Employer description:
With over 180 years of experience, Howarth Timber is one of the UK’s leading timber and building merchants, supplying high-quality materials and expert advice to trade professionals and DIY customers across the country. The company prides itself on excellent service, innovation, and a strong community presence through its nationwide branch network.
Overview:
You will support the marketing team by creating and delivering engaging content across digital platforms such as social media, email, SMS, and in-store media. This hands-on role involves content creation, campaign planning, branch visits, and supporting promotional activities to drive brand awareness and customer engagement. A full UK driving licence and access to a car is required due to regular travel to branches.
Your main duties will include the following:
- Create and publish engaging static and video content across social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok).
- Coordinate the social media and communications calendar, ensuring consistent content flow.
- Gather content by regularly communicating with branch contacts and conducting site visits across the M62 corridor aside from our main office in Wakefield.
- Collaborate with sales, customer service and support teams to create content addressing customer needs.
- Design and edit assets/videos using Adobe Creative Suite for social media and website promotion.
- Support marketing campaigns through emails, SMS, and push notifications.
- Monitor trends and insights, adapting content strategies accordingly.
- Confidently feature in video content and assist with other marketing activities as needed.
Desirable skills:
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and video editing tools.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a car (essential).
Entry requirements:
- 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) in any subject
- GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)
- Prospective apprentices must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level as this apprenticeship in a similar subject
You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.
If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.
For more information please visit the UK ENIC website.
Working hours:
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- 31 days’ holiday, inclusive of statutory bank holidays.
- Option to buy up to an additional 5 days’ annual leave per annum or sell up to 3 days’ annual leave per annum (after qualifying period).
- Length of service awards.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Company sick pay.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Employee assistance programme, (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line).
- Benefits hub (inc discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few).
- Colleague merchant branch discount.
- Opportunity to participate in a volunteering role for one working day per year – fully paid by the company.
- Excellent training and development and scope for career progression.
Future prospects:
90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.
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