Digital Marketing Apprenticeship

COLE BEAUTY LIMITED

CHEADLE (SK8 3SR)

Closes in 15 days (Monday 23 February 2026)

Posted on 3 February 2026

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Summary

Cole Beauty is now looking for a creative Digital Marketing Apprentice who thrives in a fast-paced, brand-led environment. You will support the marketing team across a broad range of activities, from social media content creation and influencer support to new product development research and event coordination.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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£20,000

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
9am-5pm Monday to Thursday, (Flexible working hours available).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 2026

Duration

1 year 5 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

  • Assist the Social Media Manager with content creation across platforms.
  • Support with content scheduling, asset organisation, and community engagement.
  • Assist with UGC, influencer, and PR research and outreach, and maintain internal databases.
  • Contribute to creative ideation, including brainstorming concepts for TikTok, Reels, and other social formats.
  • Review campaigns post-launch and assist with analysing performance and effectiveness.
  • Work closely with the Assistant Brand Manager on New Product Development (NPD) research, including category research, competitor analysis, and trend tracking.
  • Help collect insights and prepare documentation to support product briefs and development stages.
  • Support the planning and execution of larger-scale brand campaigns across digital channels (e.g. website, social media, email, paid advertising).
  • Support the Assistant Brand Manager with the organisation and administrative tasks involved in delivering brand events, including supplier coordination and preparation of event materials.
  • Assist with on-the-day event execution where required.
  • Provide general administrative support to the wider marketing team, including maintaining calendars, organising files, updating trackers, and preparing presentations.

Where you'll work

FREMANTLE HOUSE
2 OAKWATER AVENUE
CHEADLE ROYAL BUSINESS PARK
CHEADLE
SK8 3SR

Training

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

Training provider

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES 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

Cole Beauty is committed to investing in its people and provides structured training through Baltic Apprenticeships, including two-day training blocks every 4–6 weeks alongside ongoing on-the-job support.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5)
  • Maths (grade 5)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Passion for marketing
  • A levels Prefered

About this employer

Cole Beauty Ltd is a fast-growing, global beauty business and home to The Retreat England, Grace Cole, Boutique, and The Luxury Bathing Co. Female-founded and headquartered in South Manchester, the business sells in over 50 countries and is on a mission to elevate everyday routines through beautifully designed, high-quality personal care products. 

Company benefits

  • Opportunity to buy additional holidays.
  • Product discount.

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship programme will provide you with everything you need to launch and develop your career in digital marketing. Afterwards, we’ll support you to take the next steps, including further training and progression onto a Level 4 qualification.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012526.

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Closes in 15 days (Monday 23 February 2026)

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