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.
Contract – 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 moreCampaign Operations Executive
Location
London, uk
Description
ABOUT US_At Talon, our purpose is to be the independent agency of choice providing a pioneering global platform for brands to connect with audiences in the outside world. We want to reimagine the industry to deliver greater value for our clients whilst inspiring people and caring for our planet. We’re passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry – changing perceptions of it as a legacy medium to one that is highly effective, creative, sustainable, and measurable for our clients.In our first 10 years, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 300 people located in key cities across the globe. In that time, we have been awarded for our approach to our people, our clients and our industry and want to continue and expand upon these successes.THE ROLE_The role of the Campaign Operations Executive is to support a busy team, working closely with the Campaign Operations Managers and Director across a portfolio of accounts to assist with delivering operational excellence across the UK Talon Business. Reporting to the Campaign Operations Director, Campaign Operations Executives have responsibility for a wide range of campaign administration tasks within a wider team. Campaign Operations Executives should be reliable with high levels of attention to detail when given tasks to complete.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR_Previous Out of Home industry experience is desirable but not essential. A good standard of written and spoken English Microsoft Office skills are essential. Previous experience understanding and working with data is beneficial but not essential. Enthusiastic, with a willingness to learn. Ability to multi-task. A high level of attention to detail is essential to deliver successful client campaigns without errors. A good understanding of UK geography is helpful to assist with the distribution of campaigns. Ability to clearly communicate written and verbally. Ability to work as part of a team and build good relationships with external suppliers.OUR TEAM_The Campaign Operations Team exists to support the planning teams, who aim to maximise the use of out of home as part of a brands advertising media mix. More Specifically the team is responsible for the processes that delivers a booked plan into a live campaign, ensuring that campaign execution is a smooth process and that our clients are provided with all the information and services needed to create successful out of home campaigns, on time, and to the highest quality. They steward the production process, manage inventory that is booked for our campaigns and that flows through our proprietary ad-tech platforms. The team lead the verification of campaign posting and play out reports for our campaigns, reconciling when discrepancies are found. Building relationships internally, and externally, with clients, media owners and suppliers. It is essential that the campaign delivery manager can foster good relationships and be at the forefront of addressing any issues that arise. The team act a source of checking ensuring that all campaign support functions are in place and correct. WHY US_"Talon ensures everyone feels welcome, has all of the tools readily available to be able to succeed. Talon takes seriously their responsibility as an employer, not only to employees but also to their customers and anyone they work with, including the planet. There is a constant striving from all levels to improve and ensure the way we work is better than yesterday."OUR VALUES AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER_WE ARE BOLD_As industry provocateurs and pioneers, we respectfully challenge the status quo, take pride in our people, big ideas and partnerships.We embrace change We challenge respectfully We lead the wayWE ARE HUMAN_We are a diverse collective of changemakers who value respect, fairness, and integrity and expect the same in return.We value collaboration and togetherness We are empathetic We embrace individualityWE ARE SMART_Our trailblazing spirit and learning centric culture ensures our knowledge provides maximum value to each other and our clients.We grow and learn We are trusted We are mission possibleTalon is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ and develop a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and brands that we represent.
Find out moreFinance Assistant Dublin – Part Time
Location
Dublin, ireland
Description
The finance team are looking for a part time finance assistant to work alongside the finance analyst and another finance assistant and you will be reporting into the financial controller. You will be responsible for supporting a variety of processes within a fast-paced industry.*Note: This part time role is open to be 2-3 days per week. Role is fixed term contract of 12 months initially with potential to convert to full time.
Find out morePA to UK MD and UK Chair
Location
London (Hybrid), uk
Description
The PA is a key support position reporting to the UK Managing Director to ensure the smooth running of the UK leadership 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 moreDigital Activations Associate
Location
New York, NY, us
Description
Talon has a great opportunity for a bright, confident individual with an analytical mind and can-do attitude to work within in our fast-growing Digital Solutions team. This role will make an important contribution to supporting the team’s mission to enable Talon’s clients and partners to super-charge Digital OOH advertising through smart, strategic use of audience data and technology platforms. This individual should be curious, organized, detail oriented, and eager to learn and contribute to the fast paced and growing digital solutions team.The Associate, Digital Activations, will be an expert in Talon’s products and solutions and take responsibility for all aspects of the end-to-end process of creating, delivering, optimizing, and reporting on client projects.
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 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 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.
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