Digital Marketing Apprentice

**About us**
The Shared Regulatory Service (SRS) is a partnership between Bridgend Council, Cardiff Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council to deliver the Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing functions.

**About the role**
Pay Details: National Minimum Wage (age dependent)

Main Place of Work: Main base in Cardiff. Bridgend/Cardiff/Vale of Glamorgan office locations and home working available.

Temporary 18 month contract to complete apprenticeship.

**Description**

**Benefits for the learner**
- Learn new skills and stay ahead of digital marketing trends
- Gain an in-depth understanding of what is expected of a digital marketeer
- Specialise in an area of marketing through a variety of optional modules
- Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
- Access a wealth of resources through Moodle - our online learning platform

Duties will include:

- To obtain a sound understanding of digital marketing in a regulatory and business environment
- Assist and take a lead in maintaining and building upon existing presence on social media platforms, including emerging platforms and trends, by creating social media content
- Assist with the promotion of Stop Loan sharks Wales through social media, liaison with partner agencies and contributing to news articles
- Assist with media enquiries and building relationships with journalists
- To take a lead on other matters such as drafting press releases, managing attendance of press and recording court cases
- Researching topics to write blogs, influencer blogs and website content
- Use digital marketing metrics and analytics to prioritise and optimise messaging and provide reports on the performance of campaigns
- Social media strategy & scheduling - to contribute to and assist with planning, designing and scheduling media campaigns
- Manage social media campaigns & develop ideas to better engage users using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube etc

**About you**
You will need:

- Sound understanding of the use of digital and social media platforms
- Proven delivery of a project whether educational or vocational
- Designing and delivering plans and measuring results
- A high standard of communication skills both written and oral
- Able to work alone or as part of a team as the need dictates
- The ability to handle competing priorities and a challenging workload
- Able to use own initiative
- Competent ICT user
- Educated to GCSE/’O’ level standard or equivalent in English and Maths
- Strong commitment to personal development
- The ability to drive / travel throughout, Bridgend / Cardiff / Vale or between locations if appropriate.
- The ability to work outside normal office hours from time to time, to meet the needs of the service
- Welsh Speaker / learner highly desirable

**Additional information**

DBS Check Required: No

Consideration will be given to a secondment arrangement provided permission has been obtained from the

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Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.

Job Reference: EHS00436