Join our Early Careers Programme – Communications Apprentice … commencing Summer 2025
STADA Thornton & Ross is one of UK's fastest-growing producers of consumer healthcare products including Covonia, Savlon, Nizoral, Cetraben and Zoflora. Our Specialty and Generic medicines also address therapeutic areas including dermatology, bone health, kidney disease and more. With more than 700 employees, we’re proud that our growth journey is supporting Britain’s wellbeing in multiple settings, including consumer healthcare, hospital, primary care, pharmacy and homecare.
Our mission is Caring for People’s Health as a Trusted Partner, and we’re always looking out for talented people to join our team and support our exciting growth plan.
STADA UK Thornton & Ross – Communications Apprentice
Huddersfield | U.K. | Full-time | Fixed-Term 24 Months
In this newly created role, our Communications Apprentice will support the Communications team in executing internal and external communication plans. This role involves creating content, posting this content on digital and social media channels, assisting with events, and ensuring consistent messaging across all platforms. It’s a broad and exciting opportunity, and you’ll get involved in the communications and engagement execution activity for the Culture and People agenda, supporting our EVP plans. You’ll also help with the delivery of a communications plan for our manufacturing site, to make sure our factory teams have the news and information they need.
This role is specifically aimed at an A-Level or T-Level student who is looking for the first step on the career ladder. Alongside your role as the Communications Apprentice, you will undertake the 15-month PR & Communications Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 4) Apprenticeship to achieve your qualification through a mixture of on-site and online academic learning.
How You Will Make an Impact
On a day to day basis your key responsibilities will include:
1. Content Creation: Create and execute content for internal and external communication channels, including LinkedIn, STADA UK websites, One STADA App and the company intranet. This involves written news, slides and visuals, video editing and animation, in Canva.
2. Social Media Management: Assist in managing the company’s social media accounts – LinkedIn and Instagram – by scheduling posts, monitoring engagement, and replying to comments and messages.
3. Internal Communications: Help maintain the drumbeat of news from across the UK organisation when it comes to culture, product and brand news, and STADA engagement initiatives.
4. Event administration and execution: helping to successfully run internal comms events and events that support the successful roll-out of our EVP. For example, working with the Communications Director and Culture and People Team to make our Town and Village Halls successful and engaging. This could involve everything from sending invites to producing slides and video pieces.
5. Brand Consistency: Ensure all communications align with STADA brand guidelines and messaging.
6. Measurement and evaluation: creating surveys to measure the performance of communication activity, interpreting and implementing the feedback so we can be even better at communications.
What We Are Looking For
1. Educated to at least A-Level standard within the last 2 years, with passes at Grade C or above in English Language and/or Literature (or predicted grades if completing A levels in summer 2025).
2. Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage various stakeholders in person, by phone, chat messaging and email.
3. Experience of social media platforms and understanding of content management systems.
4. Basic understanding of internal communications, public relations and media relations.
5. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
6. Attention to detail and creativity.
7. Good IT skills with a proven ability to use Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
8. Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively to meet deadlines.
How we care for you
At Thornton & Ross our purpose “Caring for people’s health as a trusted partner” motivates us every day. And what would be a better place than starting with our own employees. Which is why we give much in return:
* Competitive starting salary of £17,500 and an annual bonus scheme.
* Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme offering 6% employer contribution rates.
* Hybrid working – we spend three days of your choice in the office, with the remaining days working at home.
* 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays with the potential to buy up to 5 additional days.
* Health benefits provided through our Medicash Health Cash Plan.
* Free winter flu jab.
* Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme and KYAN Wellbeing – offering free coaching and counselling services for you and your family.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Enhanced Family Leave.
* Plus, many more employee benefits & celebration events.
STADA Group values and promotes its diverse culture, regardless of gender, age, social or ethnic origin, disabilities, religion, ideology, or sexual orientation. We use the strength of our uniqueness to develop creative ideas, expand our experience and increase innovative strength. Our focus is on equal opportunities, respectful cooperation, and the promotion of an inclusive working environment. We are looking forward to your application and welcome applications without a pharmaceutical background.
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