Marketing Apprentice

WORKCHAIN LTD

Derby (DE21 6LY)

Closes in 9 days (Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 February 2026

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Summary

We’re seeking a Digital Marketing Apprentice to support social media campaigns SEO, website content, and marketing analytics. You’ll assist with brand growth, content creation and campaign performance tracking while gaining hands-on experience with digital marketing tools. Ideal for someone creative, analytical and eager to learn.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, between 9am, 5pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 9 March 2026

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

  • Support with the creation of paid adverts and organic content for Social Media Channels (Typically LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram)
  • Can help with processing data from Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insights and Facebook Pixel to guide future advert campaigns and marketing content
  • Capable of writing marketing content to be used across the website, social media, email and marketing collateral
  • Support with Website SEO Optimisation for Search Engines and AI Search Engines, and able to research and support in optimising the content
  • Assist with building a wider brand image across multiple social media channels to a dual-audience
  • Some tech understanding to assist with building an analytical approach to marketing, with some knowledge of tools like google tag manager
  • Ability with Software skills to be able to assist with creating marketing images (Such as photoshop, Canva, Illustrator or similar)
  • Someone who is eager to get stuck into various projects to support the online presence of the business, and who has a good baseline understanding of digital marketing principles and is willing to learn on the job
     

Where you'll work

Ely House
Wyvern Business Park
Stephensons Way
Derby
DE21 6LY

Training

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

Training provider

EMA TRAINING 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

Multi-Channel Marketer Level 3. 

The knowledge units will be delivered at the EMA training hub in Derby, through day release. 

The 3 core knowledge units are as follows: 

  • Fundamentals of Marketing 
  • Content Marketing 
  • Marketing Campaign Fundamentals  

In addition to the modules above, you will also study towards the Google Analytics vendor qualification.

Further support will be provided to you through your Digital Coach/Mentor via on-site visits and remote communication. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including maths and english (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

Workchain was founded as a humble recruitment agency in 2006. Since then we have grown substantially with annual revenues in excess of £20m and over 100 full-time staff bringing a wealth of recruitment and tech expertise together seamlessly.

From 20 strategic locations, we provide multi-sector staffing solutions to our client base throughout the UK

We're working obsessively to find better ways through technological innovation for companies and workers to connect more efficiently.

By building a range of online tools we aim to bring transparency and reliability to the experiences of hiring companies and workers.

https://www.workchain.co.uk/about (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity for a full-time position within the team upon completion of the apprenticeship programme. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

apply@ematraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016474.

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Closes in 9 days (Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:59pm)