Marketing Apprentice

ALTIMEX LTD

CHESTER (CH2 4NU)

Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 July 2026

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Summary

Light up your chance to develop a marketing career with an ethically driven small business, which specialises in electronics manufacturing and lighting solutions. The chosen candidate will have an experienced mentor and buddy up with the company’s existing marketing apprentice who is close to completing their learning journey.

Wage

£21,362.60 a year

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The pay may be adjusted dependent on previous experience and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8.00am -4.30pm and Friday, 8.00am - 1.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 18 August 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

We are very keen to hear from candidates who have some experience of marketing and can demonstrate their passion for it as a career path.

What you’ll do at work;

  • Use appropriate primary and/or secondary research methods including survey tools, key word research tools and desktop research to gather marketing insight or evaluation.
  • Support and manage the cataloguing of offline and digital marketing materials and assets in line with marketing regulations and legislation including sustainability of hard copy and digital campaigns.
  • Publish, monitor and respond to editorial, creative or video content via website, social media/video sharing platforms, offline platforms.
  • Use the organisation’s customer relationship management system (inhouse or externally sourced) to maintain accurate customer data and relationships are managed in the pursuit of marketing goals. 
  • Monitor, optimise, analyse and evaluate marketing campaigns and channels in order to deliver on marketing objectives for the organisation and/or clients, measuring marketing delivery effectiveness.

Day to day responsibilities will revolve around the tactical execution of marketing strategy, this will include; 

  • Creation and scheduling of social media posts
  • Listening to social activity and responding across channels 
  • Research tasks (for campaign-based activity)
  • Use of social scheduling tools and Content Management Systems to administrate websites, including: improving Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
  • Creating and planning marketing content and campaigns 
  • Management and reporting on performance of digital marketing channels using analytics tools
  • There will be the opportunity to initiate and create copy for omnichannel campaigns and to design email campaigns using our Customer Relationship Management system and mass mailing software 
  • Provide general admin support to the team as and when required
  • Assist with the copywriting of blogs and news updates for publication on the website, online channels and intranet

Where you'll work

THORNTON SCIENCE PARK
POOL LANE
INCE
CHESTER
CH2 4NU

Training

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

Training provider

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

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

The candidate will follow a Level 3 Standard Apprenticeship programme and study towards a full Level 3 Multi Channel Marketer. This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South & West. If the candidate does not hold GCSE grades A-C (9-4) or equivalent, they may be required to complete a Level 2 Functional Skill in the relevant subject.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • Organisation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

Altimex is an award-winning company with an industry-acclaimed expert team, with more than 30 years’ experience, providing a broad range of Electronics Manufacturing, interconnect cable assembly and LED Lighting Solutions to a diverse customer base. We are an independently owned business and a quality focussed business that puts a positive, diverse company culture at the forefront of our ethos. We are proud to say that our values have never wavered from our original vision of what a great business should look like, one that puts their employees and customers first.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

A future career in marketing and a full-time position at Altimex on successful completion of apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

Becky Smythe

becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042425.

Apply now

Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 11:59pm)