Senior Graphic Designer Woking, England
Job description
WHO ARE KFC?
Colonel Harland Sanders opened the first KFC in Corbin, Kentucky in 1938. He started with one store, 11 herbs and spices, and an idea. From there our incredible brand and product grew to what it is today.
KFC first came to the UK in 1965 with our first restaurant in Preston, Lancashire. Today we are a billion-pound business with over 900 restaurants run by our 28,000 restaurant team members. Our headquarters are based at the Restaurant Support Centre (RSC) in Woking, Surrey – a 24-minute train from Waterloo. Of the c.900 restaurants in the UK, 900 of our restaurants are owned and operated by 40 franchise partners; the remaining 50 are company owned and run.
We are proud to have received a number of accolades in recognition of our commitment to our employees, including being named as Britain’s Top Employer three years running. To work for KFC is to be part of one big family.
OUR CULTURE
BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS, TEAMWORK AND RECOGNITION
We believe that our success is driven by the power of our employees working in unison with a shared set of common goals and values. We are very proud that KFC UKI is recognised as a key market not only in terms of profit and innovation but also for the talent we grow and develop for Yum!
As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace individuality and diversity. We employ irrespective of background, age, ethnicity, colour, gender, disability, sexual or religious orientation and marital status.
MORE ABOUT THE ROLE
KFC are on the lookout for a bold, creative, Senior Graphic Designer to supercharge our guest communications and experience across KFC’s owned channels which include in-restaurant touchpoints, digital/ website and packaging.
This is a unique opportunity to join the talented and award-winning Marketing Team at one of the largest, best-loved brands in the UK. The role offers immediate exposure to all areas of the business as you work collaboratively with key stakeholders across the brand and our agency partners.
You’ll have the opportunity to get stuck into a huge range of multi-media briefs to showcase your talent. The type of work you’ll do will vary from large creative campaigns and art direction to more day-to-day artworking, but you’ll apply the same energy, passion and exceptional standards of delivery universally.
We’re looking for an original – an innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic person who always has their finger firmly on the pulse. Someone who ‘gets’ the fun, fresh, bold KFC brand personality and applies that across all of their work. There’s buckets of opportunity to grow as part of an ambitious brand and we’d love you to be keen to adapt and grow your career within KFC and Yum!
KEY JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:
- Work collaboratively with key cross functional stakeholders to understand the strategic design requirements and criteria and develop the creative brief.
- Lead the design and execution of innovative, compelling and effective graphic design/artwork across a huge variety of different briefs and mediums to bring our guest facing assets to life across in-restaurant, digital/website and packaging.
- The list of where you could use your talents to add value really is endless, for example creating assets for campaigns and activations, logo/concept identity and development, large and small format print graphics, merchandise and swag design, infographics, templates, leaflet and poster designs, presentations, packaging, social media and digital signage/website assets.
- Maintain effective stakeholder communication throughout the entire creative design process from brief, to presenting design proposals, to capturing and actioning feedback all the way to debrief.
- Act as a brand guardian, educating and empowering the wider team to work with our brand guidelines.
- Build a deep understanding of our target audience and develop innovative and effective ways to reach them through your creative design.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with external creative agencies and partners.
- Maintain current awareness of industry and technology standards and trends.
- An ability to collaborate with others and exceptional project management within a fast paced and reactive retail environment.
WHAT WE’D LOVE FROM YOU
EXPERIENCE
- You’re an Adobe guru, fully proficient in a range of Adobe Design packages, notably InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator (and/or equivalent packages).
- Experience working to tight deadlines balancing multiple projects and briefs, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Experienced in concept development and art direction, with confidence in presenting ideas to senior stakeholders.
- Ability to demonstrate experience and confidence across every point of the design lifecycle, from ideation, visualisation, design and final artwork.
- You’ll be able to share an impressive, versatile, creative portfolio showcasing a variety of projects and creative executions across print, through to art working and digital/web, with strong typographic skills, that you’ve worked on from conceptual design through to completion.
- Excellent typography skills, creative mind and a sharp eye.
- Ability to work well autonomously and set your own daily workload. You won’t be micro-managed here and we’ll be looking for you to pick up a brief and run with it independently to meet deadlines.
- A strong understanding of design principles, typography, and layout.
- An exceptional eye for detail and meticulously high-quality standards.
ABOUT YOU
- In terms of experience, the role would suit a senior designer with min. 6+ years professional experience which can be demonstrated through a strong portfolio working within an in-house brand team and/or agencies. But, if you’re a confident mid-weight designer ready to take the next step, come show us what you’ve got.
- You'll be comfortable working with, and consulting on brand guidelines, knowing when to work firmly within, and when to push the boundaries.
- You have a genuine passion for design and creativity, with a curiosity and ambition to produce outstanding work, able to work collaboratively with direction, or independently.
- You’re a problem solver at heart, thriving on creative challenges, but putting just as much energy into ‘day-to-day’ briefs, because you care about everything you do.
- You understand the detail is where the magic happens, so you’ll have a strong eye for detail, nothing will pass you by.
- You’ll be ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, we’re looking for someone who enjoys pace and wants variety in their role.
- You’ll have the perfect combo of creative flair coupled with strategic insight
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION
A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including;
- Company and performance-related bonus
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover
- Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days per year
- Recharge Days - an additional 5 days per year to disconnect from our day-to-day (in addition to annual and bank holidays).
- After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- Competitive parental leave and flexible return to work options
- Wellbeing Gift - £50 to invest in an app that will help your personal health and well-being
- Wellbeing Reimbursement - A fund to claim back costs throughout the year that support your well-being such as vitamins subscriptions, language lessons, gym membership.
- Sanctus - 1:1 Mental Health coaching sessions.
- ‘Leave me the cluck alone time’ – an hour per day outside of your lunch break to step away from your screen.
- Virtual Commute -time blocked out in our diaries to give space without meetings to start and finish the day the most effective way.
- Flexible and Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Health Screening and Gym Discounts.
That got you cluckin’ excited? Apply now- there might just be a seat for you at the Colonel’s table…
