Life at Talon
Outside thinking, it runs in the Talon Family
Talon holds a people-focussed philosophy. We pride ourselves on the people who represent our business. We hire smart, enthusiastic and driven individuals who are committed to playing their part in the overall and continued success of Talon.
The Talon family embody our service culture, delight our clients and deliver award winning work. Our basic philosophy is that a happy and well motivated team deliver excellence and naturally go the extra mile – and therefore we go above and beyond to ensure Talon is a great place to work.
From on-site massages, to our monthly Feel Good allowance, regular social events, free office breakfasts, generous annual leave and flexible working as standard – there’s something for everyone at Talon.
BELONG AT TALON
Our ‘Charter for Change’ commits the business to be an inclusive organisation with a ‘Top Down’ approach to ensure adoption and accountability at every level. We are members of MEFA and Creative Access. Our Belong COG is made up of Talon employees. It helps to shape our internal working practices, policies and recruitment strategy to ensure Talon is a great place to work for all talent – and to create access to Talon from typically underrepresented groups in media.
SOCIAL AT TALON
At Talon, we work hard and we play together. Our Social COG is responsible for creating and organising a wonderful array of events for everyone at Talon throughout the year including Sports Days, Pub Quizzes, Halloween Parties and Away Days – all of which are free to attend for all Talon staff.
TALON GIVES BACK
We believe in giving back and supporting our local community. Through staff volunteering and working closely with our charity partners, we actively raise money throughout the year. Our Charity COG drives the charitable work of Talon, arranging events to raise money to support our charity partners, and working with other teams within the business to run events in support of wider charitable causes. So far to date, as a business, we have donated over £2,000,000 to good causes.
HEALTH & HAPPINESS
We go above and beyond to place the wellbeing of our people at the heart of our business, we’re committed to providing ways for everyone to thrive, on a personal level as well as at work. We believe health and happiness among our staff creates a positive, productive place to work, and focus on constantly improving the Talon family experience.
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
We prioritise the progression and advancement of the Talon family through collaboration, training, learning, and development. We encourage our staff to embark on 50+ training hours a year and offer vast learning and development opportunities focussed on both personal and professional development.
TO STAY AT THE CUTTING EDGE, IT HELPS TO BE A SHARP BUNCH_
At Talon, we prioritise learning and development – with all staff members encouraged to complete a minimum of 50 hours of training a year. Our people team provide an array of courses both onsite and offsite for staff to improve their skills – including Advanced Presentation Skills, Building Stress and Resilience, the industry-wide Ad Net Zero certification and compulsory leadership skills training for all managers. The Talon family are supported in their personal and professional development with meeting-free study days and regular appraisals to assess their training needs.
‘Outside thinking'It runs in the family_
Below is a current list of vacancies available at Talon. Select from the links.
Activation Assistant
Location
Nashville, TN, us
Description
The Activation Assistant is a newly created role responsible for taking data from our proprietary campaign booking system Plato and entering it into our system which handles our production management workflow, GeoTrak.
Find out moreClient Director
Location
London, Hybrid, uk
Description
Reporting into the Business Director, the Client Director has a wide range of responsibilities including (but not limited to) owning and developing the relationship with a variety of key clients, managing direct reports within the team alongside supporting the Business Director in day-to-day tasks, driving growth from dormant clients, and helping to deliver best in class service. The role of a Client Director requires a proactive mindset both to help develop new opportunities within the business and to pre-empt any issues which may occur alongside using initiative, experience and expertise to help keep our clients and agencies happy through gold standard client servicing.
Find out moreSVP, Creative Strategy
Location
New York, NY, us
Description
We are seeking an SVP of Creative Strategy to lead our New York office. This role will be instrumental in driving creative excellence, business growth, and expanding Grand Visual's footprint in the US and Canada.
Find out moreSenior Software Engineer
Location
London (Hybrid), uk
Description
Senior Software Engineers at Talon develop our market leading products, crafting code as well as leading team members in agile software delivery. Working with the Product Owners they will create and manage their product roadmap.
