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Do I need to go to uni for a future career in marketing

I love studying business at sixth form and I'm particularly interested in marketing. Can I be just as successful going into the sector without uni. What are my path options regarding apprenticeships?

Reply 1

D4wod

8

Apprenticeships are great for things which require experience, business is tricky as you need to make contacts and know how to efficiently manage a place but I would say you need knowledge prior, if anything I would do an apprenticeship for a year, if its not for you, then apply for university. This would get you the best of both worlds as apprenticeships don't let you go to uni prior.

Reply 2

socialbuzzing

Hi there!

We are looking for a social media account manager to assist our award winning digital agency.

You will be required to:

- Create and design social media accounts.
- Write excellent copy, a good command of English is a must.
- Be proactive, email clients to discuss competitions and blog ideas.
- Fast response time and must be flexible.
- Understand that social media is not just about content but engagement so a specialist in retweeting, @messaging and using trending hashtags as well as sourcing key influencers and blogger opportunities.

Experience in social media is a must as is Hootsuite.

Professionalism and reliability is key.

The jobs role can be part time or full time and is home based. Payment will range between £60 - £100 per month per client. Most of our account managers will manage 5 - 5 clients so will earn a fantastic wage.

We look forward to hearing from you, telephone interview and sample posts will be followed after the first round of short listing.

Reply 3

Mystery.

21

Original post

by socialbuzzing

Hi there!

We are looking for a social media account manager to assist our award winning digital agency.

You will be required to:

- Create and design social media accounts.
- Write excellent copy, a good command of English is a must.
- Be proactive, email clients to discuss competitions and blog ideas.
- Fast response time and must be flexible.
- Understand that social media is not just about content but engagement so a specialist in retweeting, @messaging and using trending hashtags as well as sourcing key influencers and blogger opportunities.

Experience in social media is a must as is Hootsuite.

Professionalism and reliability is key.

The jobs role can be part time or full time and is home based. Payment will range between £60 - £100 per month per client. Most of our account managers will manage 5 - 5 clients so will earn a fantastic wage.

We look forward to hearing from you, telephone interview and sample posts will be followed after the first round of short listing.

Where are you recruiting ?

Reply 4

socialbuzzing

Original post

by Mystery.

Where are you recruiting ?

Hey Mystery,
It is home based, so freelance social media work :smile:

Reply 5

HollyHassan

OP

Original post

by socialbuzzing

Hi there!

We are looking for a social media account manager to assist our award winning digital agency.

You will be required to:

- Create and design social media accounts.
- Write excellent copy, a good command of English is a must.
- Be proactive, email clients to discuss competitions and blog ideas.
- Fast response time and must be flexible.
- Understand that social media is not just about content but engagement so a specialist in retweeting, @messaging and using trending hashtags as well as sourcing key influencers and blogger opportunities.

Experience in social media is a must as is Hootsuite.

Professionalism and reliability is key.

The jobs role can be part time or full time and is home based. Payment will range between £60 - £100 per month per client. Most of our account managers will manage 5 - 5 clients so will earn a fantastic wage.

We look forward to hearing from you, telephone interview and sample posts will be followed after the first round of short listing.

where can I find out more info?

Reply 6

Milkround

Official Rep

10

The Milkround School Leaver website show job opportunities that are for those that don't necessarily want to take the university route. There's a Marketing and PR section here:
http://schoolleavers.milkround.com/jobs/

Reply 7

Miss Rigsby

6

is the social media job still going?

Reply 8

Minty

9

Hey

I work in marketing (here at TSR) and have employed a fair few people. I've always recruited at graduate level, but there are people who come into the industry at a lower level.

I think the challenges you'll face are probably in two areas.

Firstly you may find yourself being channeled into a specialism. If I took on a non-grad it would be to do something very specific. At TSR it might be to work on the ad serving team who process all the ads and use all the smart ad tech we have. Whereas when we appointed generalist marketing execs I would look for a graduate. This specialism is a blessing and a curse. You could quickly become quite specialist in a specific area, but might find it harder to transition to something else.

The second problem kind of follows on from the first. A lot of the more generalist roles are advertised at grad level, so if you wanted to move into a graduate level job (which would be more varied) you might have some tricky conversations with recruiters. It's not to say that you couldnt or wouldnt be successful but it you might need to fight your corner robustly.

One thing that could make your life easier is to get a very early start on your CIM qualifications. Finding an employer who will support you through Chartered Inst of Marketing exams, which you would be well advised to take regardless of if you go to Uni or not, could be invaluable. that way when you're at second jobber stage the employer would be faced with a difficult question - "I value a degree but do I want a grad fresh from uni, or someone with meaningful experience and a professional qualification?"

I've been doing this for ages now, happy to answer any Q's :-)

Reply 9

Miss Rigsby

6

i do understand some aspects but i need to get more experience, need an entry level job.. i'm interested in the content side of things/ social media. I currently manage a social media page about unsigned bands and speak to them via DM.

Reply 10

Opclause

Hi there,
I am looking for a telesales/marketing person to do marketing for a recruitment agency. The company specialises in five different sectors which are Legal, Engineering, Construction, Security and Warehousing. We are currently looking for more ways to market the business and get contracts from new clients. We can do a continuous fee sharing that would be suitable to you and to us as a company and for as long as the contract is still in place and on every single candidate we supply to such clients. This is a fantastic opportunity on a passive income and the one that we can both work together on making it a success. If interested in this role, please do not hesistate to contact me and hope in doing business with the right candidate.

Reply 11

HollyHassan

OP

Original post

by Opclause

Hi there,
I am looking for a telesales/marketing person to do marketing for a recruitment agency. The company specialises in five different sectors which are Legal, Engineering, Construction, Security and Warehousing. We are currently looking for more ways to market the business and get contracts from new clients. We can do a continuous fee sharing that would be suitable to you and to us as a company and for as long as the contract is still in place and on every single candidate we supply to such clients. This is a fantastic opportunity on a passive income and the one that we can both work together on making it a success. If interested in this role, please do not hesistate to contact me and hope in doing business with the right candidate.