Digital Marketing Apprentice
SMITH METALS BOLTON LIMITED
BOLTON (BL1 2TN)
Closes on Monday 16 February 2026
Posted on 14 January 2026
Contents
Summary
Smith Metals Bolton is seeking a motivated and creative Multi-Channel Marketer Apprentice to support the development and delivery of marketing activities across multiple platforms. This role is ideal for someone looking to start a career in marketing while gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced industrial and manufacturing environment.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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Full-time
Shifts to be confirmed
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
- Assist in planning and delivering marketing campaigns across multiple channels (digital and traditional)
- Support the creation of content for social media, website, email marketing, brochures, and presentations
- Help manage and update the company website and social media platforms
- Assist with email marketing campaigns, including mailing lists and performance tracking
- Conduct basic market research
- Support brand consistency across all marketing materials
- Assist in monitoring and reporting on campaign performance and engagement metrics
- Work with internal teams (operations, management) to support marketing initiatives
- Support events, and promotional activities when required
- Carry out general administrative tasks related to marketing activity
Where you'll work
DARBISHIRE STREET
BOLTON
BL1 2TN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NOWSKILLS 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 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
More training information
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training
- You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills
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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Creative mindset
- Basic IT Skills
Other requirements
• Strong interest in marketing, digital media, and communications
• Creative mindset with good attention to detail
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Organised and able to manage multiple tasks
• Willingness to learn and take feedback positively
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Professional attitude and strong work ethic
About this employer
Here at Smith Metals we are delighted to have in place such a friendly and professional service that specializes in responsible scrap metal recycling from industrial sources through to domestic collections. We are committed to protecting the environment for all of our futures.
https://www.smithmetals.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
• Supportive team environment with opportunities to learn and grow
• Real-world marketing experience in a B2B setting
• Long-term career development opportunities
After this apprenticeship
- The successful candidate may be chosen to have a full-time role after completing their apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOWSKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008637.
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Closes on Monday 16 February 2026
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