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.
SUSTAINABILITY AT TALON
Talon is committed to reducing our impact on the planet and have ambitions to reach BCorp status. Our Sustainability COG leads the agencies approach and ensures that Talon is doing everything possible to become a more sustainable business by reducing our environmental impact, ensuring ethical practice across the business and promoting initiatives with our clients, agencies, media owners, suppliers and local community.
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.
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.
Junior Analyst
Location
New York (Hybrid), us
Description
We are seeking a motivated and analytical individual to join our team as a Junior Analyst in the Media department at Talon. As a Junior Analyst, you will play a crucial role in supporting our media operations and assisting in data analysis, research, and reporting activities. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized and detail-oriented individual looking to start their career in the media industry.
Find out moreMedia Planner
Location
Ontario, Canada (Remote), us
Description
We are seeking a motivated and analytical individual to join our team as a Planner in the client services department at Talon Outdoor. As a planner, you will play a crucial role in supporting our media operations and assisting in tactical operations for clients. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized and detail-oriented individual looking to start their career in the media industry.
Find out moreAccounts Payable Executive
Location
London, uk
Description
Talon has an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Payable Executive to join our award-winning Finance team. The successful candidate must be a team player, ideally with strong AP/Media background.
Find out morePlanning Manager
Location
uk
Description
Being the gatekeeper and owning the planning process, working hand in hand with the Client Teams to deliver the best possible outcome for our clients. Managing workloads, understanding and communicating Talon initiatives, having good industry knowledge, working across relevant client accounts and supporting the team are all key aspects of this role – alongside the management and development of the Planning Executive within the team.
Find out moreOOH Activation Manager
Location
New York (Hybrid), us
Description
The Manager reports to the SVP, Channel Activation and is responsible for the development and negotiations of best-in-class out of home plans for our clients here at Talon. As a Manager, you are responsible for maintaining excellent relationships with our Media Owner partners, working closely with the internal activation team to help grow and develop their talents, and excel in the OOH marketplace as the SME (Subject Matter Expert).
Find out morePlanning Executive
Location
LONDON (HYBRID), uk
Description
The role of the Planning Exec is to support a busy team, working closely with the Planning & Client Managers across a portfolio of accounts to assist with the planning & buying of out of home campaigns. As an Planning Executive you will have responsibility for the general campaign admin across the wider team working alongside the Hub. The Planning 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.
Find out moreClient Director, International
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 moreSupervisor – Bilingual
Location
Ontario, Canada (Remote), uk
Description
We are seeking a motivational individual to join our team as a supervisor in the client services department at Talon. As a supervisor, you will play a crucial role in leading the planning team and developing the execution of strategic media planning. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented individual looking to lead through actions and ideas that exemplify the company’s mission and culture. This role requires written and verbal communication in both French and English, with co-workers, clients and media partners.
Find out moreClient Strategist
Location
New York, NY (Hybrid), us
Description
Client Success is Talon’s customer-facing department responsible for servicing, strategizing and growing clients’ Out of Home business. The goal for the department is to provide a high quality, best-in-market OOH partnership experience for Talon’s clients, which results in them growing their use of OOH advertising and creating world-class OOH innovation and campaign effectiveness. Each Client Success team is responsible for delivering Talon’s product, performance, and partnership with a specific portfolio of agencies and direct clients. Client Success teams are also responsible for delivering Talon’s business and financial goals for their clients. To achieve its goals, Client Success (a) develops and executes annual strategies to grow and evolve each clients’ use of OOH advertising, (b) delivers high quality, thoughtful and pro-active client service and deliverables, (c) takes ownership of OOH campaign strategies, solutions, and results, and (d) partners with internal and external stakeholders to ensure strategic ideas are executed effectively through to completion. Each Client Success team also takes responsibility for providing continuous, relevant education on the power and potential of Out of Home advertising to its portfolio of clients and agencies; for promoting Talon and the value-add services that Talon provides; and for driving adoption of Talon’s suite of services and solutions.
Find out morePlanning Manager
Location
uk
Description
Being the gatekeeper and owning the planning process, working hand in hand with the Client Teams to deliver the best possible outcome for our clients. Managing workloads, understanding and communicating Talon initiatives, having good industry knowledge, working across relevant client accounts and supporting the team are all key aspects of this role – alongside the management and development of the Planning Executive within the team.
Find out moreClient Associate
Location
Boston, us
Description
The Client Associate supports their team to help service a range of clients and agencies. They will contribute to the creation of client deliverables, support with campaign management duties, and related administrative needs.
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