Campaign Planning Manager

Location: London or Tewkesbury (2-3 days in the office). Native has been building for 10 years, but we’re still very much a startup: fast-moving, ambitious, and building with intent. We’re creating the infrastructure that connects students, Students’ Unions, universities, and advertisers through a managed marketplace. Our goal is to deliver for students by increasing student engagement while enabling Students’ Unions to secure sustainable funding. For advertisers, we offer meaningful, measurable routes to student audiences. The more aligned these incentives are, the more defensible and scalable our business becomes.

The Opportunity

You’ll be joining Native's 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 planning 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 working on

• Owning campaign planning: Leading the planning of experiential (on-ground activations, pop-ups, events) and digital campaigns.
• Data utilisation: Using our internal proprietary data sources to help shape Email, Social and DOOH campaigns.
• Budget management: Translating sales briefs into actionable plans, allocating resources, and managing campaign budgets effectively.
• Cross-functional liaison: 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.

What we’re looking for

• 2–4 years’ experience in campaign management, event coordination, or project management—ideally in digital 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.
• Experience using ticketing systems such as JIRA to handle real-time requests.
• 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: £35,000
• 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
• 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, we embrace diversity in all of its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.