Social Media Apprentice: Hands-on, Office-Based in Cardiff

Proteus Digital; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded apprenticeship

Cardiff office at The Maltings

Claude AI tools access

28 days holiday + birthday off

Job summary

Proteus Digital in Cardiff is offering an entry-level apprenticeship into the social media industry. You will learn on real client accounts from day one, writing captions, creating carousels, and scheduling content while earning a funded qualification.

Reporting to the Account Manager, you’ll gain hands-on experience, attend probation and have a path into a Social Media Executive role, with mentorship from the founder and growth opportunities across the UK, US, and Europe.

Qualifications

• Based in Cardiff and able to work from our office at The Maltings
• A real passion for social media with opinions on it
• Good writing skills and an eye for standout posts
• Curious, eager to learn and not afraid to ask questions
• Organised and reliable; you do what you say you will do
• Some experience with Canva
• Running your own account or club/society project

Responsibilities

• Write captions for client content across Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn
• Create carousels, graphics and static posts in Canva
• Schedule and post content across platforms
• Pull together monthly performance reports
• Research trends, hooks and formats and analyse performance
• Keep up with platform changes across Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn
• Work with Account Manager to keep clients on track
• Complete apprenticeship qualification alongside the role

Skills

Cardiff resident

Social media

Writing skills

Curious mindset

Organised

Canva

Own account experience

Tools

Canva

Job description

Proteus Digital in Cardiff is offering an entry-level apprenticeship into the social media industry. You will learn on real client accounts from day one, writing captions, creating carousels, and scheduling content while earning a funded qualification.

Reporting to the Account Manager, you’ll gain hands-on experience, attend probation and have a path into a Social Media Executive role, with mentorship from the founder and growth opportunities across the UK, US, and Europe.