Find out moreAssistant Controller, US
Location
Nashville, TN / New York, NY, us
Description
As an Assistant Controller, you will be managing and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment, and extremely self-motivated. This is an excellent opportunity to join our growing team!
Find out moreFP&A Manager
Location
London (Hybrid), uk
Description
As an FP&A Manager, your role will be to support the Finance Director with commercial aspects of the business.
Find out moreContract – Financial Controller
Location
Nashville, TN / New York, NY, us
Description
The Financial Controller-Contract will be working in conjunction with our VP of Finance, US. The Financial Controller will oversee a team to lead towards all US financial responsibilities. This involves managing financial risks, planning, record keeping, and reporting. (This is a 3-month contract).
Find out moreAccounts Payable Lead
Location
Nashville, TN, us
Description
Talon has an exciting opportunity for an accounts payable lead to join our Finance team. The successful candidate must be a team player with strong people management skills and the ability to provide guidance and operational support to the AP team.
Find out moreClient Manager
Location
London, Hybrid, uk
Description
As Client Manager you will have direct management over the assistants, whilst reporting to the Business Director. You will be dealing with the day-to-day running of various accounts and clients, helping them with efficiencies whilst being accountable for their OOH campaigns.
Find out moreBusiness Director
Location
London, Hybrid, uk
Description
As Business Director, you will be responsible for leading a team of direct reports to deliver best in class OOH planning for our international clients and agencies; while fostering strong relationships with senior agency and client contacts to deliver billings growth targets, innovative work, and commercial objectives. You will proactively identify, win and build new business opportunities and influence the strategic direction of Evolve OOH. With proven leadership and team management credentials, you will also lead, motivate, and nurture a high performing team.
Find out moreClient Manager
Location
London, Hybrid, uk
Description
This role will be based within Talon's international division (Evolve OOH). As Client Manager you will have direct management over the assistants, whilst reporting to the Client Director. You will be dealing with the day to day running of various accounts and clients, helping them with efficiencies whilst being accountable for their OOH campaigns.
Find out moreClient Audit Executive
Location
London, Hybrid, uk
Description
This is a key role within the finance function as you will be part of the team that ensures we retain excellent relationships with our suppliers and clients, thereby helping the Group to continue its tremendous growth.The successful candidate must be a team player with proven internal or external audit experience combined with process improvement. This presents an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified accountant with audit experience to move into the media industry.
Find out moreAccounts Payable Executive
Location
London, Hybrid, uk
Description
The role of Accounts Payable Executive is to process invoices and reconcile supplier statements in an accurate and timely manner. As the Accounts Payable Executive, you will be helping the company keep on top of all outgoing cash; ensuring our suppliers are paid on time and accurately which is essential to running a successful business. The successful candidate must be a team player, ideally with strong AP/Media background.
Find out moreClient Executive
Location
Dublin, ireland
Description
The role of the Client Executive is to support a busy team, working closely with the Client Managers across a portfolio of accounts to assist with the planning of OOH campaigns and having responsibility for the general campaign admin across the wider team working alongside the Hub team. The Client Executive will be a highly driven individual who will be able to identify proactive opportunities to pitch OOH to our clients and agencies. They are reliable with high attention to detail when given tasks to complete. This role will also have a programmatic OOH and data function.
Find out moreSoftware Engineer
Location
London (Hybrid), uk
Description
Software Engineers at Talon develop our market leading products, crafting code as well as leading team members in agile software delivery. Working with the Product Owners they will create and manage their product roadmap.
Find out moreClient Director
Location
London (Hybrid), uk
Description
Reporting into the Business Director, the Client Director has a wide range of responsibilities including (but not limited to) owning and developing the relationship with a variety of key clients, managing direct reports within the team alongside supporting the Business Director in day-to-day tasks, driving growth from dormant clients, and helping to deliver best in class service.
Find out more