Marketing Assistant

Join Utility Aid as their new Marketing Assistant and help create engaging content, campaigns and communications that support charities and not‑for‑profit organisations across the UK. A fantastic opportunity to gain hands‑on experience, develop valuable skills and make an impact while building your marketing career.

Help charities do more good — while building your career in marketing.

At Utility Aid, we believe marketing should do more than promote services. It should educate, support and inspire the organisations that make a difference in communities across the UK.

We're looking for a Marketing Apprentice to join our team and start their career in a role where every project has a purpose. Whether you're leaving school, finishing college or looking for your first step into marketing, this apprenticeship is designed to help you learn, grow and gain real experience while working towards a recognised qualification.

If you're curious, creative and eager to learn, we'd love to hear from you.

About Utility Aid

Utility Aid is the UK's leading energy consultancy dedicated to the not‑for‑profit sector. For more than 20 years, we've helped charities, schools, churches, housing associations and community organisations navigate the complex world of energy procurement and management.

For us, it’s personal, our purpose is simple: to help not‑for‑profit organisations source energy. We use our knowledge and experience. We anticipate and solve problems. Above all, everyone at Utility Aid is united by their desire to do more good for our stakeholders.

By helping our customers spend less time and money on energy, we help them spend more on the people and communities they support.

The role

As a Marketing Apprentice, you'll become part of a collaborative team responsible for bringing the Utility Aid brand to life across digital channels, campaigns, events and customer communications.

You'll gain practical experience across every stage of the marketing process, working on real projects that support thousands of organisations across the UK. We'll give you the training, guidance and opportunities to build your confidence while developing valuable skills for a career in marketing.

What you'll be doing

You'll support a wide range of marketing activity, including:

• Creating content for social media, blogs, emails and our website.
• Supporting marketing campaigns from planning through to delivery.
• Assisting with webinars, exhibitions and events.
• Creating presentations, leaflets and other branded marketing materials.
• Updating website content and keeping information accurate and accessible.
• Helping prepare email campaigns and customer communications.
• Researching industry topics, customer insights and market trends.
• Monitoring campaign performance and helping produce marketing reports.
• Maintaining marketing assets and ensuring everything reflects our brand guidelines.
• Working with colleagues across the business to support projects and campaigns.

Every day will give you the opportunity to learn something new.

Entry requirements

Who we're looking for

We're not looking for someone with years of experience. We're looking for someone with potential.

You’ll be someone who is:

• Minimum 4/C in GCSE Maths and English.
• Interested in marketing and excited to learn.
• Curious and willing to ask questions.
• Creative and enjoys coming up with ideas.
• Organised and pays attention to detail.
• A confident communicator with good written English.
• Positive, reliable and happy working as part of a team.

You don't need marketing experience

This role is designed for someone starting their career. You might have developed skills through school, college, volunteering, hobbies or personal projects—but what matters most is your enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

If you've experimented with Canva, created social media content, designed posters for school or enjoy writing, we'd love to see it—but it's not essential.

Skills required

• Logical
• Creative
• Initiative

Training to be provided

As part of this apprenticeship, you will complete the Level 3 Multi‑Channel Marketer Apprenticeship delivered by The Juice Academy (part of the Apprentify Group). You'll develop practical marketing skills through a combination of expert‑led virtual masterclasses and hands‑on workplace experience, allowing you to apply your learning to real projects from day one.

Throughout the programme, you will develop knowledge and skills in:

• Marketing principles and the marketing mix
• Market research and audience insights
• Branding and content creation
• Social media marketing
• Campaign planning and management
• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
• Marketing analytics and performance reporting
• Measuring campaign success and return on investment (ROI)
• AI in marketing, including generative AI, prompt engineering and AI‑powered tools

You’ll receive ongoing mentoring from the Marketing Manager and gain experience using industry tools and systems in a real marketing environment. By the end of the programme, you’ll have the skills and confidence to plan, deliver and measure marketing activity across multiple channels while achieving a nationally recognised Level 3 qualification.

Things to consider

On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a Level 3 Institute for Apprenticeships Multi‑Channel Marketer apprenticeship certificate. There may also be the opportunity to progress to a Marketing Executive.

What you can expect from usWe'll support you throughout your apprenticeship with:

• A nationally recognised Level 3 Marketing Assistant qualification.
• Hands‑on experience across a wide range of marketing activities.
• Dedicated mentoring and regular development conversations.
• Opportunities to contribute ideas and take ownership of projects as your confidence grows.
• A supportive team that values collaboration, learning and continuous improvement.

Location

Utility Aid
4th Floor of the Hub, Carre Street
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
NG34 7TW

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