Marketing Executive Apprentice - Brand & Digital

EducationScape Limited

London (W12 7TF)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 16 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 October 2026

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Summary

Help grow EducationScape’s audiences and promote our publications, events and services through creative, engaging content. From interviewing industry voices to producing videos and graphics, you’ll bring ideas to life, spot opportunities and take initiative while developing your marketing skills through a level 4 apprenticeship.

Wage

£24,102 a year

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You’ll receive a competitive apprenticeship salary, alongside a recognised qualification while building practical experience.

Training course
Marketing executive (level 4)
Hours
Full-time, Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Friday 1 January 2027

Duration

1 year 7 months

Positions available

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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

You’ll work alongside our Brand & Digital Lead to grow our audiences, increase engagement and promote EducationScape’s publications, events and services.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Social media and content
    • Create engaging content for social media, websites, newsletters and email campaigns.
    • Help plan and publish social media posts, including Reels, Stories and short-form videos; spotting interesting stories, people and conversations that could become engaging social media content.
    • Capture behind-the-scenes footage and turn it into content that brings our brands to life.
    • Help grow our online communities and the EduScape app.
    • Campaigns and digital marketing
  • Support marketing campaigns across our brands, conferences, festivals and awards.
    • Help create marketing materials using tools such as Canva.
    • Assist with website updates, email marketing and digital communications.
    • Research trends, experiment with new content formats and suggest creative ways to reach new audiences.
  • Events and experiences
    • Support the promotion of our conferences, festivals and awards.
    • Attend events to capture content, engage with audiences and bring our brands to life.
    • Help with event branding, signage and marketing activity before, during and after events.
  • Learning, ideas and improvement
    • Monitor engagement and campaign performance, using results to improve future content.
    • Work with colleagues and external partners to deliver marketing projects.
    • Explore new tools and technologies, including AI, to support responsible and effective marketing.
    • Help organise our photography, video and digital marketing assets.

You’ll have the opportunity to take on more responsibility as your confidence and skills develop. We’ll support you in learning the role, but we’ll also encourage you to contribute ideas, ask questions and take ownership of your work.

Where you'll work

1 Edcity Walk
London
W12 7TF

Training

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

Training provider

GINGER NUT MEDIA LIMITED

Training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Coordinate and maintain key marketing channels (both digital and offline)
  • Plan and deliver tactical campaigns against SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) objectives
  • Manage the production and distribution of marketing materials, e.g. digital, print and video content as appropriate
  • Produce a wide range of creative and effective communications, including ability to write and proofread clear and innovative copy, project briefs, and give confident presentations
  • Able to engage and collaborate with a wide range of clients/stakeholders, across departments internally and with clients/suppliers externally to support marketing outcomes as required
  • Use good project and time management to deliver projects/tasks/events as appropriate, effectively. Including the ability to divide time effectively between reporting, planning and delivery
  • Coordinate several marketing campaigns/projects/events to agreed deadlines
  • Effectively liaise with, and manage, internal and external stakeholders including suppliers to deliver required outcomes
  • Monitor project budgets within their scope of work using appropriate systems and controls
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by choosing the appropriate digital and offline data sources
  • Assimilate and analyse data and information from a range of sources to support marketing activities
  • Evaluate data and research findings to derive insights to support improvements to future campaigns
  • Effectively use appropriate business systems and software to deliver marketing outcomes efficiently, for example to analyse data, produce reports and deliver copy
  • Use appropriate technologies to deliver marketing outcomes e.g. digital/web analytics, social media, CRM

Training schedule

You’ll complete a Level 4 Marketing Executive apprenticeship with Ginger Nut Training, combining practical workplace experience with structured learning towards your qualification.

You’ll learn on the job, working closely with our Brand & Digital Lead and colleagues across EducationScape. You’ll develop practical skills in digital marketing, content creation, campaign planning, audience engagement, analytics and event marketing.

Your training will be supported by guidance from your training provider, workplace mentoring and opportunities to put your learning into practice through real marketing projects.

We’ll encourage you to ask questions, seek feedback and build your confidence as you develop. The aim is for you to finish the apprenticeship with a recognised qualification, a strong portfolio of practical experience and the skills to progress into a marketing career.

The apprenticeship is expected to last 19 months, subject to confirmation with Ginger Nut Training.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Initiative
  • Proactive
  • Creative and curious
  • A confident communicator
  • Organised and reliable
  • Open to feedback
  • Adaptable
  • A team player
  • Digitally engaged
  • Commercial awareness
  • Willingness to learn

Other requirements

You’ll need to be comfortable working in a varied role, collaborating with colleagues and communicating with people at different levels of an organisation.

The role involves attending events across the UK, with potential for occasional international travel. Some events may require early starts, late finishes or overnight stays.

You’ll also need to be willing to undertake the required off-the-job apprenticeship training alongside your normal duties.

We’re interested in what you can bring to the role, not just what you’ve done before. If you have a personal project, social media account, college assignment or creative idea you’re proud of, we’d love to hear about it.

About this employer

EducationScape is an independent media and events business working at the heart of the education sector.

We’re home to established brands including Schools Week, FE Week, the Festival of Education and the Apprenticeships & Training Conference, alongside awards, professional development and digital communities.

Through our publications and events, we connect education professionals, share ideas and create opportunities for people across the sector to learn, collaborate and make a difference.

We’re a small, ambitious team with a broad range of responsibilities and a shared commitment to producing high-quality work. That means there’s plenty of opportunity to get involved, learn from colleagues and see the impact of what you do.

We’re now building our marketing team, making this an exciting time to join us. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute fresh ideas, help shape how we work and gain experience across a diverse portfolio of brands, digital platforms and live events.

If you’re looking for a place where you can learn, contribute and grow, we’d love you to be part of our next chapter.

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

After this apprenticeship

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

You’ll develop a recognised Level 4 Marketing Executive qualification, a portfolio of creative work and practical experience in content creation, digital marketing, audience growth and campaign delivery.

You’ll gain the opportunity to develop your own ideas, take responsibility for projects and understand how marketing contributes to business success. Successful completion could lead to progression into a permanent marketing role, subject to performance and business needs.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GINGER NUT MEDIA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058763.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 16 November 2026 at 11:59pm)