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Marketing Level 3 Apprenticeship | Sage

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Job Details

Ongoing
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Digital Marketing, Marketing, Business Operations
Newcastle

Marketing Level 3 Apprenticeship | Sage

Looking for an apprenticeship that will provide you with an experience like no other?

Have you got a passion for marketing and looking for an apprenticeship with a top employer?

Join Sage as a Marketing Apprentice and gain practical, valuable skills from a global, FTSE 100 company and unleash your potential.

Sage is rapidly evolving from a product centric software business to a brand led, customer centric, digital first brand focused on Human-to-Human Marketing.

We use data & insight combined with craft expertise to drive commercial and brand equity growth. We are focused on annual commercial delivery and long-term innovation.

As a Marketing Apprentice you will join our high performing Marketing Team, specifically in the Performance Marketing area, delivering best-in-class campaigns.

As well as on-the-job learning, you’ll benefit from five personal development days which you can use to boost your skills and industry knowledge. We also encourage all our colleagues to make an impact in their local communities, by giving them five fully paid days per year to volunteer, fundraise or do other charitable work through Sage Foundation.

This is a hybrid role – three days per week in our Newcastle office

Key Responsibilities

What will the programme look like?

Performance marketing are responsible for the effective planning, development, delivery and optimisation of end-to-end digital campaigns that increase engagement and demand to drive new customer growth. Through highly relevant and engaging digital programs, the Campaign Team drive new customer acquisition across organic, nurture and paid channels like display, programmatic, social and search, to drive awareness and conversion across the marketing funnel. You’ll work with a range of stakeholders to ensure we get the best performance possible.

We take good care of our customers. You’ll work with the UKIA Customer Marketing team on loyalty and retention campaigns, to make sure our customers never want to leave us. The Campaign Team deliver engaging, value-driven communication plans to help customers get the most from their software, as well as the range of other benefits they enjoy by being a Sage member. You'll also be involved in driving revenue from our customer base by providing customers will solutions that are right for them, whether it be add-ons or other products.

Summary of your Day to Day

  • Engage with internal teams and stakeholders to deliver structured marketing solutions with confidence.
  • Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills to optimize campaign performance.
  • Ask the right questions to understand the target audience and business objectives.
  • Identify and recommend strategies to enhance digital marketing efforts and maximize return on investment.
  • Conduct research and quickly apply insights to improve marketing campaigns and customer engagement.

What will make me successful

  • High-energy individual with a can-do approach
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to work with people at all levels
  • Excellent verbal, written and editing skills across all forms of communication
  • Team player that works well in a dynamic environment
  • Organised, proactive and can work to deadlines
  • Able to manage and prioritise a number of tasks at once
  • Numerically strong with an attention to detail
  • You will need five 9-4 GCSE passes (including Maths and English) to thrive in this role, and to qualify for the Marketing apprenticeship you will be enrolled on to.

To thrive in this role, you will be looking for a future career in this area. But we’re committed to nurturing the talent at our fingertips, so, if you have the 5 GCSE’s but don’t meet all of the entry requirements , don’t let that hold you back from applying. You can belong at Sage, just as you are.

What can I expect from the process?

Apply online with CVComplete a gamified science-driven assessment via Harver, to help us accurately assess if  you’re aligned to our values and behaviours, whilst removing any risk of unconscious bias from our processIf you match the profile, you'll be sent a video interview to record.If your video interview is successful, you’ll be invited to a Virtual Assessment CentreSuccessful candidates will join our Apprentice Programme on 1st October 2025.

As we receive a high volume of applications, you may receive a delayed response to your video interview. We thank you for your patience.

About Sage

Sage is a global company with a local heart. The market leader for cloud-based accounting, financials, enterprise management, people, and payroll software, we empower the world’s business heroes—from single-person startups to large enterprises. Our people are passionate and positive. We inspire our colleagues to serve business builders everywhere and champion their success. As a FTSE 100 company with 14,000 colleagues across 24 countries, we do business the right way, while giving back to our local communities through the Sage Foundation. Be Sage, build on.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.


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