Content Creator Apprentice

Opportunity information
Salary £15000 per year
Duration 15 months
Advert closing date 25/03/2024
Description
A family-owned and operated business, founded over 35 years ago and built on family values.
Today, DGP is a leading construction logistics, security and support service company, supporting clients who share our values, to deliver complex and highly regulated projects across the UK.
The Our Town Hall (OTH) project encompasses the refurbishment and restoration of the Grade I listed Neo-Gothic masterpiece designed by Alfred Waterhouse, opened in 1877, and the redevelopment of the adjacent public realm including Albert Square. The building is in the top 2% of Grade 1 listed buildings. The project is due for completion in 2024.
Lendlease is the appointed Management Contractor, with DGP Logistics required to liaise directly with the Employer, Manchester City Council regarding key logistics interfaces with the adjacent (and connected) operational council offices.
Job description.
As a Content Creator Apprentice, your job responsibilities would include (but not be limited to):

• Brainstorming new and creative ideas
• Researching, planning and developing content ideas
• Innovating and presenting new content, digital and social media strategies
• Implementing and supporting content marketing strategies including social media, website, blog, SEO and more
• Driving traffic to company pages
• Developing engaging online content including videos, graphics, and written copy
• Uploading and editing content on company websites
• Measuring and reporting performance of content and digital marketing campaigns, assessing against goals, using relevant sites such as Google Analytics
• Keeping abreast of new social media sites, technologies, and digital marketing trends and insights; implementing these new technologies and insights in developing campaigns

You will be required to work from the Manchester Town Hall site 3 days a week, working from home the rest of the time, apart from the bi-weekly full day training sessions in The Juice Academy.
Skills required

• Passionate about content and digital marketing with the desire to pursue this as a career
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An understanding of marketing is desirable
• Good working knowledge of the technical posting capabilities of each social platform
• Computer Literate

Personal Qualities

• A keen interest in Digital Marketing, Social Media and Content production
• Good communicator
• Well organised
• Proactive
• Motivated
• Friendly

Entry requirements

• A-C (4-9) English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent
• A passion for social media and digital content!

Training to be provided
The Juice Academy is a digital marketing Academy based in Castlefield, Manchester. They train up to 80 apprentices a year, whilst the apprentices work with businesses around the North West (and sometimes further afield!). The training is delivered by industry professionals from their sister company, Tangerine Communications. The Juice Academy training sessions are a hybrid of face-to-face learning within the academy in Castlefield, and online delivery via Zoom. Apprentices will also receive the on the job training in the workplace. The final three months of the course will be the ‘assessment period’ during which apprentices are expected to produce a portfolio of work and complete a series of assessments. Full digital marketing training to be provided on-the-job and off-the-job. The Juice Academy partner with Apprentify, who support apprentices in the workplace through development coaching.
The qualification will include:

• Level 3 Content Creator

Things to consider
You apply on The Juice Academy website, filling in the written application form to the best of your ability, paying attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation. Successful candidates will be invited to a second stage, where you will complete several assessments, including Maths & English. If these results are successful, your application will be sent to the employer who will shortlist for interviews. If your interview is successful, you will be expected to start in the workplace in March. Please mark clearly on your application if you will be unavailable to start on this date and we will consider you for future selection days.

• Please note: For the first year, you will be paid a minimum salary of £15,000. Thereafter, your pay will be increased to at least the National Minimum Wage for your age. All salaries are set at the employers’ discretion; however, this will be the minimum you will receive.

Skills required
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Future prospects
Digital Marketing is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK, so prospects upon completion are very promising with industry experience and a qualification under your belt. Job titles include, but are not limited to:

• Content Creator
• Social Media Executive
• Digital Marketing Executive
• Content Executive

Hours per week 38
Working week Mon-Fri
Manchester, Lancashire, England, M2 5DB