Marketing Assistant Apprentice - Hopscotch

Hopscotch Children's Nurseries

BRIGHTON (BN1 6RD)

Closes on Monday 1 December 2025

Posted on 27 October 2025

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Summary

Hopscotch is a family-run nursery group established in Brighton in 1988. Our nurseries are warm, inclusive, and values-driven. As we grow, we’re developing new social impact projects and embracing digital innovation. This apprenticeship is a chance to join a purposeful and progressive team where your contribution will really matter.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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WAGE: Under 21s - £19,598 Over 21s - £22,400

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00. (30 min lunch break).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 15 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

Working closely with our Lead Marketing Manager:

  • Supporting with social media and email campaigns
  • Updating the website and online profiles (e.g. Daynurseries.co.uk)
  • Helping to plan and deliver nursery-based events
  • Creating visuals (Canva, photo/video content, newsletters)
  • Working on partnerships and media opportunities
  • Joining project calls and supporting communications with consultants
  • Supporting nurseries with local comms and internal branding
  • Assisting with simple office admin tasks
  • Send out parent communications using email tools like Mailchimp

Where you'll work

14 BAVANT ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 6RD

Training

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

Training provider

CREATIVE PROCESS DIGITAL LTD

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

  • An apprenticeship includes regular training with Creative Process Digital based in Brighton
  • At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
    This role includes high-level industry-relevant training from Creative Process Digital. https://creativeprocessdigital.com
  • A Multi-Channel Marketer (level 3) will learn how to effectively manage and execute marketing strategies across various channels. It suits those who want to develop skills in areas like content creation, campaign management, and data analysis
  • The programme is well-suited for graduates, marketing and comms assistants, marketing administrators, social media assistants and those looking to enhance their marketing expertise
  • The training includes one study day per week. One of those study days per month is in person at the Creative Process Training Centre in Brighton
  • Please note this is a full-time role/training position recruiting now

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Willingness to learn
  • Team player with a proactive
  • Good organisational and time
  • Support internal communication

About this employer

Join an award-winning independent and family-run early years group and support our marketing and communications across digital platforms. Help design and deliver events, campaigns, create content, support nursery teams and get involved in exciting projects that make a difference to children, families, and communities.

http://www.hopscotch.uk.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

On completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities to progress into a permanent marketing role or wider communications/project role depending on performance and business needs.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CREATIVE PROCESS DIGITAL LTD

Megan Quinn

megan@creativeprocessdigital.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348349.

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Closes on Monday 1 December 2025

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