Position Overview & Specifications

Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Communications

Full-time, fixed term for approximately 4 years (for the duration of the apprenticeship)

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join our Marketing team, whilst studying for a BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing degree, starting September 2023. The degree will provide a critical appreciation of the elements of which digital marketing strategies cover, including web site development, analytics, social media marketing and campaign planning. You’ll study for your degree part-time, 1 day a week over 4 years, whilst putting your new skills into practice working within our Marketing team. The University will sponsor the full cost of your degree meaning you can graduate debt-free whilst gaining valuable experience working in a vibrant and forward-thinking Marketing team.

You will work in our marketing team to produce engaging content for prospective students and stakeholders in a variety of digital channels tools, including social media, email, the University website/web course pages and third-party websites, ensuring that the effectiveness of campaigns is evaluated.

About you

We don’t expect you to be the finished article, but we do ask that you are passionate about digital marketing, enthusiastic, creative and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. In return, as well as the payment for your degree, you will receive support and guidance from Marketing professionals as well as a competitive reward package.

About the team

You’ll be joining a highly professional, committed and student focused community and work within a small, friendly and flexible marketing team, which as well as digital marketing covers a range of activities, including campaigns, press and communications, international recruitment, design, outreach and admissions.

In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:

Defined Benefit pension schemes via our providers the Local Government Pension or Teachers’ Pension Schemes. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme.
There’s also a free on-site gym; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campus’ and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.

Enquiries are welcomed by Emily Tann, Head of Marketing via email at E.Tann@chi.ac.uk