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Business Development Apprentice

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LTD · CREATIVE PROCESS DIGITAL LTD
Location
WORTHING
Postcode
BN14 8HQ
Salary
£15,000 a year
Duration
1 Year 3 Months
Hours per week
36h
Positions available
1
Degree awarded
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation practitioner (level 4)
Start date
9 October 2026
Application deadline
28 September 2026
Posted
4 September 2026
Vacancy reference
2000051628

About the role

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development:

  • Make targeted outbound cold calls to prospective business customers
  • Research and identify potential customers using lead-generation sources
  • Identify relevant decisionmakers and purchasing contacts
  • Identify and re-engage dormant customers from the company’s historic database to generate new sales opportunities
  • Qualify prospects and identify genuine purchasing opportunities
  • Make appointments for sales team product specialists when required
  • Follow up prospects consistently by telephone and email
  • Prepare or coordinate quotations and follow them through
  • Complete a structured handover of successful new accounts to the Account Manager
  • Maintain accurate prospect, call and opportunity information
  • Continually build and manage a strong pipeline of new prospects

Sales & General Administration:

  • Assist with general sales and office administration as required
  • Respond to and direct incoming telephone calls and emails
  • Maintain accurate customer, prospect and contact information
  • Assist with preparing quotations, documents and customer correspondence
  • Update spreadsheets, reports and internal systems
  • Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal departments
  • Carry out data entry and maintain accurate records
  • Assist the wider sales team with administrative tasks and follow-ups

Working week

8:45am - 5pm Monday - Friday.

Skills

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsAdministrative skillsInitiativeTeam PlayPunctual and reliableAbility to multitaskLearn company software

Required qualifications

Essential
GCSE · Maths & English · Grade A*-C or 4-9
Essential
A Level · A Levels · Grade (A*- c or equivalents)

Training & development

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Practitioner Level 4.

1-day a month in Brighton training. The remaining working on the job, applying your new skills.

Alongside your role you will complete a Level 4 AI Specialist programme learning how to use AI, automation, data and digital tools to improve campaigns, customer experiences and business processes.

Future prospects
  • Pay increase after qualifying
  • More responsibility
  • Clear progression plan
  • Permanent role 

About MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Media & Communications Limited are a communications and IT supplier trading globally with offices in Germany, Spain and the UK.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working person to be based at our Worthing, West Sussex location. 


Website
www.media-comm.co.uk/