Digital Content Creation Apprentice

HENKEL LIMITED

Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4RQ)

Closes in 9 days (Monday 9 March 2026)

Posted on 27 February 2026


Summary

Digital Content Creation Apprenticeship supporting the Digital Content Manager with creation of virtual sales and marketing training. You will work within a Global team on a variety of different project and study for a Level 6 degree in Creative Digital Design.

Training course
Creative digital design professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

4 years

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

  • Working within The Campus, you will support the Digital Content Manager with the creation of virtual Sales and Marketing training that will enable us to meet our ambition of ‘Building Future-ready Sellers’
  • You will have the opportunity to work within a Global team on a variety of different projects. Some of the projects will involve developing videos and online learning materials to support our Sales Curriculum
  • You will be researching new digital tools that can support The Campus in developing our Future-ready Sellers

Where you'll work

Henkel Limited Wood Lane End
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 4RQ

Training

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

Training provider

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Training course

Creative digital design professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply creative design processes to all creative digital development projects, including online services and installations and non-screen-based media, producing designs compelling to customers / users and to leverage the multitude of digital touch points including, but limited to; mobile, tablet, laptop, desktop, wearable, consoles and cars.
  • Create designs using industry standard methods; Typography, Digital Art, Video and Special Effects, Rendering, Animation, 3D Graphics and Digital Photography.
  • Create eye-catching creative design concepts and prototypes for presentation to clients using industry standard tools and advanced methods to address design problems set by clients.
  • Create 'production' ready digital media assets including, but not limited to designs, style guides, animations, videos, story boards, images, audio to achieve a determined business outcome.
  • Select, refine, adapt and apply industry standard contemporary creative digital design technologies, and working with data to develop creative design solutions. Apply and leverage data e.g. personalisation, behavioural, location, weather, in design concepts and solutions.
  • Communicate design concepts and solutions to team members, designers, brand managers, product leads, marketing directors, commercial and sales in a strong and compelling manner, evaluating the outputs and methods used and their implications.
  • Use design concept digital art to deliver creative design sales pitches to clients.
  • Brief and work with third parties such as photographers, model makers, agencies and data professionals.
  • Produce and maintain a portfolio of creative digital work.
  • Keep abreast of industry developments, creative trends and innovations, knowing what’s emerging, and when and when to act to make cost effective use of new and emerging tools and technologies.
  • Input into market/user research and UX briefs and work with their outputs.
  • Collaborate between team members, clients and working with a range of stakeholders including market researchers, user experience professionals, user researchers, developers, photographers, model makers, brand managers, product leads, marketing directors, commercial, sales and communication specialists.
  • Review and build accessibility requirements into all interactive creative digital media solutions.
  • Work effectively both individually and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, with methodologies such as agile, building and maintaining positive relationships with team members, clients and other stakeholders.
  • Lead and manage end to end creative digital design projects in line with governance policies, meeting deadlines and managing client expectations for different environments, including agile.
  • Deliver well-designed, high quality creative digital solutions including prototyping skills within organisational brand guidelines.
  • Design interactive artefacts using industry standard immersive technology techniques.
  • Be able to plan and undertake own development and life-long learning to keep abreast of emerging technologies and techniques to review how these are best.
  • Apply creative design processes to all creative digital development projects, including online services and installations and non-screen-based media, producing designs compelling to customers / users and to leverage the multitude of digital touch points including, but limited to; mobile, tablet, laptop, desktop, wearable, consoles and cars.
  • Create designs using industry standard methods; Typography, Digital Art, Video and Special Effects, Rendering, Animation, 3D Graphics and Digital Photography.
  • Create eye-catching creative design concepts and prototypes for presentation to clients using industry standard tools and advanced methods to address design problems set by clients.
  • Create 'production' ready digital media assets including, but not limited to designs, style guides, animations, videos, story boards, images, audio to achieve a determined business outcome.
  • Select, refine, adapt and apply industry standard contemporary creative digital design technologies, and working with data to develop creative design solutions. Apply and leverage data e.g. personalisation, behavioural, location, weather, in design concepts and solutions.
  • Communicate design concepts and solutions to team members, designers, brand managers, product leads, marketing directors, commercial and sales in a strong and compelling manner, evaluating the outputs and methods used and their implications.
  • Use design concept digital art to deliver creative design sales pitches to clients.
  • Brief and work with third parties such as photographers, model makers, agencies and data professionals.
  • Produce and maintain a portfolio of creative digital work.
  • Keep abreast of industry developments, creative trends and innovations, knowing what’s emerging, and when and when to act to make cost effective use of new and emerging tools and technologies.
  • Input into market/user research and UX briefs and work with their outputs.
  • Collaborate between team members, clients and working with a range of stakeholders including market researchers, user experience professionals, user researchers, developers, photographers, model makers, brand managers, product leads, marketing directors, commercial, sales and communication specialists.
  • Review and build accessibility requirements into all interactive creative digital media solutions.
  • Work effectively both individually and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, with methodologies such as agile, building and maintaining positive relationships with team members, clients and other stakeholders.
  • Lead and manage end to end creative digital design projects in line with governance policies, meeting deadlines and managing client expectations for different environments, including agile.
  • Deliver well-designed, high quality creative digital solutions including prototyping skills within organisational brand guidelines.
  • Design interactive artefacts using industry standard immersive technology techniques.
  • Be able to plan and undertake own development and life-long learning to keep abreast of emerging technologies and techniques to review how these are best.

Training schedule

Apprentices will achieve a BA (Hons) in Creative Digital Design, as well as a Creative Digital Design Professional Level 6 degree apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Any related subjects (grade A levels: BCC or BTEC:DMM)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

Henkel is a manufacturing and FMCG organisation that operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in three business areas: Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care. A few of our brands are Pritt, Loctite, Sellotape, Got2B and Bloos.

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After this apprenticeship

  • The apprenticeship is aimed at developing employees into confident Creative Digital Design Professionals who can work in a wide range of businesses from online platforms and agencies, to finance, architecture, education and journalism

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018241.

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Closes in 9 days (Monday 9 March 2026)

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