Campaign Planning Manager

35000

Location: London or Tewkesbury (2-3 days in the office)

native has been building for 10 years but were still very much a startup: fast-moving ambitious and building with intent. Were 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

Youll be joining Natives Campaign Planning team a critical bridge between Sales and Operational teams. As a Campaign Planning Manager youll take ownership of campaign briefs and oversee the coordination of multi-channel activations. Youll 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 youll 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 were looking for

• 24 years experience in campaign management event coordination or project managementideally 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.

Whats in it for you

Base Salary: 35000

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.