Launchpad: Digital Marketer

Explore and launch your career in digital marketing

Money-back Guarentee
  • Estimated12 weeks
  • DurationSelf-Paced

Get 8 hours of expert coaching support

Your qualified coach will act as your guide as you learn how to bring your hopes into reality.

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  • Work with your coach to define your career goals.
  • Your coach will help you identify another path if marketing isn’t for you.
  • Stay on track with regular coaching calls and in app chat.

Find out how coaching can help you.

How will Launchpad help you?

Set Your Direction

Define your career goals with your coach.

Learn Certified Skills

Learn new skills with a blend of self-led learning courses and live workshops.

Job Search Support

Working with a coach increases your chance of being successful.

Programme schedule

CPD Certified
  • Part 1: Get prepared for success

    Meet your coach to start defining your goals, attend an introduction webinar, and can take assessments to better understand your strengths.

    • Coaching Call: Introductory
      Part 1

      Meet your dedicated career coach, discuss your goals and make a plan together.

      Meet your dedicated career coach, discuss your goals and make a plan together.

    • Exercise: Wheel of Life
      Part 1

      Assess how your career fits into the broader aspirations for your life.

      Assess how your career fits into the broader aspirations for your life.

    • Podcast: What are Strengths?
      Part 1

      Knowing your strengths is key to developing confidence. Our coaches discuss the importance of strengths and how to identify yours.

      Knowing your strengths is key to developing confidence. Our coaches discuss the importance of strengths and how to identify yours.

    • Exercise: Find your Strengths
      Part 1

      These four scientfically-validated assessments help you identify strengths and cover: Creative Problem-Solving, Interpersonal Communication, Concentration and Focus, and Career Motivation.

      These four scientfically-validated assessments help you identify strengths and cover: Creative Problem-Solving, Interpersonal Communication, Concentration and Focus, and Career Motivation.

    • Reflection: Strengths
      Part 1

      Reflect on your strengths list and identify how these have helped you in your work and life up till now.

      Reflect on your strengths list and identify how these have helped you in your work and life up till now.

    • Webinar: How to succeed with Launchpad: Digital Marketer
      Part 1

      We’ll cover how to work best with your coach and take a deep dive into the programme content. Questions welcome!

      We’ll cover how to work best with your coach and take a deep dive into the programme content. Questions welcome!

  • Part 2-5: Learn and Grow

    Identify your unique strengths and skills, and explore how to apply them in your life with your coach. Understand your career goals with a series of coaching exercises and start to explore potential digital marketing career options. Start learning your first marketing skills with Accenture Digital Skills courses, a Google Digital Garage course with The OU accreditation, and General Assembly live workshops.

    • Coaching Support: Strengths review
      Part 2

      Work one-to-one with your coach to discuss your strengths and understand how you can apply them in your life.

      Work one-to-one with your coach to discuss your strengths and understand how you can apply them in your life.

    • Course: Google Digital Garage - Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
      Part 2-3

      Master the basics of digital marketing with this accredited course, all created by Google trainers. There's 26 modules to explore and 40 hrs learning.

      Pass the final 40-question exam to get certified.

      Master the basics of digital marketing with this accredited course, all created by Google trainers. There's 26 modules to explore and 40 hrs learning.

      Pass the final 40-question exam to get certified.

    • Exercise: Identify all your Skills
      Part 3

      Build your skills library, create awareness of the skills you enjoy and reflect on how to best apply these in your career.

      Build your skills library, create awareness of the skills you enjoy and reflect on how to best apply these in your career.

    • Exercise: Your world of work - with who and where?
      Part 3

      Explore the types of people and which work environments enable you to be at your best.

      Explore the types of people and which work environments enable you to be at your best.

    • Podcast: Values
      Part 4

      Our coaches explore what values are and how they can influence your happiness in the work that you do.

      Our coaches explore what values are and how they can influence your happiness in the work that you do.

    • Exercise: Find your Values
      Part 4

      It’s important that your work enables you to stay true to your values. These exercises help you to discover your values.

      It’s important that your work enables you to stay true to your values. These exercises help you to discover your values.

    • Exercise: The River
      Part 4

      Take time to plot the highlights in your career so far and when you've used your superpower strengths

      Take time to plot the highlights in your career so far and when you've used your superpower strengths

    • Webinar: Hear from marketing experts
      Part 4

      Hear two industry experts talk through their journey into digital marketing and what working in this field is really like.

      Hear two industry experts talk through their journey into digital marketing and what working in this field is really like.

    • Online Workshop: Intro to Digital Marketing
      Part 4

      Explore brand building and how modern marketers drive successful campaigns using content, email, social media, paid advertising channels, and more.
      
Instructor Alex Allper, Freelance Creative Director

      Explore brand building and how modern marketers drive successful campaigns using content, email, social media, paid advertising channels, and more.
      
Instructor Alex Allper, Freelance Creative Director

    • Coaching call: How are you using Skills, Strengths, Values?
      Part 5

      Work with your coach to explore how you can use your strengths and skills, with a digital marketing career in mind.

      Work with your coach to explore how you can use your strengths and skills, with a digital marketing career in mind.

    • Mindsets: Confidence and Resilience
      Part 5

      Feel confident in your abilities and maintain the belief that you can succeed in your career change with these exercises.

      Feel confident in your abilities and maintain the belief that you can succeed in your career change with these exercises.

    • Reflection: Skills, Strengths and Values
      Part 5

      Build a habit of reflecting on your values and assess how you are using your strengths and skills.

      Build a habit of reflecting on your values and assess how you are using your strengths and skills.

    • Course: Digital Skills - Social Media
      Part 5

      Explore what social media is, why social media marketing skills are essential in business and learn how you can use them.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

      Explore what social media is, why social media marketing skills are essential in business and learn how you can use them.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

    • Workshop: Intro to Social Media Strategy
      Part 5

      Learn how to understand social media platforms and how to develop and implement an actionable social media strategy.

      Learn how to understand social media platforms and how to develop and implement an actionable social media strategy.

  • Part 6-9: Dive Deeper

    Dive into the marketing industry, and find roles that appeal to you. Continue learning with Accenture Digital Skills and General Assembly - improving your skills and developing a positive mindset. Your coach will help you define a personalised career pathway based on your interests.

    • Coaching Call: Confirming direction and commitment
      Part 6

      Meet with your coach to explore what you have learnt about digital marketing and work on choosing a career pathway.

      Meet with your coach to explore what you have learnt about digital marketing and work on choosing a career pathway.

    • Explore: Digital marketing roles that are in-demand
      Part 6

      Explore digital marketing roles, understand the daily activities they include and how your skills are suited to these roles.

      Explore digital marketing roles, understand the daily activities they include and how your skills are suited to these roles.

    • Podcast: Digital marketing job roles
      Part 6

      In this podcast, two of our coaches explore some of the different roles and career paths within digital marketing.

      In this podcast, two of our coaches explore some of the different roles and career paths within digital marketing.

    • Webinar: How to look for jobs, explore study options and volunteering
      Part 6

      Our coaches discuss how to look for jobs, building out your skill set and the importance of volunteering for employers.

      Our coaches discuss how to look for jobs, building out your skill set and the importance of volunteering for employers.

    • Exercise: Creating a jobs mood board
      Part 6

      Explore what jobs you might like to do and what's important to you when choosing a career path.

      Explore what jobs you might like to do and what's important to you when choosing a career path.

    • Workshop: Intro to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
      Part 6

      Learn what Search Engine Optimisation is and how to rank websites at the top of search engines, like Google.

      Learn what Search Engine Optimisation is and how to rank websites at the top of search engines, like Google.

    • Exercise: How to make tough decisions
      Part 7

      Get clarity on your priorities and learn how to make tough career decisions.

      Get clarity on your priorities and learn how to make tough career decisions.

    • Exercise: Mind-mapping - Finding ways to experience a career option
      Part 7

      It’s sometimes hard to chose a career path - this activity will help you find ways to learn more about a specific role.

      It’s sometimes hard to chose a career path - this activity will help you find ways to learn more about a specific role.

    • Exercise: Are you a team player?
      Part 7

      This exercise will help you to think about how you will fit best within a team environment.

      This exercise will help you to think about how you will fit best within a team environment.

    • Reflection: Using your strengths
      Part 7

      This is space is to reflect on your strengths since the start of the programme and feel in control of your career.

      This is space is to reflect on your strengths since the start of the programme and feel in control of your career.

    • Reflection: Living your values
      Part 7

      Reflecting on your values will help you when thinking about employers that you might like to work for.

      Reflecting on your values will help you when thinking about employers that you might like to work for.

    • Coaching Call: Next steps
      Part 8

      Discuss the progress you’ve made on choosing a career path and how to feel confident in the direction you've chosen.

      Discuss the progress you’ve made on choosing a career path and how to feel confident in the direction you've chosen.

    • Explore: Benefits of networking
      Part 8

      This article looks at networking - what it is, how it can be helpful when looking for roles and ways to start networking.

      This article looks at networking - what it is, how it can be helpful when looking for roles and ways to start networking.

    • Exercise: Realistic career moves
      Part 8

      Get help to figure out what roles might be easier for you to transition into as you make your next move.

      Get help to figure out what roles might be easier for you to transition into as you make your next move.

    • Explore: How and where to find jobs to apply for
      Part 9

      Knowing where to look for roles can be tough, this article helps you with techniques for finding roles and where to look.

      Knowing where to look for roles can be tough, this article helps you with techniques for finding roles and where to look.

    • Mindsets: Confidence and resilience
      Part 9

      Take time again, to feel confident in your abilities and maintain the belief that you can succeed.

      Take time again, to feel confident in your abilities and maintain the belief that you can succeed.

    • Webinar: Voice of the employer
      Part 9

      Hear from an expert digital marketing recruiter, who will share what employers are looking for and how to stand out from the crowd.

      Hear from an expert digital marketing recruiter, who will share what employers are looking for and how to stand out from the crowd.

    • Exercise: Consolidate learning and create an action plan
      Part 9

      It’s time to reflect on what you've learnt, the progress you've made and make a plan for your next steps.

      It’s time to reflect on what you've learnt, the progress you've made and make a plan for your next steps.

    • Course: Digital Skills - Web Analytics
      Part 9

      In this course, you’ll explore what web analytics are, why they're important and how to apply it to your own work.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

      In this course, you’ll explore what web analytics are, why they're important and how to apply it to your own work.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

  • Part 10-13: Be Prepared

    Get prepared to land your first marketing role! Your coach will help you build your brand new CV (updated with your new skills), write your perfect cover letter, and get prepared for interviews. You'll search for roles that you can apply for right away, finish the programme with an action plan for developing advanced skills, and find a role that's right for you.

    • Coaching Call: CV focus
      Part 10

      Work with your coach to build your CV, incorporating all the new skills that you've learnt.

      Work with your coach to build your CV, incorporating all the new skills that you've learnt.

    • Explore: Finding an industry and employer that matches your values
      Part 10

      It’s important to find an industry and an employer that has similar values to you. This article gives tips on how to find that alignment.

      It’s important to find an industry and an employer that has similar values to you. This article gives tips on how to find that alignment.

    • Exercise: Search for jobs and build a shortlist
      Part 10

      This exercise is all about dedicating some time each day to finding suitable roles that you can apply for.

      This exercise is all about dedicating some time each day to finding suitable roles that you can apply for.

    • Exercise: Prepare your perfect CV
      Part 10

      Learn how to craft and tailor your CV to specific job roles that you want to apply for.

      Learn how to craft and tailor your CV to specific job roles that you want to apply for.

    • Explore: Accessing the hidden jobs market
      Part 10

      Bored of cruising jobs boards? The article provides some expert tips on how to find roles that won’t be featured on jobs boards.

      Bored of cruising jobs boards? The article provides some expert tips on how to find roles that won’t be featured on jobs boards.

    • Webinar: Relevance of CV and interview preparation
      Part 10

      In this webinar, we interview 2 expert recruitment specialists who share their expertise on what makes a great CV and interview.

      In this webinar, we interview 2 expert recruitment specialists who share their expertise on what makes a great CV and interview.

    • Explore: Writing cover letters
      Part 11

      Our coaches give you advice and examples on writing a cover letter that will impress, to help you craft your own.

      Our coaches give you advice and examples on writing a cover letter that will impress, to help you craft your own.

    • Explore: How to match CV and cover letter to a Job Spec
      Part 11

      Learn how to tailor your CV to a job advert, so that you have the best chance of being selected for interview.

      Learn how to tailor your CV to a job advert, so that you have the best chance of being selected for interview.

    • Exercise: Write a CV for two jobs you’ve shortlisted
      Part 11

      Time to tailor your CV to two jobs that you want to apply for. Your coach will provide feedback along the way.

      Time to tailor your CV to two jobs that you want to apply for. Your coach will provide feedback along the way.

    • Explore: Starting to think about Interviews
      Part 11

      It’s time to address those interview nerves - learn how to approach interviews with confidence.

      It’s time to address those interview nerves - learn how to approach interviews with confidence.

    • Coaching Call: Q&A Interview
      Part 11

      This call is focused on interviewing practise with your coach, to improve your technique and get instant feedback.

      This call is focused on interviewing practise with your coach, to improve your technique and get instant feedback.

    • Exercise: Elevator Pitch - for CV & interview
      Part 12

      Learn how to confidently tell your story to an employer in 30 seconds.

      Learn how to confidently tell your story to an employer in 30 seconds.

    • Exercise: Networking activities and Social media presence
      Part 12

      Learn how you to maximise networking opportunities and how to use Linkedin in your job search.

      Learn how you to maximise networking opportunities and how to use Linkedin in your job search.

    • Explore: Managing rejection
      Part 12

      This article will help you to pick yourself up and feel confident after job rejections.

      This article will help you to pick yourself up and feel confident after job rejections.

    • Coaching Call: Preparing for the future and closing
      Part 13

      This call will help you to reflect on your progress and make a plan for how to achieve your goals following the programme.

      This call will help you to reflect on your progress and make a plan for how to achieve your goals following the programme.

    • Exercise: Create an Action Plan
      Part 13

      Create an action plan for how to achieve your career goals and key next steps to take.

      Create an action plan for how to achieve your career goals and key next steps to take.

  • Optional: Continue study

    A number of suggested courses you can take, that will help you grow and succeed in your new chosen career path.

    • Course: Marketing Strategy with Advertising Week
      Post Programme
      £36/month

      Build your skills in strategic marketing alongside award-winning, world class marketers. Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard’s global chief marketer, leads the courses with his approach to marketing strategy based on his book - Quantum Marketing.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement .

      Build your skills in strategic marketing alongside award-winning, world class marketers. Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard’s global chief marketer, leads the courses with his approach to marketing strategy based on his book - Quantum Marketing.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement .

    • Course: How to Create Great Online Content
      Post Programme
      £36/month

      On this two-week course, you’ll find out how to create engaging content that meets your goals. You’ll learn the value of delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time, and consider the importance of tone, style, and format.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

      On this two-week course, you’ll find out how to create engaging content that meets your goals. You’ll learn the value of delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time, and consider the importance of tone, style, and format.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

    • Course: Digital Marketing Course - London
      Post Programme
      £117/month

      Build confidence and the skills to apply modern marketing strategies on the job. Drive growth with multichannel campaigns powered by data and customer insight.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

      Build confidence and the skills to apply modern marketing strategies on the job. Drive growth with multichannel campaigns powered by data and customer insight.

      Pass all the tests to get certified. You will receive a PDF Certificate of Achievement.

    • Course: Facebook Social Media Marketing
      Post Programme
      Free

      Launch your career in social media marketing. Build job-ready skills and credentials to go from beginner to job ready in 5 months.

      Upon successful completion, you’ll earn both the Coursera and the Facebook Digital Marketing Associate Certification.

      Launch your career in social media marketing. Build job-ready skills and credentials to go from beginner to job ready in 5 months.

      Upon successful completion, you’ll earn both the Coursera and the Facebook Digital Marketing Associate Certification.

Money - back Guarantee
  • Get 8 hours of the highest quality coaching support in the UK.
  • Invest in yourself and your future.
  • Get an action plan that leads you on a path to happiness.
  • Get lifetime access to the Stay Nimble platform after the programme finishes.
Price£640DurationSelf-pacedEstimated12 weeks if you dedicate 7 hrs per week.

What's included in the programme?

8 hrs
Career coaching

Receive weekly career coaching calls and in-app chat with your coach.

CDI
40 hrs
Online learning

You'll complete 3 certified courses in digital marketing, social media strategy & web analytics.

AccentureGoogle GarageThe Open University
6 hrs
Online workshops

You’ll attend live classes to learn about social media strategy, SEO & content marketing.

General Assembly
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Meet your coach.Pay and register.Start the programme.

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For every person that joins the Launchpad programme, we donate 5% of our fees to Mind, a mental health charity.

FAQ

  • What can I expect from the Launchpad Programme?
    You’ll get 8 hours of confidential one-on-one time with one of our qualified coaches at one of the UK’s most affordable rates. Your coach is available for video calls and in-app chat.

    The short, easy-to-follow activities and exercises are structured in a 12 part programme that is designed to fit around your other commitments and support your conversations with your coach.

    Everything is self-paced so you can take our recommended 12 weeks to complete the programme or you can go faster or slower depending on your circumstances.

    You’ll learn more about how to use your natural talents most effectively, and how to share what you're great at in a way that generates opportunities.

    You’ll get access to our Skills Library tool, to help you identify and reflect upon your transferable skills so that you can confidently communicate about them to potential employers in the language they understand.

    You’ll deeply understand your values and how you can use these to help you align your values to the work you do.

    You'll learn fundamental marketing skills to help you demonstrate to employers that you have the skills that they need.

    You’ll learn the strategies that work when connecting with others who can help you to experience and experiment with different options.

    You can revisit the materials at any time after the end of the programme, and enjoy access to all future updates and improvements.

    Join our quarterly Sustain group sessions after the programme has ended – for as long as you need them.
  • What does this cost and why?
    This programme costs £640 (or £800 if you pay in £200 instalments). It’s really important to us that we build a programme and qualified environment that supports you in the long run. When you sign up to the programme you invest in yourself and your future, and in doing so ensure that we’re able to build a programme and get the qualified experts to support you whilst you’re on the programme and beyond.

    Our coaches are all qualified and registered with the Career Development Institute, the only professional register in the UK that oversees quality and standards in this important sector. As such, you get access to the highest quality support in the UK at one of the most affordable rates in the market.
  • How can I pay?
    You can pay the full amount or instalments by credit or debit card.

    If you choose to pay in instalments, your first instalment will be processed when you decide to join the programme and, after this, there will be three further instalments that will be processed every 28 days. Please note the instalment rate is slightly higher than our normal one-payment rate to cater for the additional administration on our side.
  • How long does it take to complete the programme?
    The programme is self paced, meaning you can complete it on a time scale that suits you. As a guide, most members complete the programme in 12 weeks if they dedicate 7 hrs per week. However there is no pressure to dedicate this amount of time on the programme.
  • What if I don't have any previous marketing skills?
    There are no pre-requisites for this programme. All content is designed for total beginners to the field of digital marketing.
  • What if I decide I don't want to work in Digital Marketing?
    Launchpad is focused on digital marketing but if you decide it’s not for you, you can still use your 8 hours of career coaching to help you focus on a different career path. Lots of the career development activities included will help you when considering any type of career.
  • How does the Money-Back Guarantee work?
    Take part at no risk.

    We've put hundreds of hours into creating Launchpad: Digital Marketer and we stand 100% by the impact we believe it can make on your life. That’s why we’ve included a guarantee.

    If within the first two weeks of Launchpad Digital Marketing, you decide you'd rather not continue, we'll refund your programme fees.

    No questions asked except for some feedback!

Still have questions?

Get in touch with one of our team!