Employer description:
Loop Digital is a full-service digital marketing agency - it’s our mission to help businesses achieve their growth, sales, and conversion objectives. We’re committed to working with all types of businesses, utilising various marketing tools and techniques to achieve their goals.
Loop Digital is a business in transformation, while traditionally focusing on SMEs and SEO, we’ve since expanded our service offering to cater for the evolving needs of modern businesses. Our overarching services include but are not exclusive to SEO, web design, inbound marketing, PPC, social media, and other content production.
Across the team, we have been working hard to put the key elements in place to ensure we are able to deliver consistent results via high-impact and affordable omni channel marketing strategies.
Overview:
Due to fantastic growth, we are actively on the hunt for a Digital Marketing Apprentice to support our Marketing Manager and wider Delivery team.
In the role of Digital Marketing Apprentice, you’ll be working alongside 16 (and counting!) experts in the digital marketing industry.
The demand for our services has grown exponentially over the past decade and we’re committed to helping brands discover the infinite possibilities of digital marketing.
We’re passionate about the digital marketing ecosystem and the progressive changes that occur almost every day. We’re looking for a person who is also excited and enthused by this.
The primary role of the Digital Marketing Apprentice will be to support our Digital Marketing Manager in delivering omni channel campaigns that feed into achieving Loop Digital's overarching business and marketing goals.
Marketing Apprentice Duties & Responsibilities:
- The creation of various blogs, resources, website content, and social media captions
- Social media creation and scheduling of content
- Supporting the management of internal social media channels
- Graphic design in line with the brand guidelines and style guide
- Filming and post-production of video marketing content
- Pitching in and sharing ideas about future marketing decisions and strategy development
- Navigating WordPress to upload and update website content
- Planning, creating and distributing engaging email marketing campaigns for internal and external contacts
- Liaising with external support and resources when applicable
- Using analytical tools to gain insights from digital campaigns to track and improve performance
- Reviewing, digesting, and providing feedback on internal marketing reports
- Learning about the latest techniques and accepted understanding of current best practice methods
- Carrying out SEO activities across on-page, off-page and technical aspects
- Market and keyword research to identify opportunities
What we are looking for:
Skills and experience:
- An understanding of the core principles of digital marketing and its associated inputs/outputs
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confidence to suggest or support creative decision-making
- Clued up with the latest social media channels and trends
- A good level of written and verbal communication skills that can be applied to a range of B2B and B2C audiences and digital platforms
- Some understanding of online analytics and insight-driven decision-making
- Logical and creative thinking skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Organisation, timekeeping and working to deadlines
- Essential computer literacy skills including Microsoft Office and Google Drive
- Experience in using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva preferred
- The ability to quickly learn and understand technical topics
Personal qualities:
- Strong desire to learn and develop new skills
- A genuine passion for the digital marketing industry
- Career-focused
- Organised, reliable and hardworking
- A curious and enthusiastic learner
- Good interpersonal skills
Entry requirements:
The entry requirements for this programme are as follows:
- 3 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) in any subject
- GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)
- The learner must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship in a similar subject
You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.
If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.
Find out more here:
https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspx
Working week:
40hrs a week.
Benefits:
Besides working in an exciting industry, for a fast-growing on-the-pulse business, with a fun, enthusiastic team, there are a few more benefits to sweeten the deal of working with us:
- Workplace Pension.
- Subsidised Healthcare.
- Fun, motivated, determined company culture.
- Regular team building and company social events.
- Friendly and social workspace.
- Friday afternoon freedom - a whole afternoon each week dedicated to self-development.
- Opportunities for career progression upon competition of the apprenticeship.
- Training budgets.
- Increase holiday days for length of service.
- Casual dress in the office.
- Hybrid working (Mon-Thurs in the office).
- Mental health and well-being resources.
- Free parking.
Future prospects:
92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.
Important Information:
QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.
To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.