Senior Graphic Design Team Leader

Surgo PTY Ltd; Umhlanga Rocks; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gambling company located in Umhlanga is seeking a Senior Graphic Design Team Leader to lead the graphic design team on various projects. This role includes managing daily design requirements, overseeing project execution, and collaborating with other departments to ensure the quality of all graphics produced. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in leadership and graphic design, along with strong communication skills. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute creatively while managing a skilled design team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a graphic design team in a creative environment.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the graphic design team on various projects from concept to execution.
• Coordinate job allocations within the design pod using a job ticket system.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training needs for team members.

Skills

Leadership

Graphic Design

Creative Concept Development

Project Management

Team Management

Job description

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 hr Team Leader is to lead a graphic design team pod, from concept to execution on all 60 projects and the design team's 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