Marketing and Communications Apprenticeship
One Multi Academies Trust Ltd
Wolverhampton (WV4 6JP)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 11 September 2026)
Posted on 25 August 2026
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and organised individual interested in developing a career in marketing, digital content, social media and school communications. You will support a range of activity, including social media, website content, photography, video, printed materials, campaigns, open days and events.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm (30 minute lunch) 37.5 hours term time plus 2 weeks.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
- Develop and implement online marketing campaigns to support the marketing team’s recruitment activity
- Assist with the planning and implementation of marketing campaigns
- Research, develop, and maintain knowledge of key marketing and advertising opportunities for targeting different audiences
- Produce reports to evaluate the effectiveness of digital campaigns, website, and social media
- Create e-newsletters and effective e-mail campaigns across all markets using CRM and databases
- Help to co-ordinate the organisations’ presence across all social media, including content, editorial, and publishing
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and organised individual interested in developing a career in marketing, digital content, social media and school communications. The role aligns with the Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer apprenticeship, providing the opportunity to gain practical experience while contributing to real projects that support the academy, Trust and wider community.
As a Marketing and Communications Assistant Apprentice, you will support a range of activity, including social media, website content, photography, video, printed materials, campaigns, open days and events. You will help develop an engaging presence across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok, creating content that showcases academy life, achievements and events.
You will also support Principal and academy update videos, promotional campaigns and event coverage, as well as helping to plan and deliver academy and Trust events, including invitations, presentations, photography, filming, sound and AV.
Previous professional experience is not essential. We are looking for a creative, proactive and enthusiastic Marketing and Communications Assistant Apprentice who is willing to learn, has good communication skills and an interest in tools such as Canva, Photoshop / Adobe Creative Suite and video-editing software. Most importantly, you should have initiative, an eye for engaging content and a willingness to get involved in showcasing the positive things happening across the academy.
Where you'll work
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Millfields Road
Ettingshall
Wolverhampton
WV4 6JP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SCCU LTD
Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
Together As ONE, we cultivate a nurturing and inspiring environment where every individual can achieve and thrive. We ignite a passion for learning while shaping well-rounded, wholesome young people. United as a family, we empower everyone to strive towards becoming the best version of themselves.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
This apprenticeship provides an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills and experience in marketing, social media, digital content and events within a busy school environment. There is potential for the successful apprentice to progress into a permanent role within the Academy or Trust, subject to performance, skills developed and suitable vacancies being available.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SCCU LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050089.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 11 September 2026)
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