Marketing & E-Commerce Executive – Apprenticeship

PRS GUITARS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

CAMBRIDGE (CB22 7GX)

Closes on Sunday 30 November 2025

Posted on 27 October 2025

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Summary

Are you passionate about guitars, music, and creative marketing? Do you want to kick-start your career in one of the most innovative guitar brands in the world? We’re looking for a motivated and enthusiastic apprentice to join our team as a Marketing Executive.

Wage

£16,194.75 to £26,190.45, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Marketing executive (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday 815am - 430pm (can be flexible)

41 hours 15 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 1 January 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

·         Assisting in creating and implementing marketing strategies to promote PRS Guitars and Accessories.

·         Maintaining and updating the company's B2B website and online product listings.

·         Assisting in content creation such as product descriptions and product images.

·         Monitoring e-commerce sales performance and providing reports to the team.

·         Supporting the operations team to ensure product availability.

·         Conducting market research to identify trends and competitor activities.

·         Supporting email marketing campaigns and promotional events.

·         Learning about the guitar industry and customer preferences to optimize marketing efforts.

·         Gaining hands-on experience in digital marketing tools and e-commerce platforms.

Skills

Creative & Photography
Microsoft Office Suite
Communication Skills
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Where you'll work

UNIT D1
BUTTON END
HARSTON
CAMBRIDGE
CB22 7GX

Training

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

Training provider

CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED

Training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Coordinate and maintain key marketing channels (both digital and offline)
  • Plan and deliver tactical campaigns against SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) objectives
  • Manage the production and distribution of marketing materials, e.g. digital, print and video content as appropriate
  • Produce a wide range of creative and effective communications, including ability to write and proofread clear and innovative copy, project briefs, and give confident presentations
  • Able to engage and collaborate with a wide range of clients/stakeholders, across departments internally and with clients/suppliers externally to support marketing outcomes as required
  • Use good project and time management to deliver projects/tasks/events as appropriate, effectively. Including the ability to divide time effectively between reporting, planning and delivery
  • Coordinate several marketing campaigns/projects/events to agreed deadlines
  • Effectively liaise with, and manage, internal and external stakeholders including suppliers to deliver required outcomes
  • Monitor project budgets within their scope of work using appropriate systems and controls
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by choosing the appropriate digital and offline data sources
  • Assimilate and analyse data and information from a range of sources to support marketing activities
  • Evaluate data and research findings to derive insights to support improvements to future campaigns
  • Effectively use appropriate business systems and software to deliver marketing outcomes efficiently, for example to analyse data, produce reports and deliver copy
  • Use appropriate technologies to deliver marketing outcomes e.g. digital/web analytics, social media, CRM

Training schedule

Minimum of 6 hours off-the-job training per week towards the Level 4 Marketing Executive apprenticeship.

Blended learning, with online study materials, monthly one-to-one online tutorials and topic-specific webinars.

Functional Skills in English and maths if required

More training information

Free attendance at 2 one-day courses on AI and Sustainability
After successful completion of the EPA, the apprentice will be able to register as an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) — membership fee applies


We have mapped the knowledge content to the CIM Level 4 Certificate in Professional and Digital Marketing, so the apprentice will be able to gain a qualification by taking 2 modules instead of 4.

Requirements

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Photography (not essential)

About this employer

We are the UK & European distributor for PRS Guitars (Paul Reed Smith Guitars). The main factory is in Maryland, US where each guitar is individually made with love & care. We have sites in Cambridge & Rotterdam and distribute our beautiful guitars across the whole of the UK & Europe to retailers. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the music industry, learn from experts, and help PRS Guitars promote some of the most beautiful instruments on the planet. If you’re eager to develop your skills and grow with a leading brand, we want to hear from you!

https://uk.prsguitars.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Half price treatments at local osteopaths Free lunches Reduced staff purchase prices Employee Guitar Scheme

After this apprenticeship

At the end of the apprenticeship there may be a full time position available for the right person

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PRS GUITARS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Rachel Casbon

hr@prsguitarseurope.com

01223 874301

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347404.

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Closes on Sunday 30 November 2025

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