Experiential Campaign Delivery Lead

Location: Hybrid (2 / 3 days in the Tewkesbury office)

native has been building for over 10 years but we still move with the urgency and ambition of a true startup. We are creating the infrastructure that connects students Students Unions universities and advertisers through a managed marketplace built for scale.

Our mission is clear and commercially grounded: to deliver real value for students unlock sustainable funding for Students Unions and give advertisers credible measurable access to student audiences. When these interests are aligned we dont just run campaigns we build a business that is resilient defensible and designed to last.

About the team

Our Experiential Campaign Delivery team brings brands to life in the real world through installations events and activations that immerse students in authentic memorable experiences. We sit at the intersection of creativity and precision turning bold concepts into flawlessly executed campaigns that resonate with Gen Z audiences.

We collaborate closely with internal teams across Central Operations Campaign Management and Student Audiences to ensure every live campaign is delivered on time on budget and to exacting standards.

The opportunity

As Experiential Delivery Lead you will own the day-to-day operational delivery of all experiential activity across the business. You will lead a team of Experiential Delivery Specialists and Coordinators ensuring campaigns are delivered flawlessly efficiently and consistently regardless of complexity or scale.

This is a senior operational role. It is not just about creative ideation or client servicing; it is about executional excellence people leadership and building repeatable delivery systems that scale.

You will be accountable for standards process risk management and delivery outcomes while acting as the senior operational authority for live experiential work across the UK.

What you will be responsible for

Operational leadership

• Lead and line-manage the Experiential Delivery team within Central Operations.

• Set clear delivery standards expectations and ways of working across all experiential activity.

• Ensure campaigns are delivered on time on budget and to agreed quality benchmarks.

Experiential delivery

• Oversee the delivery of large-scale experiential campaigns including events pop-ups fairs campus takeovers and live activations.

• Act as the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk delivery challenges.

• Maintain oversight across multiple concurrent live campaigns.

Process systems and scale

• Own experiential delivery processes workflows documentation and toolkits.

• Work with the Director of Strategic Operations to improve efficiency resilience and scalability.

• Embed consistent planning reporting and post-campaign evaluation practices.

Stakeholder management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers venues Students Unions and operational partners.

• Work closely with Campaign Management Creative Production and Staffing to ensure seamless execution.

• Represent Central Operations as the authoritative voice on experiential delivery.

Performance and improvement

• Track delivery KPIs operational performance and campaign feedback.

• Lead post-campaign reviews and ensure learnings are embedded into future delivery.

• Identify operational risks early and implement preventative solutions.

People development

• Support onboarding training and progression of junior team members.

• Coach team members in experiential best practice operational judgement and problem-solving.

• Build a calm accountable high-performance delivery culture.

What we are looking for

You are a senior operator who understands that great experiential work lives or dies on execution. You bring structure where others bring noise and you are comfortable owning outcomes.

Required experience

• 5 years experience delivering experiential campaigns events or field marketing programmes.

• Proven experience managing operational teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong working knowledge of event logistics supplier management health & safety and risk control.

• Experience overseeing multiple live projects simultaneously.

Core skills

• Excellent organisational discipline and attention to detail.

• Clear authoritative communication with internal and external stakeholders.

• Calm decisive leadership under pressure.

• Strong commercial awareness and cost control.

• Data-literate with the ability to translate performance into practical improvement.

Whats in it for you

Base Salary: 50000

Hybrid working (UK-Based)

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.