Marketing Executive Apprentice

What will the apprentice be doing?

Where you start with Amazon doesn't determine the course of your career, so many of our apprentices develop themselves beyond their wildest imaginations and we truly value early talent and your thoughts, ideas and contributions. Within your role you'll be encouraged to, and inspired to, make an impact developing skills for life throughout.

The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time education. This will give you the opportunity to gain a Level 4 Marketing Executive apprenticeship standard qualification with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills.

This 24-month programme will teach you:

• How to develop and create content that can be used across a variety of media including digital, social media, broadcast, or in print
• Involve researching, developing, promoting and distributing, products or services through effective channels to engage with a range of target audiences
• Enthusiasm for technology and creating a great online experience is a must for success
• Learn to be responsible for taking care of, and dealing with, marketing activities on digital platforms.
• Learn to schedule onsite campaigns and organize virtual events that drive traffic to our platform, while increasing repeat engagement.
• Schedule and send email promotions to both new and experienced community members

Working alongside the team, you will support with day-to-day tasks learning how Amazon works and delivers for its customers and as your knowledge and skills develop over the duration of the scheme you will have opportunities to be part of, and lead projects, making a real difference for customers.

In addition to extensive development of your technical skills, you will also grow your abilities in crucial complementary areas like organisation, prioritisation, data and problem-solving techniques, teamwork, communication, presentation skills and document writing.

You'll need to have a bias for action, the ambition to deliver results and collaborate and build trust, with an overarching passion to learn and be curious. To be a success, you will need to be committed to your own development and be prepared to make the most of the opportunities, practical experience and qualifications given to you. In return we provide first class on the job coaching, specialist partner training and unparalleled experiences working within a diverse, innovative environment where you will be challenged to excel and positively contribute.

At Amazon we strive to be the Earth's most customer-centric company, we put our customers first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We have a passion for invention, drive a commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Working here means being entrepreneurial, being customer obsessed, thinking big and challenging the status quo, whilst working collaboratively to make the impossible a reality. Trust and empowerment are paramount to the way we work - it's what allows us to do things differently as well as be bold and creative.

We're passionate about our vision and values-lead culture which is governed by our leadership principles and we are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all our colleagues have the chance to make a real difference.

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

As well as learning key skills, you will be working towards the Level 4 Marketing Executive Apprenticeship standard. Training will be delivered in a mix of remote and face-to-face sessions. Each week apprentices will be allocated time away from their day to day roles to work on their apprenticeship studies. You will spend approximately 80% of your working week learning from skilled members of the team whilst supporting learning on the job.

The apprenticeship will run for 24 months, at the end of which you will be eligible to apply for higher roles in relevant teams within Amazon or anywhere in the industry. This is the ideal opportunity to get valuable work-experience at Amazon, as well as gaining a relevant qualification funded by Amazon.

Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Throughout the apprenticeship, you will work alongside the team, supporting with day to day tasks learning how Amazon works and delivers for its customers. As your knowledge and skills increase over the duration of the scheme you will have opportunities to be part of and lead projects, making a difference for customers. The on the job experience will help you build a portfolio of evidence towards your apprenticeship. You will be given dedicated time to focus on your studies to help you stay on track and work towards successfully completing your qualification(s). Once you have successfully completed your Marketing Executive Apprenticeship you will be able to apply for relevant roles across the business.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Presentation skills, Team working, Creative

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent Maths and English (Grade C/4 or above) Essential

Things to consider

This position will be based in a Corporate Office.