About Native
At native, we're on a mission to build the future of student engagement. Our platform connects students, universities, and advertisers, creating an ecosystem that drives meaningful connections and experiences. We empower Students' Unions with the tools, insights, and data they need to enhance student life, while offering advertisers powerful ways to connect with this dynamic audience.
About The Team
You'll be joining Native's new Campaign Planning team, a critical bridge between Sales and Operational teams. As a Campaign Planning Manager, you'll take ownership of campaign briefs and oversee the coordination of multi-channel activations. You'll manage campaign budgets, align stakeholders, and ensure smooth execution across experiential and digital channels.
This role places you at the centre of developing high-impact campaigns that enable major UK brands to connect effectively with student audiences on campus and online.
What You'll Be Doing
* Owning campaign planning: Leading the coordination and delivery of experiential (on-ground activations, pop-ups, events) and digital campaigns.
* Budget management: Translating briefs into actionable plans, allocating resources, and managing campaign budgets effectively.
* Cross-functional leadership: Acting as the primary liaison between Sales, Creative Production, Campaign Delivery, and Central Operations to ensure seamless execution.
* Risk management: Monitoring timelines and dependencies, proactively solving challenges, and escalating issues where needed.
* Process improvement: Refining planning templates, tools, and workflows to drive greater consistency and efficiency across campaigns.
* Quality assurance: Ensuring all campaigns are creative, logistically feasible, brand-aligned, and deliver outstanding student experiences.
* Campaign reporting: Supporting the measurement of success through data tracking, insights, and recommendations for future activations.
What You'll Need
* 2–4 years' experience in campaign management, event coordination, or project management—ideally in marketing, experiential, or agency environments.
* Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and multiple stakeholders across departments.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver on time.
* Confidence using spreadsheets, trackers, and Google Workspace to monitor progress and resources.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.
* A proactive problem-solver who can anticipate risks and implement solutions.
* Passion for campaign strategy, creativity, and delivering operational excellence.
* A team-oriented mindset with the ambition to take ownership and grow into senior leadership roles.
What's In It For You
Base Salary: £25,400 // OTE £35,000 uncapped
Remote-first role in the UK
Pension contributions of 5%
25 days off (excluding bank holidays)
Day off on your birthday
Share Options for all
Work from home set-up budget
Health and Wellbeing budget
Season Ticket Loan Scheme
Paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are actively creating an equitable environment for everyone at native to thrive.
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we are making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at native. At native, embracing diversity in all of its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.