Closing date: 2nd December 2024 at 11.59pm
Salary: London Living Wage
Duration: 12 months
Working hours: 9am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday
Location: London (working from home 2 days per week)
Start date: 3rd February 2025
Work with industry experts to drive innovative solutions for Talon's Out of Home media tech platforms.
Talon is the UK’s only independently-owned Out of Home media specialist. They have ambitious growth plans, without compromising the vision of providing exceptional client service, independent advice and strategic expertise. They aim to be different, taking a data-led approach to planning and buying and to embrace technology at every turn
As a Tech intern in this entry-level role, you will rotate between three different departments, being placed in each team for a period of four months. The teams will be Accountability and Performance, Effectiveness, and Tech Ops (Digital).
* The Effectiveness team is made up of a Head of Effectiveness who manages projects to support the overall business. A senior effectiveness executive who you would work closely with to project manage measurement, agency sessions and campaign effectiveness. The team serve all areas of the business and all agency patches with clients spanning across all verticals from finance to fast-moving consumer goods.
* IT Operations is a key function within Talon, ensuring the smooth performance of IT and business technologies so that business operations can proceed uninterrupted. The team is responsible to provide support for all Talon’s tech platforms, producing the data insights to make business decisions, supporting the Finance users with Netsuite queries etc. The team supports 250+ internal Talon users and external users (Agencies, Media owners) who use the Talon tech platforms.
What you will gain
* You will be supporting executives and the wider teams, to get a firm understanding of the technical side behind Out of Home advertising along with the chance to gain invaluable media experience.
* You will be able to benefit from bespoke on-the-job learning and training offered by the Company.
Key activities
* Proactively liaise with your team to ensure all tasks are completed in the correct time frame.
* Be able to assist each department within the criteria they set.
* Develop an understanding and utilisation of all tools and systems e.g. Plato, Ada, Atlas etc.
* Assist with projects and any tasks requested by team members.
* Support teams with admin/documentation/correspondence/presentations (ad hoc).
* Assist with workload when team members are on holiday.
* Support teams with diary/meeting coordination and resolve scheduling conflicts.
* Demonstrate proper care and respect for corporate assets.
* Comply with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
* Develop and grow industry knowledge through attendance in internal training programmes.
* Work to embody the Talon values and behaviours to maintain the best possible culture throughout Talon.
* Participate in projects and initiatives which drive Talon’s commitment to positive social and environmental causes. E.g., charity partnerships, volunteering, carbon offsetting etc.
What we're looking for
* Microsoft Office skills.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Organised and proactive with a flexible approach.
* Accurate and acute attention to detail.
* Hardworking and reliable.
* Team player.
* Organisational planning.
* Strategic capability.
* Commercially aware.
* Independent decision maker.
* Attention to detail.
* Problem-solving skills.
* Ability to multitask.
* You may have previous office/admin experience but this is not necessary.
* Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Aftereffects is also desirable but not essential.
To apply
* Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
* Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
* Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
* Do not contact the company directly
* Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
This opportunity is only open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people, those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.