Digital PR & Marketing apprentice Manchester, England
Job description
Opportunity information
Salary £15000 per year
Duration 15 years
Advert closing date 27/03/2023
Description
Finixio is a Digital Marketing agency focusing on online content creation and publishing.
The company has been active for 5 years in verticals including Finance, Health, Nutrition, Cryptocurrency and even Online Psychic readings.
They have recently acquired a number of sports content sites in both UK and US and are building a team of sports loving journalists with a focus on previews, predictions and betting picks.
The role will be working in the sports team, alongside a large team of full-time professional journalists and editors.
The websites which Finixio are looking for an apprentice to come in and add value to are https://fairbettingsites.co.uk/blog, https://www.bitcoincasinos.com/blog/, https://bestsportsbettingcanada.ca/blog & many more.
The company is fully remote and all meetings and contact is done via messenger apps or video calls. There are currently over 100 full-time employees working for Finixio with thousands more part-time content contributors working across the network.
Are you a creative and digitally savvy individual looking to kickstart your career in digital PR & Social Media? Finixio is looking for a Digital PR & Marketing apprentice to join their team working remotely. Apply Now!
Job description.
As a Digital PR & Marketing Apprentice, you will be working with the Digital PR & Growth Manager and the News Editors to help produce unique, exciting and creative content, with a particular focus on sports betting.
The role will suit anyone with a passion for both UK and US sports, tech, social media or gaming as well as someone who is keen to learn more about how to build and run successful web based businesses.
This is your fast track to learning the world of PR, whilst building valuable experience, including having your own content published in esteemed outlets like The Sun, ESPN, Metro & many more.
You should be enthusiastic, have a real drive to learn, with excellent written English skills and have a creative mindset. This is a fully remote role.
Testimonial from a Juice Academy apprentice Max Barlow, who currently works in the Finixio PR team
“Working within the PR team at Finxio has been so much fun. Each week I’m working on new tasks, whether it is coming up with ideas for PR stories or editing interviews from ex footballers. The experience I’ve gained in 6 months feels like something I’d have learnt in 5 years at a corporate PR internship.”
Your tasks will include:
- Writing content for a range of websites
- Coming up with ideas for press stories & content
- Tracking breaking news and keeping on top of new data in the world of Sports, Crypto, Gaming & more
- Creating appealing visuals to go alongside your PR content
- Pushing breaking news and PR content across oursocial media channels
- Creating press releases and building relationships with journalists and news influencers
- Identifying and developing new marketing collateral, including Infographics, Video Content and Podcasts
- Joining a true leader in online marketing
- The chance to publish your own sports writing on established websites
- Opportunity to learn and grow from online writers and editors with over 30 years experience
- Real opportunity to explore new social media platforms
- The chance to work as a media partner alongside some of the world’s biggest betting brands
- Real remote working
- Join a company with over 100 employees based in all continents
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- A keen interest in Digital PR, Social Media and content production
- Role will suit anyone with an interest in Sport, Gaming, Crypto, & Social Media
- Keenness to learn and work as part of a young, dynamic team
- Ability to work remotely using Skype, Zoom and Slack messenger apps.
- A-C (4-9) English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent
- A passion for social media and digital content!
- Age 18+ due to writing content with the themes of betting
The Juice Academy is a digital marketing Academy based in Castlefield, Manchester. They train up to 80 apprentices a year, whilst the apprentices work with businesses around the North West (and sometimes further afield!). The training is delivered by industry professionals from their sister company, Tangerine Communications. The Juice Academy training sessions are a hybrid of face-to-face learning within the academy in Castlefield, and online delivery via Zoom. Apprentices will also receive the on the job training in the workplace. The final three months of the course will be the ‘assessment period’ during which apprentices are expected to produce a portfolio of work and complete a series of assessments. Full digital marketing training to be provided on-the-job and off-the-job. The Juice Academy partner with Apprentify, who support apprentices in the workplace through development coaching.
The qualification will include:
- Level 3 Content Creator
You apply on The Juice Academy website, filling in the written application form to the best of your ability, paying attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation. Successful candidates will be invited to an online assessment session where you will complete several tasks. If you are successful, you will then be invited to an Interview or our 'Boot Camp' recruitment day in April in The Academy in Manchester City, where you will meet the employers and have the chance to grab yourself a job. Please mark clearly on your application if you will be unavailable to start on this date and we will consider you for future selection days.
Note: The Juice Academy will recruit a number of apprentices to start in April and while you’re applying for a position with this employer your application may be sent to other employers if it's unsuccessful with this employer.
- Please note: For the first year, you will be paid a minimum salary of £15,000 . Thereafter, your pay will be increased to the National Living Wage (currently £9.50 per hour). All salaries are set at the employers’ discretion; however, this will be the minimum you will receive.
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Future prospects
Digital Marketing is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK, so prospects upon completion are very promising with industry experience and a qualification under your belt. Job titles include, but are not limited to:
- Content Creator
- Social Media Executive
- Digital Marketing Executive
- Content Executive
Working week 9-5:30
Manchester, Lancashire, England, M3 4NB
