Marketing Apprentice
BLACKHEATH PRODUCTS LTD
HALESOWEN (B62 9JL)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 2 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 December 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for a motivated Marketing Apprentice to join our team and support our continued growth.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am - 5:30pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
· Job Description.
- To research and create commercially effective images and written copy for incorporation within existing and new marketing documents using our in-house publishing design, recording and print equipment.
- To provide commercially effective marketing briefs to marketing document specialist designers and to agree prices with them in conjunction with the Marketing Manager and to co-ordinate and to progress their work until each project is complete.
- To provide instructions to our out-sourced printers and photographers and other marketing material suppliers, agreeing prices in conjunction with the Marketing Manager and progressing their work until each project is complete.
- To identify, control and manage all marketing materials for all product ranges to ensure that we have adequate supplies of all promotional supplies for our own brands and other stocked brands.
- To assist in the ongoing management of the main Blackheath website and affiliate websites.
- Help create, manage and schedule posts across social platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok etc.).
- To upload and manage product sales on behalf of the company on eBay and other auction sites.
- To perform local, regional and national market research to determine market trends, demographic data, customer buying habits and competitor product offers.
- To conduct competitor research and analysis.
- Support with basic graphic design tasks, such as image editing and layout creation.
- Support the creation of case studies, customer stories, and project imagery.
- To identify ideal marketing channels for optimal customer engagement.
- To develop promotional materials and marketing plans for traditional and digital advertising channels.
- To collaborate with the Marketing Manager and leadership team to identify more effective branding ideas and develop innovative promotional materials for optimal customer engagement.
- To attend product training sessions.
- To liaise well with supplier marketing departments.
- To liaise well with other members of staff and departments.
Where you'll work
UNIT 1-4
FAIRFIELD PARK
HALESOWEN
B62 9JL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HALESOWEN COLLEGE
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 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 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
As a marketing apprentice, you will attend a weekly online lesson to work towards your apprenticeship standard.
You will be allocated with an assessor who will visit you within the workplace, once every 6-8 weeks.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
We are a leading UK distributor of decorative surfaces, supplying high-quality laminates, worktops, panels, and design-led materials to retailers, fabricators, and interior specialists. Our business is built on strong relationships, exceptional service and a passion for design innovation.
After this apprenticeship
There is potentially a permanent position available for the succesful candidate, on completion of this apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HALESOWEN COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005557.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 2 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
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