Apprentice Marketing Assistant

We build homes for sale or rent across the country; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in Manchester is seeking an Apprentice Marketing Assistant on a 2-year fixed term contract. This full-time role involves supporting the marketing team and managing various administrative tasks. Ideal for individuals looking to start a marketing career with ample growth opportunities. Applicants must have a minimum of 5 GCSEs, including Maths and English, with strong organizational and communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and includes excellent benefits.

Benefits

Excellent pension plan

28 days Annual Leave

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Capability to undertake accurate and efficient office processes.
• Ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the marketing team in implementing effective marketing campaigns.
• Manage email accounts and processing invoices.
• Keep website and property portals updated with accurate data.
• Coordinate creative pitches for branding and content.
• Assist the Marketing Manager in equipping the sales team with necessary materials.

Skills

Marketing

Strong organizational skills

Proactive with strong initiative

Effective communication

Computer literate with competency in MS Office

Education

Minimum of 5 GCSE grade 4 to 9 including Maths and English

Tools

MS Office

CMS systems

Email marketing platforms

Photoshop

Job description

Title

Apprentice Marketing Assistant

Contract

2-year Fixed Term Contract

Hours

Full-Time 37.5 hours per week

Salary

27081 per annum

Reporting Office

Manchester Old Trafford

Persona

Agile Worker : 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office / working location (hybrid working)

Role Profile - Apprentice Marketing

Closing date for completed applications

16 November 2025 at 11 PM

Interviews will tentatively be conducted on 1 December 2025.

Benefits include

• Excellent pension plan (up to 5% double contribution)
• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service
• Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan non-contributory life assurance up to 21 hours volunteering paid days lifestyle benefits Employee Assistance Programme and many more

• Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

NB : To qualify for apprenticeship funding the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status. This requires residency in the UK (or British Overseas Territories) for at least 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.

The L&Q Early Talent Programme has been designed to help you get the career you have always wanted. This role provides the opportunity to start a new career path with a values-led organisation that will support you to learn and develop throughout the programme and beyond.

Introduction

The new homes marketing team works across L&Qs sale and rental tenures to promote our homes for sale and rent to potential customers and deliver quality educated leads for our sales team. This ensures we can meet our ambitious sales targets. The team consists of marketing PR and digital colleagues.

Overview of the role

This is an ideal role for an individual looking to start a career in marketing in a company with high profile residential developments. For the successful candidate there will be lots of opportunities to progress your career in marketing.

You will provide administrative support to the marketing team in order to implement effective and efficient marketing plans and campaigns for the sales sites. You will act as the first point of contact for internal customers external suppliers and stakeholders.

The role will be varied and include managing email accounts raising purchase orders processing invoices and updating IT systems where necessary. You will collate on and off-line marketing collateral including sales brochures digital placements imagery media and PR coordination for each development.

A large part of the role will also include keeping our website and property portals up to date with accurate data and information each week and in line with guidelines as well as compiling weekly email marketing to nurture the existing lead database.

You will contribute to marketing strategies and creative briefs through regular competitive analysis producing reports where required. You will also collate local information for prospective buyers to help our wider vision of improving the customer experience and journey.

You will also co-ordinate the creative pitches for branding websites video content signage interior design etc as required for our wide range of developments. When were close to launching a new build development you will assist the Marketing Manager with ensuring the sales team are well-equipped with everything they need to run a sales office.

What youll bring

• Capability to undertake accurate and efficient office processes
• Computer literate with good proven competency in MS Office (CMS systems email marketing platforms CRM systems and Photoshop is desirable).
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines
• Proactive with strong initiative
• Strong effective communication with all internal and external parties

If you are interested in this role and have the experience required then apply without delay!

Apprenticeship details

Level 4 Marketing Executive Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship entry requirements

A minimum of 5 GCSE grade 4 to 9 including Maths and English.

We look forward to reviewing your application and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.

About L&Q

We're one of the UKs leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief : high quality housing is vital for peoples health happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250000 people call our properties home and were proud to serve diverse communities across London the South‑East and North‑West of England.

At L&Q people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times and all levels when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process including application stage please email

At L&Q sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UKs largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

Key Skills

Marketing,Google Docs,MailChimp,Adobe Creative Suite,Constant Contact,Microsoft Powerpoint,Market Research,Adobe Photoshop,Social Media Management,Adobe Illustrator,Wordpress,Adobe Indesign

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1