Graphic Design Team Leader (5 Positions)

About the role

Hollywoodbets is hiring five Graphic Design Team Leaders for its Team Support Office in Umhlanga, Durban. The role manages the design team so that members meet their daily requirements, handling design work from conception to delivery by allocating tasks according to skillset, deadlines and priority. Each Team Leader oversees a particular portfolio within the design department, mentors designers and works closely with the Head of Creative: Design and the design traffic coordinator.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the design team, look and feel and quality of all work produced by the department.
• Liaise with designers and other departments on design requests, making sure the brief covers deadlines and scope.
• Coordinate incoming design work using a job ticket system and allocate jobs (traffic management).
• Create processes and systems across the department, conduct performance reviews and weekly team meetings.
• Identify skills gaps and suggest learning and development training.
• Monitor progress against schedule, priority, brief and deadlines, and follow up with requestors for missing information.
• Take part in campaign meetings to understand and allocate artwork, and review drafts against briefs before submission.
• Control design requests, manage the job ticket list and report on jobs processed and timeframes.
• Develop interns and junior designers, assign design champions and check that files meet print-ready specifications.
• Ensure brand guidelines, brand standards and legal requirements are followed, and keep design files and the stock library organised.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in a design-related role.
• A diploma or degree in a related field is advantageous.

Required skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Planning, organisational and time management skills.
• Attention to detail, problem-solving ability and a strong sense of accountability.