Social Media Apprentice

**Job Description**:
**Social Media Apprentice
**Location**: McCann Campus, Macclesfield (hybrid working) - Car share scheme available**Salary**: £20,820**About Us...
- Want to pursue a career in Social Media? Yeah you can.- Earn while you learn at an IPA Platinum accredited training provider, and gain experience working with some of the world’s best loved brands? Yeah you can.- Take a dip in our outdoor pool after work? Yeah you can, at McCann Manchester.- At McCann Manchester we’re incredibly passionate about Apprenticeships. We have had over a decade of success hiring Apprentices who’ve subsequently progressed into Management roles within the agency and gone on to play a key role in creating award-winning, fame generating work for our clients. They’ve also been instrumental in helping shape our culture, one with diversity and inclusion at his heart and a true sense of togetherness.- We’re now recruiting for the class of 24 and have a number of specialist Apprenticeships available in Social Media, Creative, Account Management, PR, TV Production and Video Editing You’ll study for a relevant NVQ, whilst learning on the job in your chosen area. And then there’s the summer pool party, outdoor cinema nights, yoga clubs, annual fireworks display etc etc. We’ll see you in the pool- So can you be our next Apprentice. Yeah you can**The Part You’ll Play
- Our Social Media offering, McCann Content Studios, is at the heart of everything we do at McCann Manchester. Our talented team of specialists is fully integrated within the agency, leveraging the wider talents of our Production, Digital Media and Creative teams to ensure our clients succeed in the ever-evolving Social Media landscape. As a Social Media Apprentice you’ll gain experience across Social Writing, Design, Account Management and Strategy.**As a Social Media Apprentice you’ll**
- Plan and develop creative content in line with the brief and budget/costs for brands like Aldi and Microsoft.
- Manage amplification delivery and approvals
- Have ongoing awareness of how well campaigns are performing against KPI's

Effectively manage a client portfolio, keeping them updated on activity, deadlines, and performance**What you’ll need as a Social Media Apprentice
**Minimum Criteria:
- Our Apprenticeships are open to anyone over the age of 18 who shares our passion for Creativity. For the Social Media Apprenticeship you must have a GCSE Grade 4/C or above in English and Maths and a desire to learn and develop a career in the exciting world of Social Media.**We are a disability confident employer and are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will accommodate.
**As our Apprentices will be studying a Level 3 Standard apprenticeship, we are unfortunately unable to consider Graduates with degrees in Marketing, PR or Advertising disciplines for the Apprenticeship programme, due to course overlap.
- Additional skills:
- Excellent communication and organisational skills and an ability to prioritise a busy workload.
- Attention to detail, team working skills and the ability to work within an ever changing environment

Customer focussed.**As Social Media Apprentice You’ll Have Access To
- A competitive financial and benefits package and a culture ideally suited to those who enjoy pursuing personal career development.
- The opportunity to work within the largest integrated agency in the UK, in stunning surroundings, with specialist departments including, animation, video production, planning, digital creative and development and social media.

An outstanding working environment that really is hard to beat. Based on an 8 acre site the four main buildings form a campus that includes a subsidised Bistro, free car parking, free access to an onsite gym and an outdoor heated pool (for when the weather gets warmer).**How to apply:
**- If successful you will be invited to an assessment centre which will include group exercises, an interview and a numerical reasoning test - and of course, lots of laughs and fun along the way This will be followed by an interview with some of the team.**McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.