Creative Artwork Manager

We’re Kingfisher, a team of over 74,000 passionate people across brands including B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas. We aim to be the leading home improvement company and to grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. We’re looking for a Creative Artwork Manager to join us.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are committed to equal treatment for all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious or philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working hours and locations. We offer a blend of home and office work, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can support you.

Role overview
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The Creative Artwork Manager is responsible for creating, owning, and governing all packaging artwork templates across the OEB (Own Exclusive Brand) portfolio. This includes developing and managing artwork templates and visual guidelines for packaging across markets and categories. The role is the central custodian of packaging artwork visual identity, ensuring brand consistency, quality, scalability, and alignment with business strategy. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to reflect quality, scalability, and brand excellence.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and continuously improve packaging artwork templates and visual systems across the OEB portfolio.
• Develop artwork concepts and visual routes for new launches, redesigns and brand updates within established brand frameworks.
• Own and maintain packaging artwork visual guidelines and rulebooks, ensuring clarity, consistency and compliance across regions.
• Collaborate with Brand, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Sustainability and external creative partners to deliver high-quality artwork.
• Support and optimise end-to-end artwork workflows, master assets and scalable design toolkits.
• Review and audit artwork to identify improvements, enhance visual consistency and reduce rework.
• Guide internal teams and suppliers on effective use of artwork templates, tools and processes.

Qualifications & experience

• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• Experience managing artwork templates, systems or brand toolkits.
• Understanding of print production, repro and packaging artwork processes.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to collaborate and provide creative direction.

Be Customer Focussed – constantly improving our customers’ experience

• Use available data to help make decisions

Be Human – acting with humanity and care

• Do the right thing
• Be respectful

Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• Build and share new ideas
• Try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility

• Have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect; aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams

• Embrace allyship
• Self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• Own my actions
• Understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

We encourage applications from all, including those who may not meet 100% of the listed requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment where your ideas can flourish. We welcome new ideas, support experimentation, and aim to help you be your best self. Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and opportunities for growth. Interested? Apply now and help us power the possible.

What we offer

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (Benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part-time colleagues).

20% discount at B&Q…