Campaign Fringe Event Lead

About Campaign Lab
Campaign Lab is a network of technologists and campaigners focused on campaign innovation. We research, invent, test and embed effective tools and practices to strengthen progressive campaigning.

About the Campaign Fringe

The Campaign Fringe is Campaign Lab’s annual one-day event held during Labour Party Conference. It is an all-day campaigning hub focused on what works in progressive campaigning — bringing together hundreds of MPs, organisers, technologists, union members, researchers and campaigners under one roof.

The Fringe sits outside the Conference perimeter and does not require a conference pass, making it genuinely open to the full breadth of the progressive movement. In 2025, almost 400 people attended our event.

About the Role

We are looking for a part-time experienced events professional (freelance or on a fixed-term contract) to lead end-to-end delivery of the 2026 Campaign Fringe. This is a hands-on project management role.

Key Responsibilities

Event planning and management

• Own the end-to-end project plan
• Coordinate venue logistics and on-site requirements
• Manage relationships with suppliers, contractors and venue staff
• Develop and maintain a detailed run-of-show and on-the-day operational plan
• Be the primary point of contact on the ground during the event

Programme and partnerships

• Work with the team to develop the events programme
• Coordinate with partner organisations, speakers and exhibitors
• Manage the exhibition space

Budget and administration

• Own the event budget
• Manage invoicing and payments
• Coordinate ticket and registration logistics
• Support post-event reporting

Communications and promotion

• Work with the team on event marketing
• Manage attendee communications in the run-up to the event

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience delivering events end-to-end
• Strong project management skills
• Experience managing event budgets
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Comfortable working independently and proactively
• Alignment with progressive politics and enthusiasm for the Campaign Fringe’s mission

Desirable

• Experience working on political or conference-adjacent events
• Familiarity with the Labour Party Conference ecosystem