Marketing & Social Media Apprentice

Summary

Join the SHF Team - Where Farming Meets Fabulous Events! Do you love social media, events, and getting creative with content? We’re on the hunt for an enthusiastic and motivated Apprentice in Advertising, Marketing & Social Media to join our friendly team here at SHF!

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£25 bonus for every event or wedding booked through you

Training course

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Hours

Shift will vary, to be discussed at interview

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 July 2025

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

What You’ll Be Doing:

Social Media & Marketing
Create engaging Facebook posts for our 12,000+ followers
Weekly butchery updates: offers, photos, opening times, meet the team
Promote our new Sandwich Shop across town
Showcase our beautiful Weddings & Events Barn
Promote weddings, parties, corporate events, funeral teas
Share wedding packages, availability for 2025, and behind-the-scenes excitement
Feature trusted suppliers (e.g. WOW Weddings)
Share photos & congratulations from every event
Highlight our New Function Room
Corporate meeting packages
Baby showers, kids’ parties, themed evenings, and more
Farm Life & Behind-the-Scenes Content
Weekly posts & videos with Farmer Ash
Share stories about the pigs, sheep, new arrivals
Lambing season Facebook Live & lots of cute animal updates
Holiday Let Promotion
Advertise our cozy Shepherd’s Hut, Kaitkyeella holiday let, and brand-new wedding suite
General admin
Answer phones and assist customers in the office
Help organise event enquiries and bookings

Where you'll work

STEPNEY HILL FARM
STEPNEY ROAD
SCARBOROUGH
YO12 5NL

Training

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

College or training organisation

CRAVEN COLLEGE

Your 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 website 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 website 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.

Your training plan

This is an Advanced Multi-channel marketer Apprenticeship and will include a combination of on and off the job training in the workplace
You will have monthly mentoring and guidance at work from a Craven College Learning & Development Advisor and monthly online seminars. After approximately 18 months you will be entered to undertake an End Point Assessment, to complete your Apprenticeship.
The End Point Assessment comprises of a portfolio, project, employer reference and a structured interview
More information on course content and assessment methods will be discussed at interview

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

Stepney Hill Farm is a family-run farm with 160 acres of land which is all down to permanent grass, clover and wildflower paddocks. At Stepney Hill Farm you’ll find 100 acres of the most beautiful grass, clover, and wildflower paddocks – owned and run by the Tyson family since 1966. SHF is a growing business with: • A bustling butcher’s shop • A brand-new sandwich shop • A stunning weddings & events barn • Holiday lets including a charming Shepherd’s Hut • And lots of adorable farm animals

https://stepneyhillfarm.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship may lead on to full time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CRAVEN COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Team

apprenticeshipsscarborough@craven-college.ac.uk

01723588072

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326858.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 11 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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