Recruitment and Digital Marketing Apprentice

Nottingham College; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 8,900 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

Step Recruitment is seeking a motivated marketing apprentice to support SEO and social media campaigns across student, university and employer audiences. You will gain hands-on experience while developing strong administration and digital marketing skills under guidance from the management team.

You will learn to manage enquiries, prepare CVs, update content, and contribute ideas to marketing plans as you grow in the role. Training will be provided in our systems and tools.

Qualifications

• Organised, curious and creative with a genuine interest in marketing and content creation.
• No prior recruitment or SEO experience required; training provided.
• Experience with Canva, social media, websites or other creative tools would be a bonus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the SEO and social media plan and coordinates with recruitment and projects teams.
• Assist in managing candidate and university enquiries, CVs and shortlists, and document distribution.
• Maintain applicant management system and CRM records with simple updates or reports.
• Create and schedule social media content for Step's audiences and produce engaging graphics
• Update website pages and blog content, including vacancy information
• Carry out on-page SEO tasks after training, such as keyword research and meta descriptions
• Monitor website and social media measures, record results and suggest improvements
• Support events and marketing projects as required
• Handle candidate and business information with data protection and confidentiality
• Organise workload, meet deadlines, and communicate progress
• Share ideas to contribute to marketing plans as experience grows

Skills

Organised

Curious

Creative

Tools

Canva

Job description

At Step Recruitment, you will help promote opportunities, support candidates and universities, and create engaging digital content for student, employer and university audiences.

You do not need previous recruitment or SEO experience. We will provide training in our systems, SEO techniques and role-specific software. We are looking for someone organised, curious and creative, with a genuine interest in marketing and content creation. Experience using Canva, social media, websites or other creative tools would be a bonus, but it is not essential.

This is a hands-on apprenticeship where you can build strong business administration skills while developing valuable digital marketing experience. The Director and Management Team will set the overall marketing direction and plan. As you gain experience, you will be encouraged to suggest content ideas, identify opportunities and contribute to how Step communicates with its audiences.

Working across Step's recruitment and projects teams, you will provide accurate administrative support while helping coordinate and deliver the agreed SEO and social media plan. Your responsibilities will grow as your skills and confidence develop. You will receive clear direction, regular support and training

• Support recruitment campaigns by advertising vacancies, updating job boards and university channels, and keeping records accurate and up to date
• Help manage candidate and university enquiries, prepare CVs and shortlists, distribute documents and support recruitment follow-up activities
• Maintain the applicant management system and HubSpot CRM, complete data checks and produce simple updates or reports
• Create and schedule approved social media content for Step's student, university and employer audiences
• Produce engaging graphics and content using tools such as Canva, following Step's brand and approval processes
• Update website pages and blog content, including vacancy and featured opportunity information
• Carry out practical on-page SEO tasks, such as keyword research, page titles, meta descriptions, headings and content updates, after training
• Monitor agreed website and social media measures, record results and contribute ideas for improvement
• Support careers fairs, workshops, surveys and other recruitment or marketing projects when required
• Handle candidate and business information carefully, following data protection, confidentiality and company procedures
• Organise your workload, meet deadlines, communicate progress and ask for guidance when needed
• Share suitable ideas and suggestions, with increasing opportunity to contribute to marketing plans as your experience grows