Marketing Assistant Higher Apprenticeship

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Marketing Assistant Higher Apprenticeship

Current Team Information 

Savills is an organisation full of extraordinary individuals at the forefront of their specialisms, eager to drive progress for themselves, their colleagues, and our business as part of a truly inclusive culture.

No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. Savills brings a truly personal approach to every project, delivering best-in-class insights and advice to help our clients make better property decisions. Clients can always expect to be heard, empowered, challenged and receive a collaborative approach.

You will be joining a team of 80+ marketing professionals under the leadership of Victoria Bennett, Head of Brand and Marketing. It is an exciting time, as we are evolving as a marketing team to support the next chapter of the businesses growth agenda.

You will be based out of our head office at Margaret Street in London, and will be empowered to balance your time effectively based on your stakeholder needs and the business objectives.  

We have excellent retention rates and invest heavily in our people. We’ll provide you with career development training, both personal and technical, in areas such as leadership & gravitas, and client empathy and capture. You will also have a platform to develop relationships with Savills senior business leaders globally. If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you.

About this role

To give the successful candidate a wide scope of experience, their 15 month apprenticeship will be split across two teams within the marketing department. They will spend the first half of their apprenticeship within a client facing team, where they will get to understand that particular sector and how we plan and deliver marketing initiatives to achieve their business objectives. 

The second half of the apprenticeship will be sat in a specialist team within our centres of excellence model. These teams’ support campaigns across the whole business, delivering in-house capabilities across brand, content, design, digital marketing and social media. By sitting centrally, it ensures there is a level of governance across the whole of Savills brand across all of the markets we work in. 

You should finish your apprenticeship with an understanding of:

• Business understanding and commercial awareness
• The concepts of brand positioning and management
• The role of a company’s vision and values
• The target audience’s decision making process and how that can influence marketing activities
• The features and benefits of different marketing channels and media, both digital and offline
• Insights to marketing systems and software which help deliver marketing outcomes efficiently, for example to analyse data, produce reports and project management
• The importance of clear briefs and project management
• Stakeholder management

Day to day tasks will include:

• Supporting the production and distribution of marketing materials, e.g. digital, print and video content as appropriate
• Proofreading project briefs and giving confident presentations
• Engaging and collaborating with a wide range of clients/stakeholders, across departments internally and with clients/suppliers externally to support marketing outcomes as required
• Coordinating marketing activities and events
• Effectively managing and liaising with internal and external stakeholders including, suppliers to deliver required outcomes

Working Week

Five full days in the office, working hours 9:00am to 5:30pm. One of these days each week will be dedicated to your apprenticeship studies whilst in the office.

How you’ll make an impact

Good communication and organisational skills are vital to succeed as an apprentice. You will need the ability to manage a varied workload when working with different members of the team. It is also important to feel confident when using your own initiative, and being passionate about delivering the best service possible for your team and clients.

The successful candidate will have the following skills:

• Word and Excel capabilities
• Good written, presentation and numerical skills are essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Diligent and detail driven
• Able to work individually and as part of a team
• Punctual, reliable, keen and enthusiastic
• Thirst for knowledge and self-motivated

GCSE English and Maths at Level 4 (Grade C) or above is a mandatory requirement and you may not apply if you are currently studying for or already have a degree. 

You must be eligible to live, work and remain in the UK, within 1 hour’s commute of the office you are applying to.

Training 

Marketing Executive Level 4. On the job training is provided to ensure all the required knowledge and experience is obtained throughout the apprenticeship to qualify successfully. 

Career development

We will provide the full suite of Savills training programme including mandatory health and safety and office training, as well as specific training relevant to your role.

We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up to date with changes to legislation and business needs.

Benefits 

• Permanent Contract for all apprentices, as opposed to a training contract
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Pension Scheme – Royal London
• Training costs covered
• 25 days annual leave 
• Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers
• Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative)
• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)
• Employee Assistance Programme – A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• ShareSave - Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Company Mobile Phone

About Savills

Savills apprenticeship programme allows you to gain the training, experience and support you need to build a fulfilling career in real estate.

We pride ourselves on offering the best possible experience from the day you receive your offer letter with us, through to the training programmes that support your career development.

We work with the Chartered Surveyors Training Trust to offer property apprenticeship opportunities across our business in various locations. If you are passionate about a developing a professional career in property, and would prefer to learn on the job rather than studying full-time at university, these roles may suit you. We have 100 per cent retention rate of our apprentices, who go on to work for Savills after completion of the scheme.

How to apply

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