Team Lead – Marketing (Art Director) - Sysco LABS - Colombo

About the job

Team Lead – Marketing (Art Director)

The Big Picture

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

The Opportunity

Sysco LABS is on the lookout for a Team Lead for a Full-Time Contract position. The ideal candidate has a penchant for putting ideas in motion, visual storytelling and should be able to drive the conceptualization and execution of innovative communications campaigns, events, and employer branding engagements.

Responsibilities:

-Overseeing the development and execution of graphic design and visual branding across campaigns, events, internal communications and employer branding initiatives
-Ensuring all creative work aligns with brand guidelines, organizational goals, and campaign objectives
-Maintaining a high standard of visual storytelling, ensuring consistency and strategic impact across all design outputs
-Translating complex communication requirements into clear, compelling visual strategies
-Fostering a collaborative creative environment, encouraging idea-sharing between teams and stakeholders
-Leading brainstorming sessions and design workshops to drive innovative solutions
-Acting as a bridge between design, marketing, and other departments to ensure cohesive and integrated branding efforts
-Contributing hands-on to select design projects, producing high-impact visuals that enhance brand identity
-Generating bold, creative ideas that push the boundaries of traditional graphic design and visual communication
-Staying up to date with design trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices to bring fresh, forward-thinking concepts to the team

Requirements:

-A Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Marketing/Communications or an equivalent relevant qualification
-5+ years of experience in marketing, graphic design, brand development and the creative process; exposure to the IT industry will be a distinct advantage
-Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and experience with video editing or motion graphics is a plus
-Prior experience at a creative agency, in-house design team, or marketing department will be an advantage
-A strong portfolio showcasing a range of creative work across various mediums
-Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; Excellent verbal and written English is a must
-A keen eye for visual aesthetics and experience in art direction, branding, internal communications and campaign execution
-Strong organizational and management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities; should have a keen eye for detail
-A passion for brand storytelling through visuals, with a willingness to contribute creative ideas in brainstorming sessions
-Should have the ability to be a collaborative team player with a positive and proactive attitude
-Must be adaptable and resilient, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Benefits:

-US dollar-linked compensation
-Performance-based annual bonus
-Performance rewards and recognition
-Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
-Paid birthday leave
-Team engagement allowance
-Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
-Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
-Hybrid work arrangement

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.