Marketing Apprentice

Marketing Apprentice

Fixed Term, Full Time

£12,348 per annum rising to £22,072 on the second year

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 28th November 2024

About Us:

Are you passionate about marketing and eager to kickstart your career
in a dynamic industry? Would you like to contribute significantly to
Essex County Council's marketing initiatives while gaining practical
experience in a fast-paced marketing department? The Transport and
Highways team are looking for a motivated and creative individual to
join the team as a Marketing Apprentice. Unleash your potential and
apply now!

Benefits:

• Healthy work life balance; flexible and hybrid working options.
  
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities.
  
• IT equipment and home-working equipment provided.
  
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + option to purchase extra.
  
• Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme.
  
• Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards.
  
• Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with LifeWorks.
  
• Disability Confident Leader: we’re committed to interview all
  disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if
  they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
  
• Up to 4 days per annum volunteering leave.
  
• Employee support networks, to ensure everyone in treated with
  dignity and respect.
  
• A fully funded
  
  Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer
  
  apprenticeship qualification delivered online over 24 months.
  

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all
its employees. More information can be found here

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What our Apprentice’s say:

“My apprenticeship experience has been a really valuable way to learn
life skills whilst engaging in a real work environment. There is so
much variety to the work and no day is the same. I was initially
sceptical about taking on an apprenticeship, but I feel they are the
future of getting into work.”

“I enjoyed the challenge being an Apprentice at ECC has given me. I
never thought I could achieve what I have, it has made me so proud of
myself.”

The Role:

The Integrated Passenger Transport Unit (IPTU) is a diverse and growing
team, that delivers a range of functions from home to school transport, to
Travel Training, local bus and more.

This role will support the Business Development Team within the Commercial
Operations arm of the IPTU. The role will assist other marketing
professionals in creating and delivering excellent marketing materials and
strategies across the TravelEssex Brand.

TravelEssex is part of the enhanced partnership between Essex County
Council and Bus operators across Essex. TravelEssex also has a journey
planning app and website keeping you up to date will all the latest news.

For this position you will be studying towards a Multi-Channel Marketer Level
3 qualification.

If you are a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is looking to start
a career in marketing or are seeking a development opportunity, then a marketing apprenticeship at Essex County Council is a perfect
role for you!

About You:

You will:

• Be educated to RQF level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience.
  
• Be seeking the opportunity to undertake a qualification in
  marketing, communications or digital and social media.
  
• Demonstrate interest and some experience in
  marketing/communications, specifically digital (e.g. social media).
  
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office/Office 365 applications and
  willing to learn new systems.
  
• Have good written and verbal communication and presentation
  skills.
  
• Be able to demonstrate some experience of digital marketing.
  
• Have the ability to work on own initiative and take
  responsibility for decisions relating to own work.
  
• Be delivery orientated and able to prioritise workload and meet
  tight deadlines with support.
  
• Possess the ability to work as part of a growing team.
  
• Be excited, self-motivated and proactive, ready to roll up your
  sleeves, learn quickly and venture out of your comfort zone.
  
• Experience in marketing, communications, or digital and social
  media is advantageous as well as some knowledge of the marketing mix and
  good copy-writing skills.
  

Essential Requirements for the role:

• Functional Skills Level 1 in Maths and English (or equivalent),
  which is a Grade D/E or 2/3 to begin the apprenticeship.
  
• Ability to reach a Level 2 Functional Skills in both Maths
  & English by the End Point Assessment (EPA), if you do not already have
  this.
  
• Have the right to work and study in England.
  
• Have been ordinarily resident in the UK or EEA for three years
  before the apprenticeship start date.
  

What will you be doing?

• Assist with the delivery of the marketing and communications
  campaigns within the Transportation and Highways team.
  
• Working with team on the day-to-day running of our social media
  accounts, social content creation, including video and images and assisting
  to develop relationship with other users.
  
• Assisting the team with wider campaigns and events to develop
  your knowledge and skills.
  
• Involvement in writing and proof-read regular blog and
  newsletter content.
  
• Work to support the wider team with multi-channel marketing and
  internal and external communication, exploiting the use of digital.
  
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are
  defined annually within the performance management framework.
  
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including
  customers and external agencies.
  
• Collaborate on the creation and execution of marketing
  strategies and campaigns.
  

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Why Essex?

Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local
authorities in the UK and we look after a large and diverse geographical
region of the country.

Essex covers over 1,420 square miles and has over 1.8 million residents in
a range of coastal, rural and urban communities. ECC has a very
successful track record of delivering transformational change in the public
sector and has worked hard to deliver better quality at lower cost. We
have an ambitious transformation agenda – one with the scope to reach every
part of the council. We are changing the way we think, the way we work,
and the ways in which we deliver our services to support our residents.

We are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and
communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong.
We’re immensely proud of our flexible working options. Read more about us
here.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re
committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under
our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments
during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet
the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

To view our Organisational Behaviours information please follow this

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How to apply:

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If you are interested in finding out more about this role or require
further information, we would love to hear from you. Please email:

work.placements@essex.gov.uk

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As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role
require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update
service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates
are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of
your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be
responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on
the DBS update service please go to

https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers
to share this commitment.

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