Jess is Marketing Manager, Brand & Sponsorships at KFC SOPAC. A marketer with a passion for creative brand solutions, Jess’ career begun in Advertising, with roles across some of the world’s largest brands in both London & Sydney. Jess has a passion for people, and is proud of her reputation for nurturing and developing talent, and leading collaborative team environments.
Her current role at KFC sees her managing the Brand and Sponsorship strategy for KFC Australia. Responsible for a broad network of agency and sponsor partnerships, Jess works to foster a culture of collaboration, trust, honesty and most importantly, fun. Alongside the KFC marketing team and their agency and partner village, Jess leads the continued growth of the KFC brand in Australia through innovative brand campaigns, responsible for all brand metrics and KPIs.
Prior to joining KFC, Jess worked as Senior Account Director on the KFC business at Ogilvy for 5 years. With the team at Ogilvy, Jess was privileged to be part of the development of KFC’s now famous retail platforms and a number of industry award-winning campaigns.
Jess’ extensive QSR experience begun at Leo Burnett London, where she worked on McDonald’s UK. Upon moving back to Sydney, Jess continued to build her marketing knowledge & experience across roles at Leo Burnett Sydney, the not-for-profit sector and a start-up agency in mobile ad-tech and creative.
Outside of marketing (& eating!) Fried Chicken, Jess is a marriage celebrant, a mum & a lover of good food, good wine, and a good time!
