Event Operations Graduate 3 month FTC

Location: London UK (Hybrid 3-4 days in the office per week)

Salary: London Living Wage

Contract: Fixed-Term (July October 2026)

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.

Every year we deliver one of the largest student engagement programmes in the UK. From Freshers Fairs and nationwide campus tours to experiential brand campaigns and large-scale student events we create the infrastructure that connects students Students Unions universities and advertisers.

None of that happens by accident.

Behind every successful event campaign and activation is a huge amount of planning coordination logistics problem-solving and execution. This graduate programme gives you the opportunity to learn how it all works from the inside during the most exciting period of the year.

From July through to the Freshers season finale in October youll work alongside teams delivering live events nationwide tours advertiser campaigns and student experiences at scale.

Were looking for recent graduates final-year students or those with equivalent experience who want to step straight into meaningful work learn quickly and make a tangible impact.

What Were Looking For

This role requires clarity of thought structured thinking and good judgement under pressure.

Youll need to switch between projects quickly handle competing priorities solve problems before they become issues and help teams deliver at pace during our busiest period of the year.

The sharpest thinkers are often the ones whove had to work hardest to be taken seriously. The people who see patterns others miss are often the ones whove never quite fit the standard template. The candidates with the best judgement are frequently the ones whove been underestimated or whove had to prove the same capability twice as many times as their peers.

If that describes your path if youve had to explain yourself more than others or if youve done hard things that dont look impressive on paper this role might be for you.

Were looking for people who:

• Rebuild problems from scratch rather than inherit solutions

• Stay organised when lots of moving parts are changing at once

• Make decisions in ambiguity without needing permission

• Take ownership of outcomes rather than waiting to be asked

• Enjoy being useful adaptable and trusted across multiple teams

• Communicate clearly and professionally with different stakeholders

• Do work properly because it matters to them not because someones measuring

• Have done hard things that required more than just being clever on paper

We look for intellectual sharpness practical judgement and a willingness to get stuck in. Strong academic records tell us something. So does organising events leading projects managing competing commitments working in fast-paced environments or simply demonstrating exceptional ownership in whatever youve done.

The Opportunity

Youll join our Central Operations team during one of the busiest and most exciting periods of the year as we prepare for and deliver Freshers season across the UK.

This is a highly varied role designed to expose you to multiple parts of the business. Youll work alongside teams responsible for operations logistics campaign delivery experiential marketing events staffing and student engagement.

No two weeks will look the same.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting the planning and delivery of Freshers Fairs across the UK

• Helping coordinate one of the UKs largest annual student engagement programmes

• Assisting with project management and operational coordination across multiple workstreams

• Working with our warehousing and logistics teams to ensure event materials stock and assets are delivered where they need to be

• Supporting nationwide Freshers tours and experiential campaigns

• Helping coordinate staffing schedules recruitment activity and event personnel

• Assisting campaign delivery teams to ensure advertiser campaigns are executed successfully

• Supporting the experiential delivery team with live activations and event execution

• Working with student audience teams to drive engagement and participation

• Contributing to the planning and delivery of the Big Student Lock-In Freshers Finale in London on 3 October

• Maintaining documentation trackers and operational systems that help teams stay aligned

• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and remove operational bottlenecks

• Jumping into whatever needs doing to help the wider business succeed during peak delivery periods

If you have experience in design content creation creative production or video editing there may also be opportunities to support campaign and event content throughout the programme.

Why This Programme Is Different

Most graduate programmes expose you to one team.

This programme exposes you to a business.

Over three months youll work across operations logistics live events campaign delivery staffing audience engagement and experiential marketing building a broad understanding of how large-scale student campaigns and experiences are planned and delivered.

Youll gain practical experience in:

• Event Operations

• Project Management

• Logistics & Supply Chain Coordination

• Campaign Delivery

• Experiential Marketing

• Stakeholder Management

• Live Event Execution

• Resource Planning

• Process Improvement

• Startup Operations

If youre unsure exactly where your career will take you but know you enjoy organising things solving problems and making projects happen this is an opportunity to learn from multiple disciplines in a fast-moving environment.

What Happens After The Programme

This programme runs throughout our busiest and most exciting delivery period from July through to the completion of Freshers season.

Youll leave with hands-on experience delivering large-scale campaigns events and operational projects alongside experienced teams responsible for reaching millions of students across the UK.

While the programme itself is fixed-term outstanding performers may be considered for future opportunities within native as the business continues to grow.

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.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1