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Business Development Apprentice
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LTD · CREATIVE PROCESS DIGITAL LTD
Location
WORTHING
Postcode
BN14 8HQ
Salary
£17,784 a year
Duration
1 Year 3 Months
Hours per week
36h
Positions available
1
Level
Level 4 – Higher
Qualification
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation practitioner (level 4)
Start date
15 December 2027
Application deadline
10 December 2027
Posted
27 October 2026
Vacancy reference
2000061065
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 - 5.00pm, 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.