Our client in the Online Betting & Gambling industry located in Umhlanga is seeking a Senior Graphic Design Team Leader to support the Marketing Department.

Job Function

The core role of the Senior Graphic Design Team Leader is to lead a graphic design team pod, from concept to execution on all 60 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.

Job Description

• 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, ad hoc 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 department's 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

Experience and Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree
• 5+ years in a Senior design related position 
• 3-5 years as a Design management role (Advantageous)

Salary: Market related

Diversity & Inclusion

Surgo (Pty) Ltd is committed to building a diverse workforce and encourages people with disabilities and candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

Due to the volume of applications, if you don't hear back within three months, please consider your application unsuccessful. However, your CV will be retained in our database for future opportunities every CV is treated as part of our long-term talent pipeline. If you prefer us not to keep your CV, please contact recruitment@surgo.co.za.