Marketing Apprentice

THOMPSON PLANNING LIMITED

EPPING (CM16 4BZ)

Closes in 15 days (Thursday 12 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 October 2026

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Summary

The Apprentice will have the opportunity to make over our corporate identity reflecting on our corporate brand, updating digital media. The Apprentice will assist in a new raised public profile and be responsible for advertising the community work we do, and opportunity to plan future campaigns including our 10-year birthday campaign.

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Salary reviewed after 12 months.

Annual Christmas bonus

Training course
Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.00pm, with 30 mins unpaid lunch.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 November 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

Marketing & Branding

  • Manage updates to the company website, including content, layout, case studies, news items and service information.
  • Liaise with the external web designer to implement structural changes, new features and technical updates.
  • Update and maintain the company’s branding, including colour palette, typography and visual identity.
  • Apply updated branding consistently across:

o Office templates (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
o Website
o Social media platforms
o Client-facing documents and marketing materials

  • Create, update and maintain company case studies, ensuring they are incorporated into the website and
    shared across social media channels.
  • Support the creation of marketing materials, brochures, graphics and digital assets.

Digital & Social Media

  • Manage and schedule social media posts across relevant platforms.
  • Ensure consistent tone, branding and messaging across all digital channels.
  • Monitor engagement and report on performance where required.

Project & Campaign Support

Support the formal launch of the company’s ‘clinic’ facility, including:

o Preparing marketing materials
o Updating the website
o Creating social media campaigns
o Advertising the service across company platforms

  • Assist with the coordination of marketing campaigns and promotional activities.
  • Assist with ongoing provision of the clinic services.

General Support

  • Assist with spreadsheet management and basic data organisation.
  • Maintain organised digital files and ensure historic marketing materials are updated or archived appropriately.
  • Assist with any seasonal events in respect of provision and marketing where required.
  • Assist with the delivery of new services and products and provision of marketing for the same.

Where you'll work

CIVIC OFFICES
323 HIGH STREET
EPPING
CM16 4BZ

Training

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

Training provider

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE 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

On the job training delivered by the employer.

Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeships English and mathematics minimum requirement is Entry Level 3.

Allocation of an apprenticeship delivery coach who will carry out regular training.

Assessment and support visits to ensure you acquire new learning, knowledge skills and behaviours in order to progress and develop.
Identify, track and support 6 hours off the job training activities.
Quarterly formal progress review meetings, identifying learning achievements and next steps.

More training information

Internal systems training will be provided by the employer. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Minimum Grade C or 4)
  • Maths (grade Minimum Grade C or 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
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • Full driving licence with vehicle available for business use
  • Able to undertake occasional out-of-hours work including evenings and weekends

About this employer

Thompson Planning Ltd is a small Town Planning company that provides planning advice and assistance to developers, homeowners and third parties. Helping drive development forward and deliver new homes and infrastructure.

https://www.thompsonplanning.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 5.6 weeks Annual Leave including BH (pro rata)
  • Nest Pension scheme

After this apprenticeship

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

Marketing Officer

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061343.

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Closes in 15 days (Thursday 12 November 2026 at 11:59pm)