Retail & Digital Content Apprentice

HOLY SPIRITS LTD

STROUD (GL6 0BL)

Closes in 23 days (Sunday 1 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 February 2026

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Summary

Join Holy Spirits, a boutique whisky and fine wine shop, gaining experience in retail, tasting events and digital content creation. You’ll help manage social media, support website updates, and assist with filming and editing content for our whisky & BBQ podcast.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
The standard working hours for this role are Tuesday to Saturday, 11.00am - 4.00pm (Saturdays until 3pm). The additional hours can be completed flexibly from home on Mondays (On occasions 6-8pm for tasting Masterclasses)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 March 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • This apprenticeship offers hands-on retail experience while developing skills in content creation for Instagram, TikTok and Facebook
  • You’ll support shop operations (service, stock control, organising national & international deliveries, other shop duties)
  • Customer support in-store and online
  • Help support with tasting masterclasses & events
  • Support with updating and improving the shop's website
  • Take part in filming, editing & posting online our whisky & BBQ podcast ("Through the Smoke", filmed 1-2 times a month)
  • Take part in filming, editing & posting online our social media content (for instagram, tiktok & facebook)
  • Working closely with the founder and shop assitant

Where you'll work

16 FOUNTAIN STREET
NAILSWORTH
STROUD
GL6 0BL

Training

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

Training provider

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 (C) or above)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Having the right attitude, work ethic and commitment to your education as well as your employment are essential requirements to this role.

About this employer

  Holy Spirits is an independent whisky, wine & spirits boutique in Nailsworth, founded by sommelier Athila Roos. We champion sustainably produced drinks and unique global whiskies. Alongside retail, we host regular tasting events and create digital content, including a whisky & BBQ podcast with industry partners.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • After successful completion of the apprenticeship there may be an opportunity to progess within the business via other apprenticeship pathways or a full time permanent position

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013150.

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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 1 March 2026 at 11:59pm)