Junior Content Producer Apprentice Manchester, England
Job description
As one of the largest providers of skills and training in the UK, we are dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with apprenticeships, higher education and commercial training. We help people to develop their skills across a diverse range of sectors and levels, with our Ofsted Grade 2: Good provider status, and work with leading businesses to ensure our curriculum boosts the career prospects of individuals and productivity of businesses.
The Growth Company’s (GC) team has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Content Producer Apprentice who will Support the Quality and Curriculum Team with the development and content writing of our digital learning platform; to improve the quality of teaching and learning across Education and Skills and to support blended learning delivery models.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the preparation of content as required using appropriate software
- Update and edit learning resources for the virtual learning environment
- Liaise with internal partners as approporiate, via phone, email, in person where appropriate
- Communicate information in a professional and informal manner to the group’s audiences and other partners and stakeholders
- Produce reports and management information on the usage of resources
- Support the E-Learning Team with general administrative duties inc. meetings, invoicing and emailing
- Administration and maintenance of the digital learning platform to ensure effective use of the system
- Work with learners to gain feedback on digital provision to support continuous improvement.
- Successfully complete a Junior Content Creator Apprenticeship at Level 3
About You
- Ability to understand, demonstrate and apply GC values - Make a positive difference, stronger together, empower people, do the right thing, build on success
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and partners
- Essential: GCSE maths and English grades C/4 or above, or equivalents
- Desirable: a relevant Level 2, or equivalent qualification
Skills Required
- Flexible approach to work including willingness to travel and working occasional unsociable hours
- Good organisational skills
- A passion for creating content for creative and digital media
- An ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively as part of a team
- The ability to build and maintain positive relationships with customers
- Recognition and compliance with equality and diversity in the workplace
- Excellent writing skills, with a particular talent for writing succinctly and with personality. A strong grasp of spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Experience of working in an office environment
- Digital content creation experience which may include development of resources, social media, digital communications, branding or graphic design
This is a fixed term apprenticeship for 18 months. You will complete the content creator qualification as part of this role.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All Education and Skills appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check and a professional social media check. These checks will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.
If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.
GC is committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from an ethnic community.
As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the recruiting manager and our Internal recruitment team.
We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.
GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.
Should you apply for any of our roles, we will be completing interviews virtually or face to face, dependent on the role. This will be explained further should you reach interview stage. We will be more than happy to explain the measures we have put in place, ahead of you attending any of our premises.
If you require support with the recruitment process, please contact or Internal Recruitment team at [email protected] or call us on 0161 237 4447.
