Sales & Marketing Executive Apprentice

Synonymous Sport

Chelmsford (CM2 0RG)

Closes in 20 days (Friday 17 April 2026)

Posted on 27 March 2026

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Summary

Synonymous Sport was founded in early 2022 with a clear mission: to elevate brands through sports sponsorships. We are building a team of highly motivated sports marketing experts, whilst creating a strong culture across the business where success is rewarded. We are seeking a driven and ambitious Sales & Marketing Apprentice

Wage

£17,500 a year

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

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 27 April 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 is a commercially aware, delivery-focused role supporting: 

  • Consistent content output across Founder and company channels
  • Event marketing plans and sales campaigns
  • CRM growth and targeted outreach
  • Private Round Table lead generation
  • Sponsorship and activation amplification
  • This role sits at the intersection of marketing execution and revenue generation, with clear KPIs aligned to business growth. 

While this is an apprenticeship development role, it carries measurable outputs and defined performance expectations.

Role Purpose 

  • To drive consistent marketing delivery, support event revenue generation and contribute to database growth and lead generation, ensuring Synonymous Sport’s commercial activity is supported by structured, professional execution.
  • This role contributes directly to business growth and event revenue delivery, operating within agreed commercial parameters and oversight from senior leadership. 

Headline Responsibilities 

  • Content & Social Media Execution 
    Produce, schedule and manage 4–5 LinkedIn posts per week across Synonymous Sport and Founder channels (from agreed plans and messaging)
  • Create lifestyle-led Instagram content for Synonymous Sport events
  • Attend events and client activations to capture high-quality content
  • Maximise sponsorship announcements and campaign achievements across social channels
  • Build and manage a centralised content library (imagery and video assets)
  • Monitor engagement and report on performance metrics

Event Marketing & Promotion

  • Create event marketing plans in collaboration with the Founder
  • Take ownership of executing event marketing campaigns
  • Support the delivery of three sell-out events in 2026
  • Drive targeted outreach to brands and rights holders 
    Work with the Founder to secure 20 qualified attendees per Private Round Table event
  • Track event engagement, enquiries and conversions 

CRM & Data Growth 

  • Manage and maintain the Synonymous Sport CRM
  • Source and enter targeted data to support database growth
  • Grow total Mailchimp contacts in line with agreed annual targets
  • Maintain accurate tagging, segmentation and reporting
  • Ensure timely follow-up of all inbound and outbound leads 

Sales Process Support 

  • Conduct outbound outreach to targeted brands and rights holders 
    Support event sales pipeline tracking
  • Follow up warm leads within agreed SLAs
  • Support the activation recharge opportunity pipeline (e.g. LED sales / bespoke activation projects)
  • Report weekly on outreach activity and engagement

Email & Insight Communications

  • Lead delivery of the monthly Sponsorship Insights newsletter in collaboration with the Head of Partnerships Strategy & Research
  • Build and manage Mailchimp campaigns
  • Monitor open rates, growth and engagement metrics

 
Website & Brand Governance 

  • Update the company website bi-weekly to showcase activations and news
  • Audit brand touchpoints and report inconsistencies
  • Produce briefs for designers, videographers and freelancers
  • Ensure consistent brand representation across all channels 

Where you'll work

Bellefield House
104 New London Road
Chelmsford
CM2 0RG

Training

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

Training provider

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE 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

You will be completing Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer Apprentice

As a Multi-Channel Marketer Apprentice, you help with planning, creating and implementing impactful marketing campaigns across digital platforms. As part of the Marketing Team, the multi-channel marketers will contribute to the implementation of the Marketing strategy and plans. You will be responsible for delivering day-to-day marketing activities across a multitude of platforms, channels and systems that are essential to the marketing function and activities of the company.

Training is a blended learning delivery model: online learning, classroom sessions, work-based training, independent research, workplace projects, one-to-one support and training. Your training will include:

  • Creating your Portfolio
  • Marketing Principles & Theory
  • Branding Theory and Effective Communication
  • Understanding Your Audience & Customer Journey
  • Research Methodologies and Competitor Analysis
  • Understanding Business Vision and Objectives
  • Budget Management – Understanding ROI
  • Marketing Campaign Planning and Scheduling
  • Marketing Plan Implementation
  • Content Creation: Planning and Development
  • Content Creation: Tools (Practical)
  • Copywriting – Persuasive writing techniques
  • Quality, Standards and Legislation
  • SEO: Introduction
  • CMS/WordPress & Cornerstone Content
  • Metrics & Analytics: Measurement tools
  • Reports & Optimisation: Google Analytics

The Multi-Channel Marketer apprenticeship includes an end-point assessment. This is done in the final part of the apprenticeship and is how the apprentice is judged on their learning and will include: 

  • Producing a written report
  • Portfolio of evidence-based work
  • Presentation and Q&A
  • Professional discussion based on portfolio

For a full overview of the Multi-channel Marketer standard, visit https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/multi-channel-marketer

More training information

While the level 3 Multi-channel Marketer standard is anticipated, if the successful candidate possesses a relevant amount of experience/qualifications, the apprenticeship may be under the level 4 Marketing Executive Standard 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

Synonymous Sport was founded in early 2022 with a clear mission: to elevate brands through sports sponsorships. We are building a team of highly motivated sports marketing experts, whilst creating a strong culture across the business where success is rewarded.

https://www.synonymoussport.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Access to tickets and hospitality for top sporting events
  • 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Company pension
  • Commission/bonus structure relating to agreed objectives
  • Quarterly team events

After this apprenticeship

Potential for full-Time Employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023864.

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Closes in 20 days (Friday 17 April 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.