in Northampton. As part of your role you will be the first point of contact for marketing queries, support SEO tasks to help the brands get found on line, an exciting and varied role, if you are interested apply today!

Wage

£15,704 a year

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£15,704 to £16,000 depending on age and experience

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:00

40 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 25 October 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

Key responsibilities include:

•             Bring three brands of the company to life.

•             Work alongside marketing and content managers.

•             Be the first point of contact for marketing queries.

•             Help to keep projects moving forward and keep campaigns on track.

•             Assist with creating eye catching social media posts, engaging website updates, and impactful email campaigns.

•             Support SEO tasks to help the brands get found online.

•             Planning and producing photography and video content researching fresh ideas, and tracking the success of their                 campaigns

Skills and experience required:

·       Be able to get to the location daily

·       Strong attention to detail

·       Good communication skills

·       Good organisational skills

·       Good MS Office skills

·       Teamwork skills as well as having a creative flair

·       Grade 4 or above in Maths and English GCSE

This role will be supported by Starting Offs Level 3 Multi-channel marketer apprenticeship qualification and off-the-job training.

 

Where you'll work

UNIT 6
MINTON BUSINESS CENTRE
MAIN ROAD
FAR COTTON
NN4 8ES

Training

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

Training provider

STARTING OFF 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

  • Multi-channel marketer level 3
  • Remote training delivery
  • Onefile
  • VLE
    6 hours of dedicated training time every week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

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

About this employer

One of the largest independently owned Automotive software solution companies in the UK based in Northampton. They are committed to delivering a high standard of service, friendly advice and top-quality product and continuing to grow from strength to strength. They can offer a complete solution for the automotive industry. Whether they are dealing with independently owned garages or corporate businesses As the company’s marketing apprentice, you’ll play a hands-on role in bringing their three brands to life. Every week will be different – one day you might be capturing workshop action shots, the next writing product descriptions or scheduling posts – all while learning valuable skills across a fast-paced, creative marketing environment.

Company benefits

20 days + bank holidays, potential permanent position once completion of the

After this apprenticeship

Possible full time permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STARTING OFF LIMITED

Lucy Harris

lucy.harris@startingoff.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336563.

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Closes on Saturday 11 October 2025

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