Your Role:  You will work within the LIONS Judging Operations team to assist in all aspects of the operational management of awards processing, judging and other related tasks and responsibilities, with the sole purpose of upholding the integrity of the Lion and regional awards.

You will directly support the Judging Operations and Delivery Leads and act as a first point of contact for all related judging issues. You will be responsible for delivering a world-class judging experience while demonstrating high levels of operational and administrative efficiency at all times.

This is an entry level role ideal for persons looking to build operational and database expertise for a company servicing the creative community. 

Candidates must be available to work during 9th - 22nd June at Cannes Lions whether in a physical or digital environment. Candidates may also be expected to travel to regional festivals in Vietnam (March) and Dubai (April).

Key Responsibilities 

• Accountable for the entry processing and customer queries for a range of Lions, through the management of seasonal staff for Cannes Lions

• Responsible for entry processing and customer queries for LIONS regional awards (Dubai Lynx, Spikes Asia and WARC Awards)

• Accountable for the supervision of juries for Cannes Lions through the management of seasonal staff

• Administration and supervision of juries for LIONS regional awards (Dubai Lynx, Spikes Asia and WARC Awards)

• Meticulous quality control of entries prior to on-site judging. Preparing entry materials, analysis, assisting with ownership of timelines and schedules

• Managing the onsite (if applicable) operations for entries before group judging commences

• Presentation of the entries to the jury and providing direct support to the appointed jury President and jurors

• Testing of entry systems

• You are a connector, working hard to ensure people and projects are not inadvertently siloed or silenced

Your Experience

• Initiative, self-motivated, manages time effectively and sets own goals 

• Strong organisational skills with excellent accuracy and attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills, able to compose professional and articulate emails, with a confident and helpful telephone manner

• Ability to take direction working within a team and confidence to take on a management role when required

• Efficient and hard-working, with capacity to undertake varied ad hoc tasks

• Personable and approachable 

• Proficiency with Gmail, Google Drive and all of its applications

If you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply. At LIONS, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role we would still like you to apply.

Who are we? 

The LIONS brand is probably most synonymous with Cannes Lions, The International Festival of Creativity, the definitive meeting place for the global creative communications and advertising community. It’s five days of inspiration, aspiration, unlimited magic and potential. The Festival has been championing creative excellence since 1954 with the goal of providing a global destination and the definitive benchmark for creativity that drives progress.

LIONS is going through an exciting time as it’s recently repositioned as The Home of Creativity, supporting those in the business of creativity at every step of their journeys with an extended portfolio of new advisory, learning and intelligence services. Our purpose is to drive progress through creativity for an incredibly diverse and talented global creative community.

You will join a team of change makers. The team’s purpose is to champion change to create the most powerful global creative community and drive growth for the brand. 

WARC is the global authority on marketing effectiveness. We provide rigorous and unbiased evidence, expertise and guidance to help marketers navigate any challenges effectively. 

WARC operates out of London, New York and Singapore to service a community of over 75,000 marketers in more than 1,200 companies in 100+ markets. Find out more at warc.com.

LIONS and WARC are part of Ascential. Ascential takes the world’s leading brands to the heart of what’s next for their industries. We do this through our events, intelligence products and advisory services. Our 700+ people serve a global customer base from more than 100 countries in the large and growing Marketing and Financial Technology sectors. Ascential is part of the Informa Group.

Why Choose Us? 

Two divisions. Three continents. One great culture - we want working for Ascential to be the best career move you’ve ever made.

Ascential is a people-powered company, and we’re committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion. We publish an annual DEI  Report, setting out our goals and progress. We invest in Employee Groups including Able to Thrive, Ascential Pride, Black in Business and Empower Women’s Network. And our inclusive recruitment practices and early talent programmes help us to bring curious, passionate people from every walk of life into our team. 

We’re committed to ensuring that the impact of our business on our environment - and the communities we operate in - is a positive one. That means making sure that each event we run is the most sustainable it’s ever been. We also default all of our pension plans to sustainable options, so that our people’s savings are invested in ways that help rather than hinder our planet. 

Helping people to connect and drive progress isn’t a business-only goal. We know that the world is a better place when we lead with heart, so we support charitable causes that make a difference. We provide opportunities to give back through Volunteer Days and our charity partnership with Media Trust. 

We value output, not hours. Most of our roles ask for 1-2 days a week in your nearest office. But if that’s not possible for you, let’s talk. Flexible work conversations are actively encouraged here.

Only you know what’s most important to you. That’s why we offer a benefits and wellbeing package that you can tailor to your needs. Some of these include:

• 25 days of holiday per year  - with an option to buy/ sell upto 5 days

• Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection

• Access to either our commission, bonus or profit share schemes, dependent on the role

• Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance, Critical Illness and the Ascential Shares Scheme

• Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme

• Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options

• Learning and development opportunities, to encourage and empower everyone to grow

We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.

If we inspire you, why not join and inspire us?  Find out more