Digital Content Apprentice
RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED
Stroud (GL6 0LA)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 6 November 2026)
Posted on 9 October 2026
Contents
Summary
Working with the Head of IT & MIS and Digital Content Manager, you’ll create and manage accurate and engaging content across our websites and social media. You will create and curate social media content that connects with our audiences and supports our marketing goals.
- Wage
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£26,538.48 a year
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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Days and shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 13 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Review and update Ruskin Mill Trust website content in a timely manner ensuring content is accurate, engaging and structured in line with the Trust’s visions and values.
- Source and post regular social media content across agreed outlets
- Working proactively to establish regular communication with key contacts at Ruskin Mill Trust schools, colleges, adult care centres and central services departments
- Receive content and feedback from key contacts to develop the key areas of Ruskin Mill Trust’s social media marketing strategy with a focus on student achievement and Trust developments
- To monitor and interact with members of our online community to encourage a positive and safe discourse
- Use relevant design products (such as Adobe) to ensure visual content is on brand and of a high quality.
- Provide analytics and reports regarding any Trust online activity on a regular basis
Where you'll work
Ruskin Mill
Millbottom
Nailsworth
Stroud
GL6 0LA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
QA LIMITED
Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
This programme combines live workshops, self-paced learning, and on-the-job application.
Learners are supported by a dedicated Digital Learning Consultant (DLC) and follow QA’s “Discover, Practise, Apply” methodology.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 3 of any subject (grade 4+ (A* - C))
- Maths & English (grade 3+ (D or above))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
About this employer
Ruskin Mill Trust is one of the foremost organisations in the United Kingdom providing holistic and therapeutic education and care for children, young people, and adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Company benefits
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays, increasing with length of service up to 38 days
- £300 Refer a Friend scheme
- Relaxed dress code
- Extensive opportunities for training including funded qualifications
- Participation in whole school/site festivals and celebrations
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health cash plan (Level 1 - fully funded)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
QA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058289.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 6 November 2026)
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