Marketing Apprentice
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT BUREAU LTD
BRIGHTON (BN1 3HR)
Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026
Posted on 26 March 2026
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Summary
Gain hands-on experience across all divisions of GRB. You'll support email outreach, CV management, social media, job board uploads, events, and client marketing. Help shape youth marketing strategies, manage online engagement, and assist with innovative projects, travel logistics, and promotional campaigns.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Digital marketer (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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You will be required to work 37 hours, Monday-Friday, including one day per week during term-time at university.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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4 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
- Supporting email outreach to new and existing users to collect job-seeking information
- Ensuring CVs are added and updated to candidate profiles
- Sending review requests and managing our online reputation
- Uploading jobs to university job boards and career services
- Assisting with creating and engaging with online content across our websites and social media platforms for all of our divisions
- Providing insight into youth marketing trends
- Assisting with innovative ideas and projects
- Travelling to fresher fairs and careers events, giving out freebies and signing up students (this includes frequent overnight stays during fair season)
- Helping organise travel and logistics for fair season, including train tickets, hotels, and expenses
- Supporting client marketing for major UK and global graduate recruiters
- Assisting our apprentice division with school outreach, email marketing, and online marketing materials
Where you'll work
UNIT 4
CLIFFTON MEWS
CLIFTON HILL
BRIGHTON
BN1 3HR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER
Training course
Digital marketer (integrated degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Develop and critically apply the concepts, principles and theories of marketing relevant to the interdisciplinary topics of digital marketing
- Apply the 4 marketing principles (product, price, place, promotion) and considerations of the business / marketing campaign.
- Write and create content for the different audiences, online channels and create clear “Call to Actions” and user journey’s
- Demonstrate how to promote and apply content marketing effectively through the appropriate media channels, relationship management systems and communication platforms to ensure brand and cultural awareness are maintained throughout marketing strategies.
- Select a variety of appropriate research methodologies, platforms and technologies to synthesise information and apply to the organisation’s digital marketing strategies, drivers and customer behaviours
- Manage, plan, specify, lead and report on digital marketing projects.
- Manage and optimise key channels and content within a digital marketing plan.
- Manage interfaces and the supply network of the organisation and customer by applying the appropriate E-commerce strategies and models available and whenever appropriate taking global engagements into account.
- Apply a marketing mix / digital marketing mix to meet customer expectations.
- Accurately observe, record and draw conclusions from all types statistical analysis of campaign performance, recognising inherent uncertainties and limitations with financial and budgetary requirements to demonstrate Return on Investment (ROI).
- Engage communities through Email Marketing and Social Media to stimulate and encourage communication through positive discussion and engagement.
- Apply the appropriate tools for a data-led approach to analyse marketing information and platforms, data and social media and recognise what is actually important for insights and optimisation to provide solutions for marketing decisions
- Contribute to business, planning and marketing strategies to recognise and respond quickly to opportunities and customer requirements whilst embracing change.
- Identify, recognise and understand internal and external business intelligence and factors that may impact future operations.
- Interpret, communicate and brief internal or external stakeholders on digital business requirements.
Training schedule
You will study for a BA (Hons) Digital Marketing degree at the University of Chichester. This will require you to travel to Chichester for one day per week during term-time, which will be reimbursed by GRB.
The rest of the week, you will be based in our central Brighton office, where you will receive on-the-job training and mentoring.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Creative
Other requirements
The sucesfull applicant must be willing and able to travel across the UK using public transport to attend events, with frequent overnight stays during the autumn fair season. At first you will be accompanied but there will be solo travel afterwards. Full training and support will be given with this.
You must also live within commutable distance of Brighton and be able to travel to the University of Chichester one day per week.
About this employer
GRB are an independent specialist recruitment business providing first class recruitment solutions to organisations seeking first class talent. Established in 1997, we have grown organically and now have several divisions covering early careers and experienced hire level roles. We operate nationally and have a turnover of over £4m and a diverse team of 40 in our central Brighton office. We are constantly expanding and are looking to fuel the company with the best talent.
After this apprenticeship
After the apprenticeship, you may progress within our marketing team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT BUREAU LTD
Julia Owen
info@grb.uk.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023374.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026
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