Marketing Apprentice

WATERDENE FOODSERVICE LTD

BEDS (LU7 4WG)

Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 February 2026

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Summary

Join us as a Multi‑Channel Marketer Apprentice and create standout content for our socials, website and brochures. You’ll plan, edit and post campaigns, keep our channels alive, and gain fast‑paced, real‑world creative experience.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday-Friday between 09:00 – 17:30 (including 1 day a week in college).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 April 2026

Duration

1 year 8 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

You will assist with the day to day running of all our social media sites.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Creating and editing digital content and campaigns for our social media platforms.
  • Working closely with our friendly team on creative projects.
  • Producing content for our website news page and product launch campaigns.
  • Helping design marketing materials for both print and digital.
  • Keeping our social media channels running smoothly by reviewing, monitoring and analysing activity.
  • Joining team meetings to plan new marketing ideas and strategies.
  • Updating website content to keep everything current and accurate.
  • Speaking with customers and helping with product queries over the phone.
  • Using digital tools and staying up to date with the latest trends and tech.
  • Tracking how well our digital marketing performs and creating monthly reports.
  • Delivering great customer service and support.
  • Helping with general office tasks like filing, photocopying and answering calls.
  • Following our food safety and health & safety procedures.
  • Keeping our image library organised and up to date.

You’ll be a creative thinker with a real passion for digital content, confident using social media and always keen to learn more. You bring a positive attitude, stay organised, and handle different tasks with ease. Strong communication skills, curiosity for new trends and tech, and a collaborative, team‑focused approach will help you thrive. You’ll have great attention to detail, a friendly, approachable manner, and a customer‑focused mindset that fits perfectly with our team.

This advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Where you'll work

UNIT 4
CHARTMOOR ROAD
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
BEDS
LU7 4WG

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES 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

As part of this Apprenticeship, you’ll spend one day a week at Milton Keynes College developing your digital marketing skills, with the rest of your training delivered on the job in our busy, creative marketing team.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5)
  • Maths (grade 5)

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

Skills

  • Driven
  • Reliable
  • Manage varied workload
  • Excellent Communication

Other requirements

Five GCSE's at Grade 5 (C) or above.

Full clean driving licence (desirable).

You must have lived in the UK for the past three years to be eligible for this Apprenticeship.

About this employer

Waterdene Foodservice is a family‑run catering and distribution business with over 40 years of experience. From our purpose‑built depot in Leighton Buzzard, we deliver daily essentials — from fresh produce and meat to chilled, frozen, ambient and non‑food supplies. We pride ourselves on outstanding service and long‑standing customer relationships.

After this apprenticeship

Following successful completion of your apprenticeship, there’s a real chance to step into a full‑time role with us. We love developing talent, and the right person could grow their career here long‑term.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

Apprenticeships@mkcollege.ac.uk

01908 637056

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016519.

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Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 11:59pm)