Digital Designer at Hollywoodbets

• Hollywoodbets has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Designer to be based at Umhlanga, Durban. The position will be responsible to assist the Digital Marketing department with all graphic design requirements such as designing the look and feel of DV360 & Affiliate artwork as well as Digital email content.
• The incumbent will work closely with the digital marketing and creative teams to produce on-brand and eye-catching campaigns that align with the company's overall aesthetic. In addition, the Digital Graphic Designer will design animations, website banners and prep artwork for upload.

Minimum requirements:

• 1-2-year experience within a Digital Design Role.
• Knowledge of Desktop & Website Publishing Tools.
• Adobe Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Experience in DV360, Google Web Design, and WordPress.
• Layout Skills.

Advantageous:

• Degree/Diploma in Design.

Responsibilities:

 Web / Graphic Design Duties        

• Design, produce, and manage interactive online content, including Google promotional artwork and email templates etc.
• Prepare briefs for each project and present design ideas to team members.
• Ensure consistency in designs and content across all platforms.
• Collaborate with the digital and marketing teams to ensure that all designs align with the brand image, while also meeting usability and website/platform standards.
• DV360 Adverts - conceptualize, design, and produce for platform.
• Troubleshoot platform design issues.
• Continually be abreast of trends and research ideas, images, and concepts.
• Providing advice and guidance on the aesthetic for campaigns, projects, and promotional events.
• Reviewing product positioning and online marketing content to identify room for improvement.
• Ability to clearly present design ideas and concepts for campaigns and projects.
• Create images in line with the marketing strategy and brand strategy, aligned to internal company design preferences for customer accounts.
• Achieve deadlines and working as quick and efficiently as possible.
• 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 to team.
• Anticipate the type of design required based on experience and feedback.
• Determine the message the design should portray and work closely with the marketing function of the customer.
• Work on WordPress and custom-built website adverts.
• Comply with company policy and values.

People

• Effectively managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Timeously implementing changes to projects and tasks as required.

Compliance, Risk, and Quality

• Ensure logical saving of all work, designs, artwork, approvals etc.
• Ensure error free designs with accurate content.
• Ensure that designs are free from racial, gender bias, derogatory, defamatory comments.
• Adhoc functions and print design as needed.

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.

Skills and competencies:

• Must be deadline driven.
• Must be creative and artistic.
• Ability to take accountability.
• Must display analytical skills.
• Must be results driven.