Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. 2025 Content Creation Apprentice - Level 3 Content Creator Apprenticeship Start Date: 01 September 2025 Salary: £16,000 (age 16-18), £21,000 (age 19) per annum Employee type: Permanent Working Schedule: 37 hours per week (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours on a Friday) Location: Templecombe (could be based at Reading or Crawley) Are you passionate about creating digital content? Do you have a creative mind? Do you want to be part of an Apprenticeship Programme that will develop and challenge you? If so, read on to see what Thales has on offer… What the role has to offer: Earn while you learn Job specific training experience Recognised qualifications Permanent role from day one As a Content Creation Apprentice you will provide creative design support to our bid activities and projects, communications, marketing and functional campaigns for businesses throughout Thales in the UK, as well as supporting our events team with the production of events and exhibition material. This will involve you supporting the creation of digital content, filming and making videos and animation and exploring the exciting world of 3D to support our sales community. On a day-to-day basis, you’ll be involved in: Providing innovative design solutions to a diverse range of communications and marketing campaigns Developing the design solution for corporate publications and producing promotional displays and marketing brochures for Thales products, services and events Designing and developing environmental graphics, material for intranet web pages, interactive media, multimedia projects and compelling business winning graphics to support bid submissions Providing expertise and a creative input from the inception stage of design through to final production, where necessary co-ordinating work with other team members and undertaking liaison with customers to ensure the solution is explored, developed and delivered to the expected level Applying the latest graphic design techniques in order to maintain and enhance the increasing expectation and requirements of customers, fully using the potential of design packages and the skills of other team members Understanding and managing individual work packages across a number of related areas e.g. Engineering, Communications, Sales and Marketing Supporting activities across the company as required including Bid activities, Conferences, Exhibitions, site branding etc. (for this will include some ad-hoc travel) Apprentice Programme As a Content Creator Apprentice you will be enrolling onto a Level 3 Content Creator delivered over 18 months with our specialist external training partner. Training will be taught via a virtual delivery model consisting of virtual workshops, online learning and 1-2-1 coaching sessions. On completion of the apprenticeship and upon passing the End Point Assessment, you will roll off the programme into a role within the Thales UK business. Requirements: 5 GCSEs grade 9-4 (A-C) including English and Maths. Benefits 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays) Company Pension Health Care Cash Plan Life Insurance Discount Portal Performance-related pay uplifts 80 Hours Volunteering (first two years) Please note, assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2025. Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will take place from Monday 01 September until Friday 05 September 2025. Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 16 February 2025, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note, we will be in contact by the end of February 2025 with details of next steps. Recruitment Process: For further information on our Early Careers recruitment process or to speak to a member of the Early Careers Team or a Graduate or Apprentice, please visit Thales Future Talent - Connectr. Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. As part of the vetting process you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK, time spent abroad over the last 5 years, as well as employment and/or educational history. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels. Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales. In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles. Great journeys start here, apply now