Digital Marketing Apprentice

Digital Marketing Apprentice

Sunderland Full-Time No home office possible
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Description

We’re hiring two Digital Marketing Apprentices to support key areas of our marketing and CRM operations. You’ll gain experience in email marketing, data management, automation, reporting, and content creation, with the chance to learn tools and processes used across modern digital marketing.

Training Description

This will be a blended delivery, a mixture of Microsoft Teams and face to face. All training will take place on site and within your working hours.

Ixion Holdings will complete functional skills where necessary and will ensure Health & Safety, British Values and Equality & Diversity is embedded throughout the course.

Full Description

This is a varied, hands-on opportunity that sits across both the marketing team and our Change Manager, who oversees HubSpot, our central marketing and sales platform.

You’ll be working on live campaigns, supporting system improvements, and building your skills in a commercial, forward-thinking environment.

What you’ll be doing

CRM & HubSpot support

  • Upload and segment contact lists for marketing campaigns
  • Help manage contact data and support ongoing data hygiene
  • Maintain suppression lists (unsubscribes, bounces, etc.)
  • Assist with creating and updating simple workflows and automations
  • Support lead handovers from marketing to sales within HubSpot

Email & content support

  • Schedule marketing emails using HubSpot templates
  • Draft follow-up or thank-you messages
  • Repurpose longer content into email or social media snippets
  • Assist with blog writing or short sector updates
  • Create and manage HubSpot forms for lead generation

Reporting & insight

  • Pull basic reports from HubSpot (email opens, clicks, form submissions)
  • Help track campaign and social engagement performance
  • Contribute to monthly reporting and insights

Learning & development

  • Complete HubSpot Academy certifications (CRM, Email Marketing, Inbound Marketing)
  • Learn how content, campaigns and data work together in a B2B environment
  • Stay up to date with marketing trends and tools

Who we’re looking for

  • Curious, motivated individuals who want to build a career in digital marketing
  • Clear communicators with strong written English and attention to detail
  • Comfortable working across both technical (CRM/data) and creative (content/email) tasks
  • Organised, eager to learn, and proactive in supporting team projects
  • Eligible for apprenticeship training (typically aged 16+ and not in full-time education)

Desirable (but not essential)

  • Any experience with HubSpot, Mailchimp, or another CRM/email platform
  • Familiarity with tools including Microsoft Suite – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Canva, Google Docs etc.
  • An interest in sustainability, energy, or business services

What you’ll gain

  • A broad, well-rounded apprenticeship in digital marketing and CRM
  • Experience using industry-standard tools on real campaigns
  • Mentorship from both the marketing and systems teams
  • A clear learning and development plan aligned to your strengths
  • Opportunities to develop into a permanent role on successful completion

Outcome Description

  • This role could lead to opportunities within marketing or data teams
  • Opportunities to develop into a permanent role on successful completion

Description Of Working Week

Monday- Thursday, 9.00am – 5.00pm.

Friday, 9.00am – 3.00pm.

Skills Required

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Qualifications Required

  • GCSE English A* – C/Grade 4 – 9 Desired
  • GCSE Maths A* – C/Grade 4 – 9 Desired

Things To Consider

Employer Description:

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Contact Detail:

Ixion (part of Shaw Trust) Recruiting Team

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