About the Role
Kirkby Tyres is the UK & Ireland’s leading wholesaler of Commercial, Agricultural, and Industrial tyres and wheels. A family-run business established in 1958, Kirkby Tyres has over sixty years' experience in tyre and wheel wholesaling and distribution and has recently received major awards within the industry. To find out more, you can visit the Company website at www.kirkbytyres.co.uk.
We’re looking for a creative, proactive, and versatile Senior Graphic Design & Marketing Executive to join our small but dynamic marketing team. This is a dual-role position ideal for someone who loves bringing ideas to life through design but also enjoys being hands-on with day-to-day marketing activity.
You'll work on a wide range of projects, from designing digital and print assets to supporting campaign planning, social media, email marketing, events, and content creation. If you’re highly creative, organised, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Reporting to the Head of Marketing, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Graphic Design
· Design and produce on-brand digital and print assets including product brochures, adverts, social media graphics, presentations, web banners, and exhibition materials.
· Create and manage website content for existing platforms (B2B).
· Collaborate with the team to create campaign visuals and develop creative concepts.
· Maintain brand consistency across all materials and channels.
· Manage design assets and artwork files for internal use and external suppliers.
Marketing Support
· Assist with planning and delivering marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels.
· Support the monitoring, creation and scheduling of social media posts and tracking engagement metrics.
· Update website content and assist with web-based projects (e.g. landing pages, product listings).
· Contribute to email marketing campaigns (Mailchimp)
· Liaise with external suppliers (e.g. printers, event organisers, media contacts).
· Assist with planning, set up and attending of exhibitions/events and trade shows, when necessary. This may require the postholder to stay in hotels during the exhibitions/events.
· Perform ad hoc marketing duties as required.
Essential Skills & Experience
· Minimum 3 years’ experience in graphic design, ideally within a marketing-focused in-house or agency environment.
· Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
.Strong design, layout and branding skills with excellent attention to detail.
· Good understanding of digital and social media platforms.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
· Excellent organisational and time management skills.
· Ability to manage multiple projects and work to tight deadlines.
· Self-motivated with a proactive, can-do attitude.
· Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders.
· Full, clean driving licence (use of own vehicle may be required to attend off-site events and meetings).
Desirable Skills & Experience
· Experience of working with website content management systems (CMS) such as Umbraco, WordPress or similar e-commerce platforms.
· Experience creating and managing website content, landing pages and blog articles.
· Experience supporting exhibitions, events and trade shows.
· Experience with email marketing platforms.
Why join us?
· Work in a collaborative, supportive team where your ideas count.
· Variety of creative projects and the chance to make a real impact.
· Opportunity to grow your skill set across multiple areas of marketing.
· Be part of a company that values creativity, initiative, and continuous improvement.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £32,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
