Campaigns Publishing apprentice (Children's Books)
QUARTO PUBLISHING PLC
London (SE1 9SH)
Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 November 2025)
Posted on 17 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Quarto creates a wide variety of books and products with a mission to inspire life’s experiences. Produced in many formats for adults, children and the whole family, their products are visually appealing, information-rich and stimulating.
- Wage
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£19,000 a year
- Training course
- Publishing professional (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 30 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
- To assist in the planning and implementation of promotional campaigns
- To handle enquiries/requests from media, authors, retailers, schools and the general public
- To co-ordinate the design-briefing, production and distribution of marketing materials – both hard copy and digital - e.g. catalogues, leaflets, posters, social assets, brochures, point of sale
- To assist in the management of Quarto's social media platforms
- To support in handling of media contacts when assisting other team members
- To assist in organising promotional events, as well as proactively manage and set up promotional events directly
- To collate the team’s weekly ‘campaigns update’ email, which goes out to the wider company
- To assist in the creation of seasonal catalogues and any other sell-in materials
- To liaise closely with editorial, design, sales teams and external agencies as necessary, e.g. brief a designer, progress chasing and resolving queries and collating material for projects
- To write and proofread copy on press releases and marketing materials
- This role may require attendance at promotional events at different venues outside of office hours, including sourcing catering needs, etc. as required
Where you'll work
Northern Building
1 Triptych Place
London
SE1 9SH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
Training course
Publishing professional (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Input and maintain data to produce products or publications that meet company, sales channel and audience requirements.
- Continually improve the quality of information or data in line with best practice.
- Maintain data and records in line with relevant data protection guidelines.
- Follow publishing guidelines relevant to their role to produce products or publications that meet budgets, are on schedule and meet company and industry standards.
- Ensure appropriate changes are highlighted and agreed with stakeholders
- Apply rigour and attention to detail
- Escalate issues and concerns, in line with company process.
- Identify stakeholders, build relationships and manage expectations
- Present appropriate information clearly and concisely, whether internal or external.
- Ensure that products or publications meet contractual structures agreed with authors or other content providers.
- Think laterally and provide sensible solutions to problems.
- Demonstrate a strong ability to work as part of a team, taking on tasks confidently and resourcefully, working cooperatively with others, and supporting the team and line manager as required.
- Communicate clearly with relevant stakeholders, showing confidence, inclusiveness and flexibility, and ensuring an appropriate use of language and terminology.
- Present and communicate ideas to colleagues internally and externally as needed.
- Manage own workload and operate both individually and as part of a wider team and seek support when needed.
- Demonstrate good time-management – prioritise effectively, with the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively during remote or hybrid working, where required by their company.
- Input and maintain data to produce products or publications that meet company, sales channel and audience requirements.
- Continually improve the quality of information or data in line with best practice.
- Maintain data and records in line with relevant data protection guidelines.
- Follow publishing guidelines relevant to their role to produce products or publications that meet budgets, are on schedule and meet company and industry standards.
- Ensure appropriate changes are highlighted and agreed with stakeholders
- Apply rigour and attention to detail
- Escalate issues and concerns, in line with company process.
- Identify stakeholders, build relationships and manage expectations
- Present appropriate information clearly and concisely, whether internal or external.
- Ensure that products or publications meet contractual structures agreed with authors or other content providers.
- Think laterally and provide sensible solutions to problems.
- Demonstrate a strong ability to work as part of a team, taking on tasks confidently and resourcefully, working cooperatively with others, and supporting the team and line manager as required.
- Communicate clearly with relevant stakeholders, showing confidence, inclusiveness and flexibility, and ensuring an appropriate use of language and terminology.
- Present and communicate ideas to colleagues internally and externally as needed.
- Manage own workload and operate both individually and as part of a wider team and seek support when needed.
- Demonstrate good time-management – prioritise effectively, with the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively during remote or hybrid working, where required by their company.
Training schedule
To meet the requirements of the Level 4 Publishing Professional Apprenticeship programme, you will need to spend 6 hours a week of your time undertaking off-the-job learning, which will include:
- Formal training, including online learning and internal learning events
- 1-2-1s with your coach and line manager
- Observing and shadowing colleagues
- Writing up learning reflections for your portfolio
Where a business administrator has not already achieved Level 2 English and maths, they must do so before taking the end-point assessment.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9 - 4 or A* - C)
- Maths (grade 9 - 4 or A* - 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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
About this employer
Quarto create a wide variety of books and intellectual property products, with a mission to inspire life's experiences. Produced in many formats for adults, children and the whole family, Quarto products are visually appealing, information-rich and stimulating.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time employment within the Quarto team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000974.
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Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 November 2025)
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