Marketing Assistant Apprentice

MERCATOR IT SOLUTIONS LTD

CROWBOROUGH (TN6 2TT)

Closes in 24 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 September 2025

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Multi-Channel Marketer Apprentice to join our dynamic marketing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to begin their career in digital and traditional marketing, gaining hands-on experience across various channels while working towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Weekly hours 9am - 5:30pm, total hours worked per week 37.5, working days TBC

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 20 October 2025

Duration

1 year 5 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

  • Assist in the planning and execution of marketing campaigns across email, social media, content, web, and events
  • Help create engaging content tailored to different platforms (e.g., blogs, email newsletters, social posts, product and service collateral)
  • Monitor, analyse, and report on the performance of marketing campaigns using tools like Google Analytics, social media insights, and CRM systems
  • Support the team with SEO, website updates, and campaign testing
  • Assist in managing social media accounts and scheduling content using tools like Hootsuite or Buffer
  • Help maintain and segment email marketing lists and support campaign deployment via platforms such as Active Campaign or Zoho
  • Attend internal and external marketing events, training sessions, and team meetings
  • Assist with sourcing and managing merchandise  
  • Stay up to date with digital and offline marketing trends and best practices 

Where you'll work

MERCATOR HOUSE
LONDON ROAD
CROWBOROUGH
TN6 2TT

Training

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

Training provider

VELOCITY 1ST LIMITED

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

Multi-channel Marketer Level 3.

More training information

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/ 9-4)
  • Maths (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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

A keen interest in marketing, especially digital marketing. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Creative mindset with an eye for detail and design. Basic knowledge of social media platforms and digital tools. Eagerness to learn and develop new skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions Desirable (But Not Essential): Familiarity with tools like Canva, Google Analytics, or WordPress. Basic understanding of email marketing or SEO. Experience using social media for business or promotional purposes.

About this employer

We are Mercator, an award-winning digital transformation consultancy. We design, build and deliver digital services for private and public sector organisations that improve the experience of millions of end users. Our purpose is to continuously strive to transform digital services and deliver solutions in the most straightforward way – to create a more connected society. It’s an exciting time to be part of Mercator Digital – we’re growing quickly, and marketing will play a key role in our achieving our ambitions. You will be joining a new team at a time when we are significantly stepping up our efforts to build our brand as the preferred choice for ambitious organisations looking to transform how they deliver services to their stakeholders. You will be in good hands with a company that takes care of its people, as evidenced by our 2025 Great Places To Work™ awards: #3 in the Best Places to Work UK (Medium sized companies) #3 Best Workplaces for Development™ 2025 (Medium) #3 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ 2025 (Medium) #12 Best Workplaces for Women™ 2025 (Medium)

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

The role offers long-term security and the opportunity to progress into a permanent position.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

VELOCITY 1ST LIMITED

Ivana Mohilova

ivana@velocity-academy.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342672.

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Closes in 24 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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