Digital Marketing Degree Apprentice

IGUS (UK) LIMITED

Northampton (NN4 7PW)

Closes on Monday 23 February 2026

Posted on 23 December 2025

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Summary

Exciting opportunity, We are looking for a creative all-rounder with a sharp eye for design and a passion for digital marketing. The successful candidate will work towards a Digital Marketing (level 6) Apprenticeship, which will be completed within 20% off the job training.

Wage

£22,500 a year

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£22,500 per annum, plus commission-based bonus (paid annually in January) and benefits

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 08:00 - 17:00

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 March 2026

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

Design & Asset Creation:

  • Produce high-quality PDFs, flyers, brochures, and other digital and print materials
  • Design graphics for use across social media, print, and emails
  • Create visuals for branded merchandise such as bags, handouts, and giveaways

Email Marketing:

  • Create, schedule, and manage email campaigns
  • Design graphics and layouts for email communications
  • Analyse campaign performance and report on key metrics

Social Media Management:

  • Manage and schedule posts across all social media platforms
  • Capture and create visual content at events and exhibitions
  • Monitor engagement and performance, providing insights and recommendations

Skills Required:

  • Experience with email marketing platforms desired
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Canva, Adobe Illustrator, or Photoshop desired
  • Strong understanding of social media platforms and content creation
  • Excellent attention to detail and time management skills
  • Comfortable attending events and capturing live content
  • Experience designing for print and branded merchandise is a plus

Where you'll work

51a Caswell Road
Brackmills Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN4 7PW

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 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

  • Digital Marketing Degree Apprentice
  • Remote training delivery
  • Onefile
  • VLE
  • 6 hours of dedicated training time every week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Any (grade Good)

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

A worldwide Motion Plastics® expert for plastic solutions in motion. Since my client was first established, they have grown from 40 to more than 2950 employees distributed between the head office in Germany and 35 subsidiary companies around the world. They also have representative partners in more than 80 other countries.

Company benefits

  • 28 days annual leave (this includes bank holidays)

After this apprenticeship

  • Possible full time permanent position after completion of the apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STARTING OFF LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006420.

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Closes on Monday 23 February 2026