Social Media Executive Apprentice
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Company NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
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Provider J G W TRAINING LIMITED
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Location Basildon, SS14 3BE
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Type Apprenticeship
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Salary Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector Sales, marketing and procurement
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Ref NAS-2000061332
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Application Deadline Date 13/11/2026
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Start Date 07/12/2026
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Positions Available 1
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Working Week Monday to Friday. Based in Basildon Essex, but hybrid working available.
Brief Description
Newsquest Media Group is a prominent media company with over 250 news brands and magazines. Newsquest reaches 41 million digital users and 7 million print readers monthly. As a social media executive in the Eastern Counties, you will increase their online presence and engagement across all of the main social media platforms.
Training to be Provided
You will be enrolled on a Multi-Channel Marketer Apprenticeship.
There will be 12 months of training followed by an End Point Assessment (EPA).
The programme consists of:
- Interactive Workshops. Live online sessions on topics such as AI, LinkedIn, Google Analytics, and Social Media Advertising.
- 1-2-1 Coaching. Monthly one-hour sessions with a marketing tutor. Support to refine skills and give feedback on completed activities.
- Progress Coach. Regular progress reviews and ongoing support help learners stay on track and get the guidance they need.
- Workplace Projects. Apply what you learn in real-world marketing tasks.
- Final Assessment. A Project Report & Presentation followed by a Professional Discussion assessed by CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing).
Future Prospects
We have an exciting apprenticeship opportunity as a social media executive, which will work alongside our team of Eastern Counties magazine editors to increase our online presence and engagement across all of the main social media platforms.
Role: To implement and execute the SM playbook for our magazine portfolio. Using the central provided content, enhance these posts with high quality local content including video through close working with the local editors.
There will be progression opportunities upon completion within the Wider Newsquest organisation
Vacancy Detail
- Role: To implement and execute the SM playbook for our magazine portfolio.
- Using the centrally provided content, enhance these posts with high-quality local content, including video through close working with the local editors.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute, implement, and manage our social media strategy.
- Execute the pre-defined social media KPIs.
- Create captions for the predetermined central content posts according to the SM playbook guidelines.
- Collaborate with each of our magazine editors to determine a monthly content strategy.
- Create a monthly social media schedule of local content and upload it along with the central content to the SM planner by the end of one month for the next.
- Research and identify collaboration posts from the original magazine content.
- Listen to all posts and ensure timely reactions to comments .
- Measure the success of every social media campaign and report back to management monthly.
- Stay up to date with the latest social media best practices and technologies.
- Use social media marketing tools available to the business.
- Monitor user engagement and suggest content optimisation.
- Identify and collaborate with local influencers who can partner with our brand to mutually extend both our reach and theirs.
- Provide constructive feedback.