Apprentice Marketing Assistant

Pine Lodge Cars

Whitchurch (SY13 2JA)

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 7 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 July 2025

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Summary

Accelerate into the world of marketing with this Whitchurch-based car sales, service and repair company which prides itself on being a fun, fast paced place to work – perfect for generating impactful social media content and branding.

Wage

£18,500 a year

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday (Some weekend working may be required) 9 am – 5.30 pm

38 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 August 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

The Pine Lodge Cars team are proud of the high esteem in which its customers regard the business and it works hard to look after its professional reputation.

This vacancy would be about supporting this SME to get its name out to a wider audience and maximising opportunities to stay in contact with loyal customers and attract new ones.

It is an opportunity to develop skills with a company who sets very high standards for how their customers are looked after and has a lot of interesting copy to share.

Duties would include;

· Taking responsibility for social media channels – TikTok/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube

· Creating an array of different content such as car videos/photos, customers receiving their new cars, community events which business is involved in

· Support with event organising such as Pine Lodge Cars’ annual golf day

· Represent business at appropriate brand events such as car shows/auctions and/or community events

· Community outreach – identifying causes locally to support with fundraising

· Collating customer reviews

· Designing branding/advertising/marketing materials and organising where it appears

· Organising marketing merchandise

· Marketing surveys

· Assessing competition/market research

· Staying abreast of industry developments such as AI and bringing ideas to the table about how to use them efficiently at Pine Lodge Cars

· Networking

· Proof reading and editing marketing material

Where you'll work

Pine Lodge
Higher Heath
Whitchurch
SY13 2JA

Training

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

Training provider

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

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.

Training schedule

The candidate will follow a Level 3 apprenticeship programme and study towards a full standard as a Multi-channel Marketer. This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College – South & West. If you do not already hold GCSEs at grade A-C / 8-4 in English and Maths you will complete Functional Skills in the related subjects to attain Level 2 Functional Skills. You will also have a mentor at Pine Lodge Cars who will support you with your apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Hard working
  • Time management skills
  • Professional

About this employer

Pine Lodge Cars, based in Whitchurch, is on a site which has been home to car businesses since the 1940s. Its latest chapter has been under the leadership of Lee Ferguson, from 2017, has guided his reputable car sales and repair/servicing garage from strength to strength. Under his direction, he has expanded the building to accommodate his customers more comfortably, including building a double valet bay and garage and taken on more land to make room for 150 more cars. The impressive rate of expansion and growth of reputation has exceeded all expectations with record numbers of sales year on year.

After this apprenticeship

A full-time marketing position at Pine Lodge Cars may be offered to the right candidate on successful completion of apprenticeship. Chance to earn commission to boost salary.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

apprenticeships@ccsw.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333544.

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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 7 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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