Digital Marketing Degree Apprentice
FIRESTARTER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
CHELTENHAM (GL51 6PN)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 23 January 2026)
Posted on 5 January 2026
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Summary
Firestarter is recruiting a Marketing Apprentice to support its internal marketing activity and client projects. The successful candidate will study towards a Digital Marketing Level 6 Degree apprenticeship with TDM, while working as part of the Firestarter marketing team, applying academic learning directly to real business projects.
- Wage
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£24,375 a year
- Training course
- Digital marketer (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 February 2026
- Duration
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3 years 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
This role will add to Firestarter’s marketing team of three, based at the Cheltenham office.
The Marketing Apprentice will support Firestarter and client marketing activity across multiple industries, working on digital campaigns, content, social, email and analytics.
The role involves using a range of marketing, analytics and project tools while studying for a Digital Marketing Level 6 degree. A varied, fast-paced role suited to an ambitious marketer seeking strong industry foundations and career progression.
Where you'll work
CHELTENHAM FILM STUDIOS
HATHERLEY LANE
CHELTENHAM
GL51 6PN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER LTD
Training course
Digital marketer (integrated degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Develop and critically apply the concepts, principles and theories of marketing relevant to the interdisciplinary topics of digital marketing
- Apply the 4 marketing principles (product, price, place, promotion) and considerations of the business / marketing campaign.
- Write and create content for the different audiences, online channels and create clear “Call to Actions” and user journey’s
- Demonstrate how to promote and apply content marketing effectively through the appropriate media channels, relationship management systems and communication platforms to ensure brand and cultural awareness are maintained throughout marketing strategies.
- Select a variety of appropriate research methodologies, platforms and technologies to synthesise information and apply to the organisation’s digital marketing strategies, drivers and customer behaviours
- Manage, plan, specify, lead and report on digital marketing projects.
- Manage and optimise key channels and content within a digital marketing plan.
- Manage interfaces and the supply network of the organisation and customer by applying the appropriate E-commerce strategies and models available and whenever appropriate taking global engagements into account.
- Apply a marketing mix / digital marketing mix to meet customer expectations.
- Accurately observe, record and draw conclusions from all types statistical analysis of campaign performance, recognising inherent uncertainties and limitations with financial and budgetary requirements to demonstrate Return on Investment (ROI).
- Engage communities through Email Marketing and Social Media to stimulate and encourage communication through positive discussion and engagement.
- Apply the appropriate tools for a data-led approach to analyse marketing information and platforms, data and social media and recognise what is actually important for insights and optimisation to provide solutions for marketing decisions
- Contribute to business, planning and marketing strategies to recognise and respond quickly to opportunities and customer requirements whilst embracing change.
- Identify, recognise and understand internal and external business intelligence and factors that may impact future operations.
- Interpret, communicate and brief internal or external stakeholders on digital business requirements.
Training schedule
Level 6 Digital Marketer (Integrated Degree). The successful candidate will undertake a 42 month, nationally recognised Degree Apprenticeship. This is a work-based learning programme which will require commitment to block weeks in an online training room once every quarter, working towards the qualification along with weekly off-the-job training and monthly coaching sessions.
You will be required to demonstrate through the standard that you meet all competencies and behaviours, which will lead to the achievement of the degree apprenticeship.
You will have a designated mentor in the workplace to support your learning, and at the end of the programme will be assessed via an external assessment body.
This is a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Firestarter is a boutique consultancy driven by one simple question: how can we help other businesses sell more of whatever it is they sell? At Firestarter, our mission is to help businesses of all sizes—from ambitious SMEs to established large corporates—achieve sustainable, long-term growth with sales at the heart of our work. We provide a ’hands-on’, results-led service, working across a wide range of industries, analysing how businesses operate, uncovering barriers to progress, and implementing strategic solutions that deliver measurable results.
But helping businesses to sell more can present challenges in all kinds of ways - sometimes it is a simple case of training a sales team, refining a proposition or implementing new processes to drive improvements, but sometimes the ‘sales’ solution is not instantly obvious and we focus more on addressing marketing tactics, operational issues or broader team and structural challenges. Whatever the challenge, we instantly plug in an extended team into our clients’ business, gripping and owning the sales strategy and execution from day one. Every client we work with is different and will require a different blend of services from strategic direction to marketing propositions, outsourced sales, training and optimisation or recruitment and organisational structure to deliver their sales and growth objectives
After this apprenticeship
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to experience a wide range of marketing-led initiatives throughout the apprenticeship but also have the opportunity for full-time employment with Firestarter after successful completion, providing a clear career pathway for future progression in marketing and specialist areas.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006326.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 23 January 2026)
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