Marketing and Business Development Apprentice
MACFARLANES SERVICES LIMITED
London (EC4A 1LT)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
Posted on 4 February 2026
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Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and curious Marketing Apprentice to join our team on a two-year fixed term contract. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting the full M&BD function – spanning business development, digital activity, CRM, communications and wider team projects.
- Wage
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£28,000 a year
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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5 days a week in the office based in close proximity to 20 Cursitor Street, London EC4A 1LT.
2 year Fixed-term contract (inclusive of 18 month apprenticeship programme)
9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday inclusive each week.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 6 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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 with day-to-day and ad hoc social media activity (LinkedIn and Instagram)
- Support with the creation of mailings and forms (we use Vuture for this)
- Help maintain internal BD resources such as credentials, team materials and best-practice guides
- Run conflict checks ahead of content being produced for clients and targets
- Assist with research to support BD activity, targeting, pitches and wider planning
- Support BD with day-to-day coordination including trackers, follow-up actions and preparing meeting materials;
- Upload approved content to the website and support ongoing updates
- Help maintain and update the CRM system, supporting data accuracy and marketing list preparation
- Help prepare and upload content to internal communications channels; and Book and coordinate award event attendance
The successful candidate will ideally possess the following:
- Strong written English and excellent attention to detail
- Curiosity about marketing, digital platforms and business development within a professional environment
- A positive, proactive attitude and a genuine desire to learn;
- An interest in how AI tools can make day-to-day tasks quicker and easier and confidence using them in a sensible, practical way
- Confidence to ask questions, contribute ideas and work with colleagues across the firm
- Good commercial awareness or the ability to develop it
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and a problem-solving mindset - able to connect the dots, think logically and use initiative
Where you'll work
20 Cursitor Street
London
EC4A 1LT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
QA 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
Why choose our Multi-Channel Marketer Apprenticeship?
QA’s Multi-Channel Marketer Level 3 apprenticeship provides a solid foundation of practical skills integral to becoming competent in fast-paced marketing roles.
It is widely accepted that we are facing a severe crisis when it comes to the gap between digital skills needed by employers and available talent. QA designed our workplace learning programmes to help organisations and individuals build in-demand marketing capabilities across channels, both by finding and developing new talent and through the upskilling of existing teams.
QA’s Multi-Channel Marketer Level 3 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:
- Learn the necessary skills to enhance business performance in the marketplace
- Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours aligned to the Mutli-Channel Marketer apprenticeship standard, being able to apply them in context
Gain the following qualifications upon successful completion of the programme:
Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer Apprenticeship Standard
Tools and technologies learned:
Apprentices will learn to use Google Analytics, SurveyMonkey, WordPress, Hootsuite, Mailchimp, Canva, Powtoon, Moz, W3Schools, JDoodle and all the major social media networks.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 3 of any subject (grade 4+ (A* - C))
- Maths & English (grade 3+ (D or above))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Proactive attitude
- Strong writing skills
- Genuine desire to learn
- Problem solving mindset
- Commercial awareness
About this employer
Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in private capital, private wealth, M&A and disputes. Personal connection, an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to excellence are at the heart of our firm. These values drive our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.
We are big enough to undertake the most complex and demanding mandates yet small enough to know each other well and to be agile, adapting to the needs of our clients. We seek to strengthen the firm by recruiting talented people from all backgrounds who want to build long-lasting and impactful careers with us. Our culture is challenging and supportive, creating an environment where individuals can thrive.
Company benefits
- A range of exciting benefits are available
After this apprenticeship
- 90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
QA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012164.
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Closes in 17 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
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