Senior Graphic Design Team Leader

Hollywoodbets

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
Full-time

16 days ago

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africas biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And thats just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and lets reach for the stars.We have an amazing opportunity for 2 X Senior Graphic Design Team Leader. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?The core role of the Senior Graphic Design Team Leader is to lead a graphic design team pod, from concept to execution on all 360 projects and the design teams day to day requirements. This role reports into and will work closely with the Creative Head: Design to ensure all graphic elements deliver engaging content for our brand. This role will manage the DTP, Junior, Midweight, Senior graphic designers, Team leader/s and collaborate with the traffic, copy and video teams, delivering engaging content that meets the expectations of our customers.With Hollywoodbets You Will:Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.You Bring:

Diploma/Degree
5+ years in a Senior design related position

A Bonus to Have:

3-5 years in a Design management role

What Youll Do for The Brand:

Manage, lead and oversee the design pod team.
Manage the liaison between pod heads and other creative HODs to ensure collaboration on project start-up.
Lead the brainstorming, conceptualizing, development and execution of all 360 projects, adhoc projects and all campaign requirements.
Present creative concepts to the broader business teams and management.
Manage the day to day creative requirements, business as usual within the design pods.
Develop, and oversee look and feel as well as quality of all work generated from the design pod.
Liaison between designers and other business departments for all design job requests as well as ensuring the brief is adequate to start the job with all information on deadlines and scope covered.
Coordinate design work coming in with a job ticket system and allocate jobs accordingly (Traffic management).
Contribute to, implement and ensure work processes are efficient and adhered to within the design pod.
Submit daily reports to Creative Head: Design
Conduct team member Performance reviews
Identify pod team skills gap and suggest learning and development training in the areas that require attention
Conduct weekly design pod team meetings.
Oversee design progress against schedule, priority, brief and deadlines. Provide feedback and seek any missing information from job requestor, in order to complete the job.
Ensure 360 campaign kick start meetings take place in order to conceptualize the campaign artwork required and understand the full scope of the job.
Review, approve and present all creative work generated by the design pod team members, prior to creative services internal management approval and sending onto the requestor.
Ensure that the brand guide and brand standards as well as legal requirements are always adhered to.
Have a strong understanding and opinion on illustration, typography, layout, powerful copy and what makes a good graphic design
Find proactive solutions for design team challenges.
Ensure that the design files and stock library are maintained.
Be an inspiration to the team while providing them with mentorship and career development.
Ensure that design specs are aligned to the requirement of the job, and it is correctly print-ready.
Keep up to date with design trends, training courses or webinars relevant to the departments growth. Share and implement these trends where relevant.
Be able to work late and travel when required
Attending various company events.
Conducting interviews for new hires to the respective design pod.
Developing Brand Guide (CI for various entities)
Ad hoc duties as required.

What Youll Bring to The Team:

Follows through and delivers results despite obstacles.
Managing and prioritizing activities and ensure monitoring of results to accomplish a specific goal.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills.
Excellent Problem-solving skills
Making customer needs a primary focus of ones actions
Prioritize and anticipate timeframes.
Exceeding the clients' expectations about service delivery.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.

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