A TEENAGER from Corsham is set for a bright future ahead of him after securing a job with a Bath-based global marketing communications agency.

Toby Radnedge-Eddleston, who studies at Bath College, is due to start work as a Digital Media Executive at Publitek in Brock Street, near the Royal Crescent.

The 17-year-old from Corsham is the first college student to be hired by Publitek, which specialises in business-to-business (B2B) technical marketing.

“I really like the creative side of IT. My college course developed my skills and helped me expand what I was doing outside of college," said Toby.

“I have my own blog and that’s a big part of why they liked me. It really did seem like a good offer and I didn’t have anything definite I wanted to study at university.

“When I was at the interview, they were saying there’s room to do different things. They were also supportive if I wanted to do a degree later on. It’s nice to see that someone thinks I’m right for the job, that I’ve got something offer.”

He is due to finish an IT extended diploma Level 3 at Bath College and was offered the job after an interview set up by the FutureSpark Academy.

Last year, Bath College set up the FutureSpark Academy to offer students opportunities with technology companies in the South West.

Toby, who is set to finish his studies with top grades, will be monitoring and reporting website traffic and managing advertising campaigns for the agency’s clients.

Sally Jones, Board Adviser at Publitek, said: “This is the first time we have taken someone from college. This is for a new role in the company and we are sure that Toby is going to develop and grow in the job. He is clearly very bright and open to learning.”

Daisy Walsh, Head of Department for Technology, said: “It is great to see that employers are approaching us to fill really interesting positions in their organisations.

“We also have students on long-term placements in other digital and web design agencies via the college’s FutureSpark work experience programme.

“Toby is a great example of the demand for outstanding IT students in the digital marketing sector.”