Marketing & Events Coordinator

Handshake; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Financial coaching

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Learning stipend

Remote stipend

Office lunch

25 days holiday

Job summary

Handshake is seeking a Marketing & Events Coordinator to support the EMEA marketing team, focusing on events and student-facing campaigns with B2B and D2C perspectives. You’ll travel to in-person events, coordinate with partners and internal teams, and help grow foundational marketing skills under guidance.

You’ll contribute to the calendar, manage logistics, content capture, and asset creation, while building judgement and taking on bigger ownership as impact grows.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and reliability in managing multiple tasks.
• High attention to detail across copy, logistics and data.
• Curious, creative thinker comfortable with ambiguity and learning on the job.
• Clear communicator coordinating with agency partners, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Energised by variety and willing to take on new tasks.
• 2+ years' experience in marketing, events, or related role; internships count.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of the annual EMEA events calendar under guidance.
• Own end-to-end events coordination from logistics to on-site delivery.
• Travel to support B2B and D2C student events in person.
• Coordinate with agencies and suppliers, escalating issues as needed.
• Assist designer to bring concepts to life in event assets and signage.
• Ensure on-site details are accurate and well-executed.
• Capture content from events and support performance reporting.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Curious and creative thinker

Clear communicator

Variety-friendly

Marketing/events experience

Job description

About Handshake

Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.

About the Role

We are growing our EMEA team and looking for a Marketing & Events Coordinator to help us show up brilliantly – for the employers and universities we work with, and for the students we exist to serve.

This role sits across both sides of our marketplace – B2B employer and agency activity, and D2C student-facing campaigns – so no two weeks look the same. You'll support our events calendar and social presence, work alongside agency partners and internal stakeholders, and build foundational marketing skills as part of the broader EMEA marketing team. You'll be hands‑on: travelling to support events in person, coordinating with our agency, and learning what "good" looks like from the ground up, with guidance from your manager as you go.

This is a developing role reporting into the Growth Marketing Strategist. You won't be expected to have all the answers on day one – you'll be executing defined pieces of work with support, building judgement over time, and growing into broader ownership as you demonstrate impact.

Events

• Support the planning and delivery of the annual EMEA events calendar, working closely with your manager, who sets priorities and provides guidance

• Take ownership of individual events end-to-end under guidance – from logistics coordination to on-the-ground delivery

• Travel to support and help deliver our B2B and D2C student events in person

• Support day-to-day coordination with agency and suppliers, escalating issues or risks to your manager

• Work with our designer to help bring creative concepts to life in event assets and signage

• Sweat the details on-site – signage, run-of-show, logistics – to help ensure consistent quality

• Capture and coordinate content from events, including photography, video and social assets

• Support reporting on event performance (leads, engagement, attendance), learning what to track and why

Marketing

• Support execution of the EMEA marketing strategy across B2B and D2C, as defined by senior marketing team members

• Own day-to-day scheduling and publishing of the social media calendar (LinkedIn), within an editorial plan set by your manager

• Coordinate campaign logistics across channels – email, social, events, content, website and paid – following established plans

• Partner with the Growth and Sales teams to support alignment between marketing activity and commercial priorities

• Build and maintain marketing assets, templates and collateral

Desired Capabilities

• Strong organisational skills – you keep track of multiple tasks and follow through reliably, nothing falls through the cracks

• High attention to detail across copy, logistics and data

• A curious, creative thinker who's keen to contribute ideas and comfortable asking questions when facing ambiguity

• A clear communicator, comfortable coordinating day-to-day with agency partners, colleagues and internal stakeholders

• Energised by variety, and happy to pick up new kinds of tasks

• 2+ years' experience in a marketing, events, or related role – internships count, and early-career candidates are encouraged to apply

Extra Credit

• Ability to speak French or German would be a bonus

Perks

Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported and thrive at work and in life.

The below benefits are for full-time UK employees.

Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company

Financial Wellness: Competitive compensation, financial coaching

Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits

Wellbeing: Medical insurance covering 100% of employee premiums, Critical Illness, Life & Group Income Protection

Growth: £1,500 learning stipend, ongoing development

Remote & Office: Internet stipend, commuting benefits, and free lunch on office days

Time Off: 25 days holiday increasing with tenure