Sales & Marketing Executive Apprentice
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Company: Synonymous Sport
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Location: Chelmsford, CM2 0RG
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £17,500.00 per year
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Sector: Sales, marketing and procurement
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Ref: NAS-2000023864
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Application Deadline Date: 17/04/2026
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Start Date: 27/04/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Brief Description
Synonymous Sport was founded in early 2022 with a clear mission: to elevate brands through sports sponsorships. We are building a team of highly motivated sports marketing experts, whilst creating a strong culture across the business where success is rewarded. We are seeking a driven and ambitious Sales & Marketing Apprentice
Training to be Provided
You will be completing Level 3 Multi-Channel Marketer Apprentice
As a Multi-Channel Marketer Apprentice, you help with planning, creating and implementing impactful marketing campaigns across digital platforms. As part of the Marketing Team, the multi-channel marketers will contribute to the implementation of the Marketing strategy and plans. You will be responsible for delivering day-to-day marketing activities across a multitude of platforms, channels and systems that are essential to the marketing function and activities of the company.
Training is a blended learning delivery model: online learning, classroom sessions, work-based training, independent research, workplace projects, one-to-one support and training. Your training will include:
- Creating your Portfolio
- Marketing Principles & Theory
- Branding Theory and Effective Communication
- Understanding Your Audience & Customer Journey
- Research Methodologies and Competitor Analysis
- Understanding Business Vision and Objectives
- Budget Management – Understanding ROI
- Marketing Campaign Planning and Scheduling
- Marketing Plan Implementation
- Content Creation: Planning and Development
- Content Creation: Tools (Practical)
- Copywriting – Persuasive writing techniques
- Quality, Standards and Legislation
- SEO: Introduction
- CMS/WordPress & Cornerstone Content
- Metrics & Analytics: Measurement tools
- Reports & Optimisation: Google Analytics
The Multi-Channel Marketer apprenticeship includes an end-point assessment. This is done in the final part of the apprenticeship and is how the apprentice is judged on their learning and will include:
- Producing a written report
- Portfolio of evidence-based work
- Presentation and Q&A
- Professional discussion based on portfolio
For a full overview of the Multi-channel Marketer standard, visit https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/multi-channel-marketer
Future Prospects
Potential for full-Time Employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
This is a commercially aware, delivery-focused role supporting:
- Consistent content output across Founder and company channels
- Event marketing plans and sales campaigns
- CRM growth and targeted outreach
- Private Round Table lead generation
- Sponsorship and activation amplification
- This role sits at the intersection of marketing execution and revenue generation, with clear KPIs aligned to business growth.
While this is an apprenticeship development role, it carries measurable outputs and defined performance expectations.
Role Purpose
- To drive consistent marketing delivery, support event revenue generation and contribute to database growth and lead generation, ensuring Synonymous Sport’s commercial activity is supported by structured, professional execution.
- This role contributes directly to business growth and event revenue delivery, operating within agreed commercial parameters and oversight from senior leadership.
Headline Responsibilities
- Content & Social Media Execution
Produce, schedule and manage 4–5 LinkedIn posts per week across Synonymous Sport and Founder channels (from agreed plans and messaging) - Create lifestyle-led Instagram content for Synonymous Sport events
- Attend events and client activations to capture high-quality content
- Maximise sponsorship announcements and campaign achievements across social channels
- Build and manage a centralised content library (imagery and video assets)
- Monitor engagement and report on performance metrics
Event Marketing & Promotion
- Create event marketing plans in collaboration with the Founder
- Take ownership of executing event marketing campaigns
- Support the delivery of three sell-out events in 2026
- Drive targeted outreach to brands and rights holders
Work with the Founder to secure 20 qualified attendees per Private Round Table event - Track event engagement, enquiries and conversions
CRM & Data Growth
- Manage and maintain the Synonymous Sport CRM
- Source and enter targeted data to support database growth
- Grow total Mailchimp contacts in line with agreed annual targets
- Maintain accurate tagging, segmentation and reporting
- Ensure timely follow-up of all inbound and outbound leads
Sales Process Support
- Conduct outbound outreach to targeted brands and rights holders
Support event sales pipeline tracking - Follow up warm leads within agreed SLAs
- Support the activation recharge opportunity pipeline (e.g. LED sales / bespoke activation projects)
- Report weekly on outreach activity and engagement
Email & Insight Communications
- Lead delivery of the monthly Sponsorship Insights newsletter in collaboration with the Head of Partnerships Strategy & Research
- Build and manage Mailchimp campaigns
- Monitor open rates, growth and engagement metrics
Website & Brand Governance
- Update the company website bi-weekly to showcase activations and news
- Audit brand touchpoints and report inconsistencies
- Produce briefs for designers, videographers and freelancers
- Ensure consistent brand representation across all channels