Sam O'Hara, apprentice for Ionic

A young Nantwich apprentice has landed a top social media job after completing his training at a firm in Warrington.

Sam O’Hara, 20, has been taken on by specialist construction consultancy, Ionic Recruitment.

He successfully completed his digital and social media apprenticeship at the firm, spending 12 months working with Ionic while studying for the Social Media & Digital Level 3 Diploma from City & Guilds through the Juice Academy.

Sam (pictured) said: “I had a place at university studying Media and Marketing but wasn’t 100% sure it was what I wanted to do.

“So I started to look at other options, which is how I came across the Juice Academy in Manchester.

“It would enable me to learn skills in an industry which I wanted to progress in, while earning a salary and not gathering student debts.

“Thankfully my application for the scheme was successful and I was invited to attend a boot camp day with other candidates and potential employers, which was where Martyn and Laura from Ionic Recruitment offered me an apprenticeship role.”

He officially completed on May 20 and became a full time Ionic employee managing all the company’s social media networks.

Martyn Makinson, managing director of Ionic, said: “Apprenticeships are so important for nurturing talent.

“We are also keen to support local organisations and local talent, which is why we chose to recruit an apprentice via the Juice Academy in Manchester.

“We have been delighted with Sam’s progression over the past 12 months and look forward to seeing what else there is to come.

“He is very talented and an extremely hard worker and we are thrilled to have him as part of our team.”

Sam added: “To be offered a permanent role has made me so proud, it felt good all of the hard work has paid off and my time so far at Ionic has been a success.”

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2 Comments

  1. Great work Sam and congrats! on landing your dream role. Best of luck and hopefully this will encourage others to start an apprentcieships to get them one step closer to their ideal job1

  2. Digital Marketer gets free publicity for his employer shocker.

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