Graphic Designer

Who are we

Surrey County Cricket Club is committed to making sure cricket is a game for everyone. We believe that cricket should be based on the concepts of fair play, teamwork, and meritocracy and we know that there is work to do to make cricket truly accessible. We are looking for people to join us on the journey of handing cricket over to future generations as the most inclusive and diverse sport in the world.

The Position

As part of the Communications Team, you have the responsibility to be the creative designer for the Club, providing support across the business. You will act as the brand guardian for the Club, ensuring all printed and digital collateral align with the Club’s brand guidelines.

Whilst being a cricket or a sports fan will help, we’re also interested in hearing from candidates outside of the sports industry who can bring an innovative experience and a different perspective to the role.

Requirements

What you’ll do

• Protect and enhance the Surrey and Kia Oval Brand - Manage brand guidelines and ensure consistency across every visual touchpoint for the Club and the venue.
• Creative concept development - Lead on strategic creative vision for key projects for Club, developing strong creative concepts that align with the Club and venue brand.
• Deliver engaging creative assets – design stunning visuals that can be applied across a range of content including, but not limited to: T20 and International match advertising campaigns, Hospitality, Conference and Events, Membership campaigns, Retail, Catering, Sponsorship and the Surrey Cricket Foundation. Design a range of different materials for use across digital and print to support the commercial and operational objectives of the Club. Producing social media graphics and content for use on the Club’s external channels.
• Manage the design workflow – Using your outstanding organisational skills you will manage assets and templates, ensuring a smooth and efficient creative process, liaising with internal and external stakeholders professionally.
• Strategic Department Contribution - Play a key role in department planning, campaign development, and brand growth strategy. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and contribute to company-wide initiatives that position design as a strategic, value-driving function.
• Outputs: Print Design: Brochure, flyers, posters, newsletters, ground signage, tube ads, outdoor print, tickets, Membership collateral. Digital Content: Display ads, social ads, website collateral, email content, animations, social media templates, Power Point and PDF interactive presentation

The Person

The successful candidate will have the following experience / skills / qualities:

Essential:

• 3-5 years experience in a design role where you are responsible for taking work from the concept phase, through ideation, design, feedback and delivery.

• Outstanding skills across the Adobe Creative Suite, expert in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

• Portfolio that demonstrates design craft across various brands

• Ability to work independently on multiple jobs to tight deadlines with quick turnaround.

• Interact and form a dialogue with different members of staff and external clients to meet briefs and deadlines
• Ability to work creatively and maintain the highest standards, while working within a small dynamic team.
• Experience in creating both digital and print materials.

Benefits

£35,000-£37,000 dependant on experience

5% Club Bonus Scheme

23 days holiday increasing to 28 days based on length of service

Non-Contributory Pension scheme / Private Health Care

Membership for domestic games, Tickets for International Games and loads more

To Apply

Please apply with a CV and cover letter explaining why you’d like to work for Surrey and a link to your portfolio.

 Closing date for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 29th of July 2025.

 We want to make all opportunities at Surrey County Cricket Club accessible to anyone who wants to apply. If submitting a written application is not the best way to tell us about your skills and experience, please let us know and we will discuss it with you.

  At Surrey County Cricket Club, we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds within all workforces. Our workforce is no different and we strongly encourage applications from members of minority groups and all sections of the community.

If you think you might have these skills but are not 100% sure, please do still apply and let us decide. We know that people often rule themselves out of interesting opportunities assuming that others will be more successful but please don’t be that person. We want to hear from the widest cross-section of the community.

Surrey County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and adults at risk that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a process of vetting, including the disclosure of criminal records if required and the seeking of references. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our organisation.