Website Hollywoodbets
Hollywoodbets have been revolutionising betting within South Africa since 1999 and we are currently making inroads further into Southern Africa. As a frontrunner in our industry we are always finding new ways to give our customers the best betting experience. Our sports betting site features a la… read morerge variety of events and markets to bet on, with expert betting support both online and in store. We offer local and international horse racing betting, an extensive range of sports betting from soccer to American Sports as well as our fantastic Lucky Numbers international lottery offering. Betting is offered 365 days a year. We are also proud to provide live betting with our Live In-Play and Betgames Africa options. After opening our first branch in Durban in the year 1999 we took the leap and joined the online community with the launch of our website www.hollywoodbets.net in 2006. Our mobisite www.hollywoodbets.mobi was created soon after that in 2009 as the business expanded. Hollywoodbets now has over 80 branches spread across six of South Africa’s provinces as well as one branch in Mozambique. Additionally, we provide our customers with a variety of betting platforms including USSD betting, via our Phone-A-Bet call centre, the mobisite and website as well as the feature phone application. Our values include service excellence, commitment to achieving our objectives, ubuntu, integrity, innovation, enthusiasm and accountability, and they underpin everything we do. For that reason we believe in investing in our team, and we’ve seen many people rise through the ranks. Hollywoodbets strongly believes in investing in the communities that we operate in, and we support charitable organisations and grassroots sports teams around SA on an annual basis. For more on the Hollywoodbets My Community Programme please visit our dedicated sites http://csi.hollywoodbets.net/ and http://sponsor.hollywoodbets.net/.
Responsibilities
We have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Graphic Designer to be based in Umhlanga, Durban. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?
The successful candidate will be responsible to support the team leader in overseeing the graphics department and create visual concepts, using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers.
Develop the overall layout and production design for advertisements, brochures, magazines and publications, corporate reports and other marketing initiatives internally and externally.
Ensure that there is compliance with all policies and procedures and strict adherence to internal controls. Ensure daily, weekly and monthly reporting is done accurately and timeously and contains appropriate content to enable effective decision making.
Ensure that purchase orders are approved, accurate and completely created. Ensure achievement of company’s strategic objectives, goal plans and targets
You Bring:
Graphic Design Skills
Desktop Publishing Tools
Layout Skills
Photoshop Skills
A bonus to have:
Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design
What You’ll Do For The Brand:
Operational
General design work (posters, flyers, merchandise and other marketing material).
Determine the message the design should portray and work closely with the marketing function of the customer.
Create images in line with the marketing strategy and brand strategy, aligned to internal company design preferences for customer accounts.
Display a range of creative design techniques to materialise the concept and design required.
Plans concept by studying information and materials to ensure all information is included.
Liaise with the printers in terms of artwork and colors, layout, quality, paper etc.
Approve the print run executed by the printers against the initially approved artwork.
Achieve deadlines and working as quick and efficiently as possible.
Updating adverts on the website and betting displays.
Liaising with branch team leaders and managers with regards to any design work requested for their branch at customers.
Photocopying and deep etching pictures in photoshop.
Designing signage for customers.
Signage application.
Overseeing general design work.
Review designs for errors before printing and publishing them.
Illustrates concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
Obtain approval of concept by submitting rough layout for approval by the customer.
Prepare finished copy and prepare final layout by marking and pasting up finished copy and art.
Complete projects by coordinating with printing and publishing.
Anticipate the type of design required based on past experience and feedback.
People
Enforcing ethical, honest, transparent, fair work environment.
Sourcing of training as and when needed for staff.
Adequate recognition of staff efforts.
Talent retention (through role creation, career path planning).
Sustainable morale and team building.
Directing, supervising, managing, guiding, mentoring junior and advanced graphic designers
Compliance, risk and quality
Creating, maintaining and enforcing company policies and procedures.
Ensure logical saving of all work, designs, artwork, approvals etc.
Ensure that all artwork, designs, approvals etc are chronologically saved/backed up.
Ensure error free designs with accurate content.
Ensure that designs are free from racial, gender bias, derogatory, defamatory comments.
Growth and new markets/products
Maintains technical knowledge by attending design workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in professional societies.
Keep abreast with competitor activity, market innovation, market trends, customer trends.
Ensure measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve the short term, medium term and long term goals.
Product innovation, new service offerings to customers.
Source new customers.
What You’ll Bring To The Team:
High attention to detail
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to give high priority to customer complaints
Exceeding client’s expectations regarding service delivery
High sense of accountability to one’s work
Strong listening and time management skills
Ability to provide high quality output
Ability to achieve goals and meet deadlines
Strong detail orientated skills
Ability to solve problems and develop results-oriented course of action
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