Digital Marketing Apprentice
CANDID GROUP LTD
Nottingham (NG1 2AS)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 3 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 July 2026
Contents
Summary
We're looking for a Digital Marketing Apprentice to join our growing team at Candid Digital.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start a career in digital marketing. You'll work alongside experienced marketers, learning how to deliver campaigns s while completing a recognised apprenticeship qualification.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
Hybrid working option is available.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 10 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 1 month
- 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
- Assist with SEO activities including keyword research, content optimisation, metadata creation, technical improvements and helping improve search engine visibility
- Help create content for websites, blogs, email marketing and social media
- Assist with eCommerce website management, including product uploads, product optimisation, merchandising and catalogue maintenance
- Support website migration projects, helping to move content and products between platforms while maintaining SEO best practices
- Support the management of client social media accounts, learning how to create content that reflects each client's brand, objectives, audience and tone of voice
- Carry out client, market and competitor research to help identify new opportunities and support advertising and marketing strategies
- Maintain and update client websites by adding new content, uploading imagery, making basic layout and design changes, and ensuring websites remain accurate, user-friendly and up to date
- Monitor website and campaign performance using analytics tools, helping identify opportunities for improvement and supporting ongoing digital marketing campaigns
- Use AI tools to support content creation, image generation, research, campaign planning and marketing workflows, ensuring all outputs are reviewed, refined and aligned with each client's objectives and brand
- Support the creative process by carrying out research, generating ideas and concepts, providing feedback and, where interested, assisting with design projects and social media content creation
- Assist in preparing reports and presentations for clients
- Attend team meetings and, where appropriate, client meetings to learn how projects are managed
- Work closely with colleagues across a variety of client projects
Where you'll work
Fenchurch House
12 King Street
Nottingham
NG1 2AS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EMA TRAINING 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
Training will take place in-person at our EMA Derby HUB (DE1 2PW) on staggered day release.
More training information
The 3 core knowledge units are as follows:
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Marketing Campaign Fundamentals
In addition to the modules above, you will also study towards the Google Analytics vendor qualification.
Further support will be provided to you through your Digital Coach/Mentor via onsite visits and remote communication.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Positive Attitude
- Enthusiasm
About this employer
Candid Digital is a Nottingham-based digital marketing agency that helps businesses grow through SEO, PPC, website development, and digital marketing. They focus on delivering data-driven strategies that increase online visibility, generate leads, and support long-term business growth.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Opportunity for a full-time position within the team upon completion of the apprenticeship programme.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EMA TRAINING LIMITED
apply@ematraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042642.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Monday 3 August 2026 at 11:59pm)