Marketing Assistant (Apprentice), Boreham Chelmsford, £16,000

Our Client:

Our client is a specialist retailer of high-quality natural health supplements and wellness products. They offer a curated selection of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and nutritional supplements from trusted brands, supporting overall well-being. With a focus on expert advice and premium products, they help customers achieve their health and lifestyle goals.

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a fun, creative, and dynamic Marketing Assistant to join their small team. The role focuses on building strong relationships with existing customers while driving audience growth through bold marketing strategies, compelling content, and impactful email campaigns.

Working closely with senior team members, you’ll contribute to an engaging content calendar and develop assets for an omni-channel approach. A keen eye for design and the ability to create engaging static and motion graphics using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite are essential.

You should be confident in writing within a brand’s tone of voice and comfortable managing multiple brands. You’ll help shape the overall content strategy across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, newsletters, CRM, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn.

Key Responsibilities:

• Marketing Strategy: Support the development and lead the execution of marketing plans and content calendars to drive brand awareness.
• Content Creation: Develop engaging content for social media, email, website, and print marketing.
• Email Marketing: Design and manage email campaigns to boost engagement, sales, and customer retention.
• Social Media Management: Curate and post content across various platforms to engage audiences and drive traffic.
• Analytics & Reporting: Monitor website performance, SEO, social media, and email campaign metrics to optimize effectiveness.

This role may require occasional weekend work to attend conferences, events, and exhibitions.

Requirements:

• Strong content creation skills, including copywriting and visual design
• Ability to manage multiple projects and implement marketing plans
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong project management and ability to work independently
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and adapt to changing priorities

Desirable Skills:

• Proficiency with digital marketing platforms
• Any experience in digital communications and marketing would be desirable
• Interest or knowledge in health and wellness products
• Experience using WordPress and WooCommerce
• Understanding of SEO
• Videography skills
• Experience with Klaviyo or other email marketing software

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Store discount

The apprenticeship

This role will be part of a level three Multi-Channel Marketer apprenticeship provided by The Marketing Trainer. The apprenticeship covers a wide range of topics over its 15-month duration, including:

• Campaign management;
• Content creation;
• Social Media marketing;
• Digital and traditional communications;
• Brand management;
• Communication skills;
• Project Management;
• And much, much more.

All training and support will be conducted remotely via small group training cohorts and one-to-one coaching sessions that ensure you receive individualised support along the entirety of the apprenticeship.

In addition to this, the successful candidate will be enrolled on a full CIM Foundation Certificate at no extra cost. This means that once you’re finished on the apprenticeship you’ll be awarded two distinct qualifications as opposed to one.