We are Global

We’re proud to be one of the world’s leading media and entertainment groups. Whether it be on-air, via global player or through our outdoor advertising, we entertain and reach over 50 million individuals across the UK every week.

Across our entire business, we’re committed to making more moments that matter for our audiences, customers and for each other. And every moment matters…the small, the big and everything in between. We couldn’t do any of it without our talented, passionate Globallers. Everything we do is driven by our culture and the talented people who make it happen.

Here at Global, we have a saying…it’s all about how you make people feel. It’s our company ethos, our guiding belief and it’s so much more than words. It’s the vibe you get when you walk into one of our offices, it’s what keeps us honest and true to who we are, and above all, it’s the reason we all love to work here.

Job Description

Commercial Product Marketing Apprentice (18 Month Placement)

Role overview

The mission of Marketing at Global is to create, nurture and grow some of the UK’s most loved media brands in order to help Global achieve its immediate business goals, as well as making sure we embrace a brave, new digital future

The Commercial Marketing Team has a B2B (Business to Business) responsibility to bring the Global Brand to life for Marketing Partners at the World’s Leading Brands, Media agencies and Outdoor Specialist agencies via a range of marketing channels and disciplines.

The role of the Commercial Product Marketing Apprentice is to support the national commercial marketing team and ensure the smooth running of marketing campaigns and other activity.

This Apprenticeship is based in the team that supports our Outdoor advertising business, which is the newest and fastest-growing part of Global, so there’s lots to get stuck into.

The team has a busy and exciting year ahead and the Apprentice role ensures all our Outdoor marketing materials are best in class and acts as a central point of contact for internal & external enquiries.

This role gives the candidate the opportunity to develop their marketing skills while learning about the three main areas of Global’s business – Radio (comprising household names like Capital, Heart, Radio X, Classic FM), Outdoor - with our market leading billboard and London Underground outdoor estate - and DAX, our pioneering digital audio advertising platform.

3 best things about the job

• Bumping into some of the biggest names in radio while getting a coffee
• Working in a team to support Global’s Outdoor advertising business, which is the new kid on the block with big ambitions for growth
• Collaboration. Working with a wide range of partners across Marketing, Product and Commercial you’ll learn something different every day!

Why come and Join Global?

• £19k salary
• 25 days of holiday
• Access to g:Perks Global employee benefits, including GymFlex and a Season Ticket Loan to support travel
• Level 3 apprenticeship qualification
• Access to a network of media industry experts

Responsibilities of the role

• Working alongside the Commercial Design and Online & CRM teams to manage the production and delivery of marketing materials and landing pages for Global’s Outdoor advertising business
• Assist the Commercial Marketing team in their day-to-day tasks
• Source, compose and create compelling content for one-pagers, social media campaigns and presentations that catches the audience’s eye and delivers positive sentiment for Global
• Coordinate filming and photography of physical events, outdoor advertising sites & campaigns, liaising with the appropriate contacts to obtain any approvals or permits required
• Compile event invitation lists and help track RSVPs
• Support the delivery of in-agency sales activations, both in-person events and digital events
• Coordinate our Case Study process to have up-to-date examples of Global’s best work
• Deliver regular and ad hoc reporting in a timely and efficient manner
• Build and maintain great business relationships across your stakeholder group and with external clients
• Deliver all work to the highest possible quality output, all in line with Global brand design guidelines and copywriting style

Measures of success – What we’re looking for in this role:

• Demonstrate high levels of creative enthusiasm, highlighting your passion for marketing and communication
• Collaborate and build positive relationships with your peers and key partners across the business
• Help deliver our latest product marketing collateral for our Outdoor business
• Work as part of the team to coordinate our latest in-agency events calendar

Overview of the Level 3 Content Creator Apprenticeship

• This apprenticeship will allow you to develop and create written and audio visual content that can be used across a variety of platforms and media
• This may include social media, broadcast or in print. The content you create can be used as part of media, advertising and marketing campaigns
• You will have to capture what is exciting about a campaign and design the elements that can be used across media platforms and channels
• You’ll research, prepare and develop the messaging to maximise audience engagement

What jobs could this apprenticeship this lead on to in the future?

After you have completed your Global apprenticeship placement, you can apply and go on to be a Marketing Professional. The progression from this role would be to become a Marketing Executive or Marketing Manager within Global or other creative media/entertainment companies and household name brands.

Everyone is welcome at Global  

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that different will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Global