Marketing Apprentice

HOLMES & HILLS LLP

Colchester (CO6 1ED)

Closes in 15 days (Saturday 10 October 2026)

Posted on 24 September 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a Marketing Apprentice to join our team of 6. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is eager to build a career in marketing while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive environment. You will support a wide range of marketing activities including digital marketing, content creation, campaigns and events.

Wage

£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 9:00am - 5:30pm. Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. With a one hour unpaid lunch break each day.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 November 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

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist with planning and delivery of marketing campaigns.
  • Assist with creating content for the firm's website, social media channels, email marketing and printed marketing materials.
  • Schedule and publish content across the firm's social media platforms.
  • Update website content using the firm's content management system.
  • Support the planning and delivery of networking events, seminars and webinars.
  • Carry out market research.
  • Ensure all marketing materials are consistent with the firm's brand guidelines.
  • Provide day-today administrative support to the marketing team.

Where you'll work

A12 Commercial Hub
London Road
Marks Tey
Colchester
CO6 1ED

Training

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

Training provider

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

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

  • The apprentice will be working towards the Multi-Channel Marketer Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard.
  • All delivered within the workplace via online training and at Colchester Institute Campus every other week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4)

A Level in:

Marketing or related subject (grade A*-C/9-4)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness
  • Enthusiastic
  • Interest in marketing
  • Accountability
  • Responsive to feedback
  • Adaptability

Other requirements

  • A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. 
  • There will be times when the candidate has to support the setup, dismantling and participation of events this could be weekends and evenings and will include at times some heavy lifting.

About this employer

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is leading regional law firm with seven offices across Essex and Suffolk. Our team of more than 200 legal industry professionals work in partnership with individuals, business, local authorities and organisations to provide proactive legal services through personal relationships. Our solicitors and support staff at Holmes & Hills take the time to understand clients’ objectives before delivering practical advice through a personal and accessible approach.

http://www.holmes-hills.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
  • Medicash cash back scheme after 1 years’ service.
  • Life Insurance.
  • EAP and various other physical and mental wellbeing support services including virtual GP access 24/7.
  • Family friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay plus, family events leave.
  • Company sick pay.
  • Cycle scheme. 

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Career progression into Marking Assistant.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Colchester Institute - Apprenticeships Team

ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk

01206712043

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049743.

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Closes in 15 days (Saturday 10 October 2026)

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