Media Apprentice

INTERMARKETING AGENCY LIMITED

West Yorkshire (LS10 1LJ)

Closes in 29 days (Thursday 7 May 2026)

Posted on 8 April 2026

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Summary

IMA Global are a full service marketing agency - a collective of highly creative and connected specialists. The media Apprentice will work in the Media team to understand the way an agency runs and deliver campaigns through from briefing to ideation and production.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Salary will increase to a minimum of National Wage for you Age after 12 months

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, between 9.00am - 5.30pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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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

As an Apprentice, you will work in the Media team at IMA Global to understand the way an agency runs and deliver campaigns through from briefing to ideation and production. This is a unique opportunity to see the full process and gain an understanding of all the detail that goes into creating and producing marketing campaigns for a broad range of clients across the agency.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Media Support:

  • Support all members of the paid media team, assisting in the formulation of media owner briefs and client solutions to meet department planning needs
  • Assist in the buying, optimising and reporting of client campaigns across broadcast, out-of-home, print and digital channels

Research and Analysis:

  • Run and analyse competitor analysis and target audience research reports
  • Research the paid media market to ensure the team are always fully informed of latest market info and opportunities for clients

Client Engagement:

  • Assist in the construction of pitch documents and client proposals
  • Develop relationships with suppliers and to negotiate rates, timings and positioning on behalf of clients

Industry Knowledge:

Meet with media owners to learn about their offering and keep up-to-date with new industry developments

Relationship Management:

Build, develop and manage effective relationships at all levels, internally and externally

Company Representation: 

Act in the best interest of IMA Agency and Smollan Group Companies at all times

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Google Suite
  • Interest in Marketing & Creative Industry
  • Excellent communicator
  • Organisation and time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Research capability
  • Pro-activity
  • Accountability
  • Positive
  • Collaborative
  • Self-motivator
  • Reliable
  • Diligent

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone that is motivated, eager to learn and has the drive to succeed.

Where you'll work

The Malthouse, Chadwick St,
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LJ

Training

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

Training provider

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE 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

Multi-channel Marketer - Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

  • You will be completing Level 3 Multi-channel Marketing Standard. 
  • As a Media Apprentice, you help with planning, creating and implementing, impactful marketing campaigns across digital platforms
  • As part of the Marketing Team, the Multi-channel Marketers will contribute to the implementation of the Marketing strategy and plans
  • They will be responsible for delivering day-to-day marketing activities across a multitude of platforms, channels and systems that are essential to the Marketing function and activities of the company
  • Training is a blended learning delivery model: online learning, classroom sessions, work-based training, independent research, workplace projects, one-to-one support and training

Your training will include:

  • Creating your Portfolio
  • Marketing Principles & Theory
  • Branding Theory and Effective Communication
  • Understanding your Audience & Customer Journey
  • Research Methodologies and Competitor Analysis
  • Understanding Business Vision and Objectives
  • Budget Management - Understanding ROI
  • Marketing Campaign Planning and Scheduling
  • Marketing Plan Implementation
  • Content Creation: Planning and Development
  • Content Creation: Tools (Practical)
  • Copywriting - Persuasive writing techniques
  • Quality, Standards and Legislation

SEO: Introduction:

  • CMS/WordPress & Cornerstone Content
  • Metrics & Analytics: Measurement tools
  • Reports & Optimisation: Google Analytics

For the Multi-channel Marketer apprenticeship, there is an end point assessment. This is done in the final part of the apprenticeship and is how the apprentice is judged on their learning and will include: 

  • Producing a written Report
  • Portfolio of evidence based work
  • Presentation and Q&A
  • Professional Discussion based on Portfolio

For a full overview of the Multi-channel Marketer standard visit https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/multi-channel-marketer

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade C / 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade Grade C / 4 or above)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

IMA Global are a full service marketing agency - a collective of highly creative and connected specialists. The Media Apprentice will work in the Media team to understand the way an agency runs and deliver campaigns through from briefing to ideation and production.

After this apprenticeship

  • IMA Global are giving the opportunity for a Media Apprentice to create a career which could lead to long-term employment and further development

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED

tania@creativealliance.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025408.

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Closes in 29 days (Thursday 7 May 2026)

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