What is RoyalHacks?

RoyalHacks is Denmark’s first national, cross-university student hackathon — a weekend where students across IT, design, engineering, and business team up for 24 hours of rapid, creative problem-solving.

We’re building a new national student tech community — multidisciplinary, beginner-friendly, and wildly collaborative.

The role (in one sentence)

Help shape the participant journey so RoyalHacks feels clear, smooth, and exciting from the moment people arrive to the moment they leave.

What you’ll help shape

This role is the creative/design side of event coordination.

You’ll design a participant experience that feels well-sequenced and frictionless, for example:

“I arrive” → “I understand what’s happening” → “I find a team” → “I know what to do next” → “I ship something I’m proud of” → “I demo without panic.”

What you’ll work on (examples)

• Mapping the end-to-end participant journey (what happens, when, and why)

• Designing check-in / onboarding flow (so nobody feels lost)

• Turning complexity into simple participant instructions + checklists

• Structuring the schedule flow and handoffs between moments (talks, hacking, meals, demos)

• Suggesting venue/platform flow (where people go, how they find things — design-level)

Important: This is not a logistics execution role (booking rooms, ordering food, AV). You design the blueprint; other teams execute.

Who we’re looking for

We’re hiring primarily based on motivation and way of thinking.

You’ll likely thrive here if you:

• Are tech-conscious (through a strong interest, studies, or work)

• Have a background in UX/UI, service design, product, business, or cyber security

• Think in systems: clarity, edge cases, constraints, and “where will first-timers get confused?”

• Communicate clearly and enjoy collaborating across disciplines

• Like making structure that enables other people to do great work

Bonus: We’d love more design-thinking in the team right now to help us tune in with the interests of our participants who are from the field of design and make up 25% of targeted audience.

No hackathon experience required – just curiosity and motivation!

What you’ll gain

• A portfolio-worthy real-world case in experience design / service design

• Leadership growth (you’ll take real ownership over a meaningful slice of the event)

• Network access to mentors, sponsors, and the Danish student tech ecosystem

• Official reference letter

• The satisfaction of helping build Denmark’s first national student hackathon

Time & place

• Time commitment: ~3–5 hours/week (increases closer to event)

• Hybrid: In-person team meetups (Copenhagen) + remote work (on occasion)

How to apply

Apply on TheHub with a short intro covering:

• Why this role?

• Your background (what you study / work with / care about)

• Any example of previous work (a flow, a plan, a system, a checklist, a product)

• Your availability until Spring 2026

• (Optional) Resume / LinkedIn / portfolio

Internal communication is in English; international students are encouraged to apply.

We review applications on a rolling basis.