Digital Marketing Apprentice

Champions UK PLC, one of the UK’s leading growth marketing agencies, is looking to recruit a Digital Marketing Apprentice to join our dynamic and fast-paced in-house team based onsite at our head office in East Leake, near Loughborough.

We’re seeking a proactive and results-driven marketer with a solid foundation in digital and traditional marketing channels. This role will involve supporting the planning, execution, and optimisation of integrated marketing campaigns across social media, content, email, PPC, and offline platforms. You'll work closely with our strategy and delivery teams to drive performance for a diverse client portfolio, contributing to campaigns that deliver real impact and measurable ROI.

Strong communication skills, creativity, and an analytical mindset are key - you’ll need to be comfortable switching between platforms, interpreting campaign data, and developing engaging content that aligns with each client’s objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Management: Plan and execute cross-channel marketing campaigns, including social media, email, PPC and general marketing campaigns. Content Creation: Develop creative and engaging content aligned to client brand guidelines across multiple formats – social posts, email copy, web content, and more. Paid Media Support: Assist in the execution, monitoring, and optimisation of paid campaigns across Google Ads and Meta platforms. SEO & Web Support: Support website updates and on-page SEO to improve visibility and search engine performance. Email Marketing: Design and deliver targeted email marketing campaigns using platforms like Mailchimp, HubSpot or Klaviyo. Client Liaison: Support client communications, contributing to strategy discussions and campaign reporting. Performance Tracking: Monitor KPIs, compile digital marketing reports, and provide insights to drive campaign improvements. Presentation & Documentation: Prepare professional presentations, marketing plans, and client-facing documents. Target Delivery: Contribute to monthly team goals, hitting campaign objectives and supporting business growth.

Skills & Experience Required

Strong understanding of digital marketing fundamentals across web, social, email, and paid channels. Confident using social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) for business purposes. Experience using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop), or similar design tools. Familiarity with paid media platforms such as Google Ads and Meta Ads Manager (advantageous). Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a professional manner. Commercial awareness and a client-centric mindset. Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple campaigns at once. Strong time management and organisational skills. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace. Experience using website CMS platforms like WordPress or Shopify is a bonus.

Required Education, Skills & Qualifications

The ability to converse at a reasonable business level (commercial awareness). Team player - able to communicate and work together with teams at various levels. Excellent communication skills. Understanding of social media platforms i.e. Facebook & Instagram etc. Strong understanding of digital marketing channels (essential). Understanding of website design (advantageous). Strong overall computer skills (Word/PowerPoint/Excel). Strong presentation skills.

Training:
This course will consist of 80% practical work, 20% completing the course The course will be delivered over a remote Zoom call

Training Outcome:

We want to develop and maintain our apprentices with the business. At the end of the apprenticeship there will be the opportunity for your role to become permanent within the business and to play a key role to its continued success.

Employer Description:
Champions (UK) plc is a leading growth consultancy firm, with over two decades worth of industry knowledge in client delivery. From a £3,000 Prince’s Trust start up loan to the multi-award winning organisation we are today, we have experienced every stage of the business cycle, from start up, through scale up and beyond. With a steadfast focus on delivering exponential growth solutions, we specialise in four pivotal areas: sales growth, people & HR, AI & technology, and M&A strategies. Our industry leading speakers bureau, combined with a comprehensive events team, are also on hand with an extensive list of celebrities and personalities capable of building your brand name even further. We've represented and managed some of the best in class internationally, from large-scale businesses and SMES to global sports stars and competitions.

Working Hours :
09:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative