21Digital launches Search Academy

Blackburn-based 21Digital has launched its own Search Academy to provide an entry point for people looking for a start in the UK’s burgeoning digital marketing sector.

With a 12-strong team based at offices on Blackburn’s Trident Park, 21Digital is a multi-award-winning agency specialising in lead generation and ecommerce.

The Search Academy has been launched following the agency’s successful apprentice schemes working with local colleges, which have resulted in a number of previous apprentices joining the fulltime team.

21Digital managing director Sam Fletcher says: “Our Search Academy is a new take on our apprenticeship programme, but with a particular focus on search, both paid and organic.

“We came up with the idea following the success of our previous apprenticeship schemes, which is how we’ve gained our Digital Marketing Apprentice Sarah Chan, and our Paid Search Executive Declan Porter, who has since completed his apprenticeship to become a fully-fledged member of our Search team.

“Search is one of our three main pillars here at 21Digital, and we’ve got a long history of delivering outstanding success for our clients, many of whom have enjoyed triple-digit percentile increases in online sales after working with us.

“Now we’re looking for the next generation of budding search specialists to join our expanding team and learn the skills of the trade through our Search Academy. No formal qualifications are required, and all candidates will be selected by interview, where we are just looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals who are keen to build a career in digital marketing.”

For more information go to www.21digital.agency.