THE ROLE
The role of the planning exec is to support a busy team, working closely with the client manager across a portfolio of accounts to assist with the strategic planning of OOH campaigns and having responsibility for the general campaign admin across the wider team. The Client exec will be a highly driven individual who will be able to identify proactive opportunities to pitch OOH to our agency and client partners. They are reliable with high attention to detail when given tasks to complete
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS
As an Client Executive within the Talon International team, your core responsibilities will include:
Campaign related support tasks:
- Produce information to ensure the smooth running of clients’ accounts including competitive date, availabilities, and costings.
- Keep track of campaign start dates and ensure all is ready to go live – use team status document or white board to manage artwork delivery deadlines
- Manage campaign photography
- Manage post campaign reports deadlines. Work with Client Mangers to ensure content is appropriate
- When necessary, work with the team to create case studies
- Ensure all Planning templates and guidelines are being used
Administration support tasks:
- Ensure Shared folders are updated with presentations, updates, insights, campaign photography sent by media owners
- Regularly update the media owner directory document
- Liaise with internal teams to manage enquiries. Work with the Client Managers and Client Directors to resolve any issues or discrepancies
Team Support tasks:
- Help manage/coordinate diaries when media owners need to present to the team or other team events/meetings
- Present industry news and updates during weekly team meeting
- Endeavour to pro-actively grow and develop clients’ business
General tasks:
- Liaise with media owners and suppliers to book campaigns and be self-starting to gain a full insight and knowledge of their out of home portfolios.
- Develop strong relationships with day-to-day agency, client and media owner contacts.
- Have a thorough understanding and utilise all tools and systems, e.g. Forwardkeys, GWI, Statista. Develop and grow industry knowledge through attendance of internal and external training programmes – become a member of the Talon Executive programme
- Understand Talon philosophy and specialist business unit’s offerings and communicate them appropriately
- Share knowledge and best practice across the team and business
- Get involved in wider company initiatives including new business pitches, Cogs, etc.
- Comply with all company and departmental policies and procedures
- Demonstrate proper care and respect for corporate assets
WORKING HABITS AND CORE SKILLS
- Provides direction, and supports team
- Fresh thinking, spots new opportunities
- Presents themselves with authority and instils confidence
- Thinks beyond the problem and makes informed decisions
- Proactive with customer’s and suppliers’ business; ensures a high standard of team output, can mutli-task and always ensures attention to detail.
- Shares knowledge and looks to further personal development
YOUR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Language skills preferable
- Previous media planning and/or office/admin experience
- Experience with dealing with clients and suppliers
- Proactive and can-do attitude
- Microsoft office skills.