Graduate Scheme

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native has been building for 10 years. 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 joined-up marketplace.

Our goal is to increase 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.

We’re looking for graduates who want to step straight into meaningful work, learn quickly, and grow fast.

What we’re looking for

We value clarity of thought, good judgement under pressure, and the ability to create structure where none exists.

You might be right for this if:

• You think in first principles, not borrowed answers – solving problems from the ground up
• You move fast without being messy – you know when speed matters, and when precision does
• You thrive in ambiguity – you’re comfortable making decisions when there isn’t a map
• You do the work – not for applause, but because it matters to you that things are done well
• You’ve got range – you’re not just smart on paper; you’ve done things that demanded resilience, judgement, or initiative

We are open to a wide range of degree backgrounds, but we look for intellectual sharpness and structured thinking. That often shows up in disciplines like engineering, maths, philosophy, languages (whether classical or modern), or history - but not always. If your academic path is less typical, help us understand how your thinking has been shaped and why it stands up.

What you’ll be working on

You’ll join the Ad Products & Inventory function. This team defines what native sells, how it’s structured, and how it scales across the business. It is a strategic, commercially critical part of the company.

In your first six months, you’ll be involved in:

• Running the ad products that drive native’s commercial engine
• Working with sales, delivery, data, and creative, to shape how campaigns are sold and executed
• Managing the real-world constraints of inventory, pricing, and availability
• Helping build the systems that underpin thousands of campaigns across the UK

Your decisions will influence everything from sales strategy to campaign execution, and you’ll be expected to contribute early and often - with real support and feedback along the way.

Progression

This is a six-month engagement, paid at the London Living Wage. If you perform well, the expectation is that you’ll move into a promoted, permanent role at the end of that period. We treat this as a proving ground for long-term hires, not an internship.

During your interview process, you’ll be encouraged to speak to people at native who walked this path before you. 

Location and ways of working

You’ll be based in our London office, working in person at least four days a week, with one optional day remote. We believe in high-bandwidth collaboration and fast decision-making, so most of the work happens face-to-face.

How to apply

We don’t want a cover letter. Instead, send us something that shows how you think. That might be:

• A trade-off you’ve had to make and how you decided
• A problem you tackled without much guidance
• A system or process you’d redesign and how you’d go about it
• A time you had to choose what not to do, and why

Also please do include a recent CV, or a link to your LinkedIn profile / equivalent. 

And If you’re reading this and thinking, I really want to do this, but I probably won’t get picked - apply anyway. We care far more about how you think and how you show up than whether you tick every imagined box. Don’t rule yourself out.

We’re hiring on a rolling basis. If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’re ready for, get in touch.

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.