Undergraduate Work Placement - Threshold Sports (m/f/d) 80%

Threshold Sports UK

In 2026, our team successfully delivered more than 50 events, all over the UK and beyond helping 60,000 people realise what they are capable of. In the process, our events raised over £17.4m for charity. We’re offering students completing a sandwich course degree qualification, a 12 month placement in our team.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re currently recruiting for 7 placement positions, offering hands-on experience across a dynamic and growing events business.

Opportunities are available within the following Departments:

• Marketing

• New Business Development

• Event Operations

• Client Management

This is a chance to gain real responsibility, develop valuable professional skills, and play an active role in delivering some of the UK’s most prestigious endurance events including Race to the Stones, Endure24, RideCymru, British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Bike Ride and MacMillan Mighty Hikes.

Marketing:

This placement offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a broad range of marketing activities within a fast-paced events business. Working alongside an experienced team, you’ll contribute to the promotion and delivery of nationally recognised events while developing valuable skills in digital marketing. Key responsibilities include:

• Creating and publishing digital content, including videos, photography, graphics, and written copy.

• Growing and engaging online communities across social media platforms.

• Managing website content and supporting day-to-day website administration.

• Supporting participant communications and resources incl. Event Guides and webinars.

• Building relationships with influencers, media contacts, event participants, and partner organisations.

• Conducting market research and producing reports to support business and marketing decisions.

• Using Google Analytics and other marketing tools to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Maintaining marketing databases, campaign records, and reporting systems.

• Providing on-site marketing and operational support at events where required

Operations:

This role provides hands-on experience in planning and delivering large-scale participation events, while developing skills in project management, budgeting, operational planning, supplier management, negotiation, and event technology. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the planning and delivery of runs, cycling events, treks, and other mass participation sports events.

• Working with major UK companies and charities.

• Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers, freelancers, event crew, and volunteers.

• Liaising with key stakeholders such as councils, governing bodies, and emergency services.

• Managing and maintaining supplier and crew databases.

• Supporting volunteer recruitment and engagement through online communities.

• Researching new event technologies and industry trends.

• Learning and using business systems such as HubSpot, Liveforce, Xero, and Microsoft Teams.

• Assisting with live event management and ensuring an excellent participant experience

New Business Development:

Our New Business team drives commercial growth across the Threshold portfolio, securing sponsorships, brand partnerships, corporate teams, and new client event opportunities. We engage with some of the UK’s biggest brands, companies, and charities, developing creative solutions that help organisations achieve their engagement, wellbeing, fundraising, and marketing objectives through our events. It’s fast-moving, entrepreneurial, and great fun. Key responsibilities include:

• Helping us to find and inspire thousands more companies and individuals to get active and fundraise.

• Researching prospective partners relevant to one or many of our public event portfolio.

• Generating leads and assisting in subsequent outreach, inc. finding the right contact, contact details & strategically positioning our events to them.

• Inputting into our overall sales strategy and future planning.

• Identifying and contacting key prospects (people of corporate influence) from our pool of signed up event participants.

• Communicating information, expressing your opinion, and articulating key points clearly.

• Networking and building a rapport with colleagues and clients across a variety of levels.

• Engaging with all aspects of Threshold to gain a full experience of the industry

Client Management:

In the Client Management Team, you’ll be at the heart of some of the UK’s most inspiring charity, corporate and mass participation events. Our team is responsible for managing client relationships and leading the planning and delivery of events on behalf of some of the UK’s best-known brands and charities. Whether it’s helping a charity engage supporters, working with a brand to create an unforgettable participant experience, or coordinating the delivery of a large-scale challenge event, no two projects are ever the same. You'll gain hands-on experience across both client management and event delivery. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting Client Managers in developing strong relationships with charities, brands and corporate clients including Children in Need and Macmillan

• Attending client meetings and learning how we manage projects from initial brief through to delivery and evaluation to meet their objectives.

• Helping prepare client presentations, proposals and impact reports and evaluations.

• Analysing event and participant data to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Contributing creative ideas for event concepts, client projects and partnership activations.

• Working with internal teams to plan and deliver large-scale participant events across the UK

• Supporting project planning, logistics, branding and delivery activities throughout the event lifecycle.

• Helping coordinate stakeholders including venues, suppliers, charities, sponsors and event partners.

• Supporting the end to end participant journey contributing to event launch plans, registration platforms and, participant communications.

• Experiencing live event delivery and seeing first-hand what it takes to create exceptional participant experiences and delivery in line with your client brief

Your profile

At Threshold Sports, we’re looking for enthusiastic, curious and motivated people who want to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced events environment. You don’t need to tick every box. What’s most important is a positive attitude, willingness to learn and a passion for creating exceptional experiences.

You’ll thrive if you enjoy:

• Working as part of a team

• Meeting and supporting new people

• Bringing energy and enthusiasm to everything you do

Skills that will help you succeed:

• Strong organisation and attention to detail

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges

• Creative thinking and problem-solving

• Staying positive and effective under pressure

• A hands-on approach and willingness to roll up your