Office & Social Media Assistant Apprentice

PROJECT FIRE PRODUCTS LTD

STAFFORD (ST18 0PH)

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 20 September 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 September 2026

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Summary

You will have a varied role combining social media, content creation, digital media, podcast production and general office administration. You will work closely with the team to develop and manage our online presence, create engaging content and help showcase our products and business to customers around the world.

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday 08:30 - 17:00, 2.00pm finish on Fridays.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 September 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

Social Media & Content Creation

  • Manage and regularly update the company's social media accounts
  • Plan and organise a social media content calendar
  • Create engaging posts, images, graphics and short-form videos
  • Take photographs and videos of products, manufacturing processes and the workplace
  • Edit photos and videos for use across social media and other digital platforms
  • Develop new ideas for social media content and campaigns
  • Monitor social media engagement and help identify ways to grow our online audience
  • Research relevant industry trends and social media content ideas
  • Maintain a consistent company brand and style across digital platforms

Podcast & Video

  • Help develop and manage the company's podcast
  • Assist with planning podcast topics and episodes
  • Help arrange and prepare for podcast recordings
  • Record and edit podcast audio and video
  • Create shorter clips and promotional content from podcast episodes
  • Upload and publish podcast episodes to relevant platforms
  • Develop ideas for future podcast guests and topics

Website & Digital Content

  • Assist with updating website content
  • Create and edit product images and promotional material
  • Help produce digital marketing materials
  • Assist with improving product and company information online
  • Use software such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Learn and use other digital tools and software as required

Office & Business Support

  • Provide general support to the sales and technical teams
  • Assist with customer communications
  • Help organise documents and digital files
  • Assist with product and company administration
  • Support the team with day-to-day office tasks
  • Develop an understanding of how a small manufacturing business operates

Where you'll work

PASTUREFIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
PASTUREFIELDS LANE
HIXON
STAFFORD
ST18 0PH

Training

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

Training provider

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

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

Study day one day per week. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade 4/C or above)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade Grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • Previous experience with social media, photography, video editing, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or podcasting would be an advantage, but full training will be provided
  • Driving licence 

About this employer

We are a small manufacturing business offering a range of sustainable products for fire sprinkler industry the products are sold worldwide automating the maintenance of fire sprinkler systems and are manufactured at our premises in Hixon, Staffordshire.

https://www.projectfireproducts.co.uk/products/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • On-site free parking
  • Modern office environment with excellent facilities

After this apprenticeship

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

  • Could lead to a permanent position for the right person.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

The Apprenticeship Hub

apprenticeships@nscg.ac.uk

01782 254287

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051544.

Apply now

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 20 September 2026 at 11:59pm)