Marketing Officer Apprentice
SPORT STRUCTURES LIMITED
Birmingham (B15 1NP)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 January 2026
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Summary
Sport Structures is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join as a Marketing Officer, supported through the Level 3 Multi-channel Marketer Apprenticeship. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start/develop a career in marketing within a values-driven organisation, committed to creating positive social impact.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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£20,0000 - £22,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday
9am- 5pm
Friday
9am- 4:30pm
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 25 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
1. Marketing plan: To support the implementation of the Sport Structures marketing plan across all service areas, contributing ideas and activity under the guidance of the Director of Digital and Associate Marketing Manager.
2. Business development support: To work alongside the Business Development team to support marketing activity linked to business development opportunities, including assisting with data entry and communications using marketing systems and tools.
3. Social media activity: To support the delivery of the social media strategy by creating, scheduling, and posting content across relevant platforms, building online engagement and supporting awareness of Sport Structures’ products, services, and education and training opportunities, with guidance from senior colleagues.
4. Campaign delivery: To support the development and delivery of marketing campaigns that showcase Sport Structures’ products, services, and impact, contributing to the creation of engaging written, visual, and video content and assisting with monitoring campaign performance.
5. Content creation: To create accurate, engaging, and inclusive marketing content across a range of formats, ensuring all outputs align with brand guidelines and organisational values.
6. Data management: To support the maintenance of the Sport Structures CRM system, ensuring contact records are accurate and up to date, and assisting with the management of segmented marketing lists in collaboration with colleagues.
7. Digital reporting tools: To use digital analytics and reporting tools (including website and social media insights) to monitor audience engagement and campaign performance, supporting the preparation of reports and dashboards shared with the internal team.
8. Brand and consistency: To apply brand guidelines consistently across marketing materials and support the development of branded templates and documentation to ensure a professional and consistent organisational identity.
9. Processes and procedures: To support the development and use of internal marketing processes and procedures, contributing to efficient and effective ways of working.
10. Understanding trends: To develop an understanding of digital marketing trends and emerging technologies, with support, and to share learning that may help improve marketing activity and customer engagement.
11. Events and engagement: To support the planning and delivery of marketing and promotional events, including attending events online or in person where required, to raise awareness of Sport Structures’ work.
12. Training and development: To actively engage in the Level 3 Multi-channel Marketer Apprenticeship, completing required learning, assessments, and development activities, and applying learning to the workplace.
13. Equality and diversity: To promote equality, diversity, and social inclusion through marketing activity and day-to-day working practices, contributing positively to an inclusive working environment.
14. Health and safety: To comply with organisational health and safety policies, procedures, and safe working practices.
15. Other duties: To undertake other duties appropriate to the role, in line with the post holder’s level of responsibility, training, and development needs.
Where you'll work
Suite 8
12 George Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SPORT STRUCTURES EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
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 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 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4 (C) or above)
- Maths (grade Grade 4 (C) or above)
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
Other requirements
Our company is underpinned by highly motivated people who share enthusiasm for their work. We recruit individuals whose honesty, integrity, initiative, and creative approach to problem solving shines through. An inspiration to your colleagues, you will have passion and a commitment to getting things done while always placing the ‘customer’ at the center of everything you do. Above all you must demonstrate the following qualities, skills, and experience:
Essential (E), Desirable (D)
1. Educated to A-level standard (or equivalent) E
2. Experience of using social media for personal, educational, or voluntary purposes E
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Experience of using IT systems and digital tools (e.g. email, document creation, online platforms) E
4. Experience of creating written, visual, or digital content (formal or informal) E
5. Experience of working in an office, customer service, voluntary, or team-based environment D
6. Experience of supporting marketing, communications, or promotional activity D
7. Experience within sport, physical activity, education, or community-focused organisations E
Skills & Abilities
8. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage time effectively E
9. Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and verbally E
10. Ability to follow guidance, take feedback positively, and apply learning E
11. Ability to work independently on tasks while contributing as part of a team E
12. Good attention to detail and accuracy E
13. Creative approach to content and problem-solving E
14. Willingness to learn and develop digital marketing skills E
15. Ability to balance work responsibilities with apprenticeship study requirements E
Knowledge & Understanding
16. Understanding of social media and digital communication E
17. Awareness of the importance of brand consistency and professionalism E
18. Awareness of digital marketing principles D
19. Awareness of website or social media analytics D
20. Awareness of CRM or data management systemsD
About this employer
We are a sport consultancy and education and training provider and have been working in the sector Since 2002, We have two companies – Sport Structures Limited and Sport Structures Community Interest Company (CIC). Both companies work together to provide an excellent service and the remit of the CIC is to re-invest back into sport. We pride ourselves on being a company with a social conscience.
Our vision is:
Our Vision
Transform sport and physical activity through empowering and inspiring people.
Achieved through:
Our delivery of high-quality products and services
The development of innovative solutions that drive change and maximise the impact
Providing accessible learning and development opportunities.
Our Mission
Provide solutions that add value and drive positive change, reflecting the diverse needs of sport and physical activity.
Our values:
Passion
Integrity
Excellence
Togetherness
Our guiding principles both reflect our cultural values and where our expertise lies. If in doubt speak to our people or partners.
People at the heart of what we do
We will develop individuals and organisations. Our Team will be the best they can be
Agile-to-sector needs
Our offer adds value and is flexible to respond to diverse needs. We are committed to supporting the sector, providing sustainable outcomes.
We are socially conscious
Implicitly our behaviours and interventions will make a positive difference to the environments and communities we support.
culture of delivering excellence
Our reputation for delivering high-quality services will be recognised and enhanced through a continuous improvement mindset.
By 2028 we want to be:
The trusted training provider for lifelong learning
Building resilient organisations
Developing a future-ready workforce
Operationally and digitally excellent
Advocate our value to create positive change in sport.
We are very positive about staff development and this position is available for someone seeking to start a career in marketing and it will be supported by undertaking the Level 3 Multi-channel Marketer Apprenticeship. The role will be supported by the Director of Digital and an associate Marketing Manager working one-day a week as well as the tutor delivering the apprenticeship.
The previous incumbent of the Role of Senior Project Officer – Marketing and Business development has left the marketing in a strong position with clear metric targets for awareness and growth. This new position will build on this sound base.
Are you ready for the challenge?
After this apprenticeship
- Progression to other Marketing Roles could be achieved from this qualification, including the potential of a full time role within company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SPORT STRUCTURES EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008164.
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Closes in 31 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)