1.0 TACO BELL DESIGN
Making the In-House a Fun-House
THE DSVC • 10.06.21
01. TACO BELL
IN-HOUSE
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Taco Bell Creative is Taco Bell’s In-House full service creative team. We work on and visually impact almost every aspect of the brand. (almost) Every project offers an opportunity to push yourself creatively and make something rad.
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‘16
Started as Intern
18
Brought on as Full-Time Contractor
‘19
Offered full-time position thru YUM!
‘20
Promoted to Sr. Designer
‘22
Promoted to Art Director
‘24
Promoted to Art Director (more or less ACD)
IN-HOUSE
CREATIVE LIFE
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Taco Bell Creative is Taco Bell’s In-House full service creative team. We work on and visually impact almost every aspect of the brand. (almost) Every project offers an opportunity to push yourself creatively and make something rad.
—
‘16
Started as Intern
18
Brought on as Full-Time Contractor
‘19
Offered full-time position thru YUM!
‘20
Promoted to Sr. Designer
‘22
Promoted to Art Director
‘24
Promoted to Art Director (more or less ACD)
WAS ART SCHOOL WORTH IT?
- Lateral education—exposure to many mediums and facets of design
- Constantly presenting/speaking about projects/process/etc.
- Instilling a research/data driven
approach to creating/solving problems
LOOSE TBD REZZIE
- POP Marketing (i.e. Drive Thru/LTOs)
- Retail/Apparel Design
- TV Spots
- Experiential Design
- Leading/Art Directing Social Media Design Work
THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY JOB
- Permission to be as creative as you can
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Encouraged to push boundaries
- Stellar team
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Work / Life Balance*
- Strong impact on the brand
- Empowered to be 100%
authentically myself
THINGS MAYBE I DON’T LOVE AS MUCH
ABOUT IN-HOUSE
ABOUT IN-HOUSE
- “The Game”
- Work has potential to get repetitive
- Feedback just for sake of feedback
RESTAURANT
Generally LTO driven, food focused for Menuboards & windowsBrand
Moments, activations,or partnerships that require brand-centric design thinking. Sometimes strategic—sometimes purely celebrating creativity.