Student Work Placement Opportunities 2026/27

We’re offering students completing a sandwich course degree qualification a work experience placement in our team.

Once we’ve met you and got a feel for your personality, will assign you to one of our four cross-functional teams (Operations, Marketing, Commercial or Account Management), but don’t think that will limit your exposure!

We’ll be asking you to do tasks such as:

• Building relationships with our partners and clients.
• Delivering a best in class participant experience, in the office and on live events
• Working closely with some of the best organisations in the third sector
• Researching and delivering material for client presentations and activation ideas
• Liaising with partners to ensure activations run to the highest standard of delivery
• Maintaining client information on our databases, crucial to the running of the business
• Helping grow our social channels and engage our incredible online communities
• Identifying new prospective clients and researching industry trends
• Working with influencers to deliver inspiring content through blogs and newsletters
• Getting to grips with Google Analytics, Facebook ads and helping drive web traffic
• Managing pre event operational tasks and live event participant logistics

It will help if you enjoy the following:

• Building team spirit
• Being energetic and enthusiastic
• Working with people

These skills will also be useful:

• Confident in using Excel and Word
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Quick learner and a willingness to ‘get stuck in’
• Ability to use your initiative and come up with new ideas and concepts

If you don’t fulfil every one of these criteria then don’t worry. We look for people with potential and a passion for what we do.

THE PACKAGE & OTHER GREAT STUFF:

LOCATION: You will be based at our brand new office near Newcastle.

DATES: Up to 12 month sandwich placement from Sept. 2026

EXPENSES: Travel and expenses are offered. We also offer payment for time spent crewing on live events.

FLEXIBLE HOURS: 9-5pm with flexibility for early or late starts and remote working options available.

HOW TO APPLY:

WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU

The recruitment process is a 3 parter. You are interviewing us as much as we are you and we will cover the important stuff, but also dig into the interesting stuff:

1. The written work: Submit an up to date CV (yours ideally) and a cover letter about why you think you would be the ideal candidate for the placement.
2. An initial chat: We will then want to chat in person, over video call or on the phone to see if we think you would thrive at Threshold.
3. The final test: Once we get a feel for your personality, we will set up a second interview. Not just an interview, it will be an ideal opportunity for you to meet a range of the team from all levels and get an idea of the type of people we are. Make sure you come armed with questions for us too!

To apply: please send a CV and cover letter to jobs@runnation.co.uk