How to Apply: Interested and qualified? Go to Twyford Tile on www.linkedin.com to apply.
Master the KV: Show You Can Own a Campaign's Visual Identity
This role is about more than making things look good — it's about leading a team to produce key visuals that sell across borders. Hiring managers will probe how you've translated a product's selling points into a visual that resonates in different cultures, and how you've kept quality consistent under deadline pressure.
1. Build a portfolio that leads with campaign KVs: Your portfolio should open with 3–4 complete key visual sets, not just single images. For each, briefly note the campaign objective, the market it targeted, and the cultural adaptations you made. This shows you think strategically, not just aesthetically.
2. Show your team leadership with a project story: Prepare a short case study of a time you supervised designers: how you allocated tasks, set deadlines, and handled a revision request. Concrete examples of your management style will carry more weight than generic 'I'm a good leader' statements.
3. Prove your Adobe suite fluency with a live exercise: Be ready to walk through your process in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. You might be asked to recreate a simple layout or explain how you'd set up a print-ready file. Practice your shortcuts and file preparation steps.
4. Prepare for cultural sensitivity questions: Think of an example where you adapted a design for a specific market — maybe you changed colours, imagery, or typography to avoid a cultural misstep. This shows you understand that 'global' doesn't mean 'one-size-fits-all'.
5. Align your CV with the requirements: Use the exact phrases from the job description, like 'overseas marketing' and 'cross-border e-commerce', if you have that experience. Quantify your impact: 'Increased social media engagement by 20% with a new campaign KV series' is stronger than 'Created social media posts'.
6. Research Twyford Tile and the building materials market: Understand their product range and typical buyers. In the interview, mention how you'd design for a B2B audience (architects, contractors) versus a consumer audience — this shows you've done your homework.
7. Practice explaining design decisions: You'll likely be asked to critique a sample design or explain your own work. Use clear, business-focused language: talk about 'visual hierarchy', 'brand consistency', and 'conversion' — not just 'it looks nice'.
8. Bring questions about their design system: Ask about their current brand guidelines, how they handle multilingual content, and how they measure the success of marketing materials. This shows you're already thinking about the role's challenges and how you'd contribute.