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Head of Hollywood Foundation

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for the Head of Hollywood Foundation. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The Head of Hollywood Foundation is responsible for the overall direction, development, execution and reporting of the Hollywood Foundation’s operations, marketing and compliance to ensure that the vision of the Foundation is achieved.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• A Valid Driver’s License.
• 5 – 10 years’ project management experience.
• 5 – 10 years’ general management experience at a senior level.

Bonus to have:

• Relevant Qualification.
• BEE Code of Good Practice knowledge.
• Strong public speaking ability.

What You’ll do for The Brand:

 
Strategic Planning and Execution

• Strategic planning and implementation of programs that support and meet the Foundation’s mission and meet required KPI’s.
• Review, improve, develop and implement strategies for the Foundation.
• Responsible for the establishment and enhancement of the Foundation’s image and reputation by being active and visible in the community.
• Entrench and maintain existing relationships with service providers, partners, Team members and target markets/beneficiaries.

Financial Management and Viability

• Responsible for the financial management of the Foundation, ensuring that it is always in a positive financial position.
• Implementation of processes that will track and control costs.
• Establish and maintain relationships with various organizations which will support the Foundation’s mission.

 
Operational Management

• Responsible for the day to day operations of the Foundation.
• Ensure that the policies, processes and practices are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and supports the Foundation’s mission.
• Plan and oversee marketing and other communication efforts and ensure these align to the Group brand, marketing and communication objectives.
• Ensure project delivery.
• Regular and relevant reporting on all aspects of the Foundation.

 
People Management

• Manage and lead Teams to deliver the Foundation’s objectives.
• Recruit and develop high performing Team members.
• Performance management of Team and discipline.
• Ensure collaboration with all stakeholders, including other Teams across the Hollywood Group.
• Build strong relationships to communicate and engage effectively and achieve desired outcomes.

Other

• Ad hoc related projects and duties.

 
What You’ll Bring to The Team:

• Strong reporting skills.
• Good project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Strong quality focused approach to ensure high quality delivery.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Must be self-motivated, driven, results orientated and able to take accountability.
• Ability to take initiative and a self-starter approach.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Regional Manager (Mobile)

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Regional Manager (Mobile) to be based in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The Regional Manager (Mobile) will be responsible for ensuring growth of the region and take accountability of the Regional Management function in order to ensure smooth running and management of the operations. This includes improving the region’s financial performance in terms of stakes, cost control, productivity and efficiency, resource planning, customer service levels, reporting and company policies.  Implement regional revenue-generating strategies. 

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Valid driver’s license minimum of 1 year.
• Management (minimum of 2 years’ experience).
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Outlook).

A Bonus To Have:

• A relevant Diploma/Degree.
• Project Management experience.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Develop and implement a regional strategy to attain forecasted growth and ensure regional targets for mobile betting are met.
• Generate sales by identifying new business opportunities.
• Identifying customer groups and actively implementing regional marketing campaigns to increase the mobile customer base.
• Conduct frequent market trend research and analysis (SWOT) to influence strategy.
• Working closely with the Marketing team to manage the execution of mobile betting marketing campaigns involving a variety of bet types, customer groups, and products.
• Manage relationships with regional Top of Voucher distributors.
• Managing internal and external stakeholder relations and negotiating contracts.
• Responsible for staff management of the mobile department, setting direction/targets, conducting performance reviews, and conducting the day-to-day people management functions such as salaries, overtime, shortages, IR functions, etc.
• Manage efficiencies in the mobile department and enhance department workflow processes.
• Management of operation costs.
• Work closely with the contact center, which includes the mobile customer helpline as well as FICA/deposits/withdrawals to ensure that new customers are signed up and serviced appropriately.
• Support the implementation of CSI/ESD projects as a strategy.
• Daily Reports.
• Ad hoc duties.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Stay ahead of industry trends with regular competitor analysis.
• Lead, develop, and motivate teams with clear direction and communication.
• Identify root causes, anticipate challenges, and implement effective solutions.
• Take ownership, deliver results, and proactively address issues.
• Plan budgets, manage expenses, and drive profitability.
• Oversee projects with structured planning and execution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Basic understanding of betting operations and processes.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

Group Retail Accountant

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Group Retail Accountant. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will lead and manage the Retail Finance Support team, ensuring that all retail transactions are reconciled with the relevant supporting documentation or schedules as defined by the business. They will also adapt procedures as needed (e.g., system upgrades, new products, or integrations) to maintain their relevance in supporting accurate reconciliations and safeguarding the business against financial loss.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Completed or studying towards auditing.
• 4 Years practical auditing/accounting experience.
• Computer literate
• Valid driver’s license

A Bonus To Have:

• Completed SAICA articles.
• Pastel Evolution knowledge.
• Own transport.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

Financial Metrics/Operational Duties

• Overall ownership of all the group’s Retail financial records.
• Work closely with the relevant senior accountant(s).
• Collect and analyse data to detect reconciliation weaknesses and identify key and residual risks.
• Ensure all transactions are accounted for in Pastel and reconciled.
• Escalate, investigate and transfer variances or casting issues between the transaction listing and balances report to the AR module.
• Escalate reconciliation variances that have not been cleared within the standard operating procedures/timeframe.
• Work closely with the development and operational teams to test integrations and new products.
• Ensure supporting financial records are accurate, reliable and available prior to new product deployment (data, tax, balances report and balancing the cash reports). Deviations noted require immediate notification of senior management.
• Oversee the deployment of new reconciliation software and/or related processes.
• Ensure daily reconciliation signoffs are performed by the team on the nominated software.
• Submit a daily report summarising key aspects of the daily sign offs.
• Identify and rectify weaknesses within procedures, processes, policies and related internal control frameworks.
• Continuously look to improve efficiency and effectiveness through ongoing learning/development and new techniques.
• Perform consulting activities and ad hoc assignments as they arise.
• Ensure deadline is met for relevant tasks.
• Timeous and accurate reporting of findings with material value or material risk.

People Management

• Approve, create, and maintain roles, job descriptions, and KPIs/KPAs.
• Manage performance, discipline, and ethical workplace practices.
• Identify and approve training as needed.
• Conduct structured team meetings (KPIs/KPAs setup, quarterly tracking, mid-year, year-end reviews).
• Recognise and motivate team members.
• Focus on talent retention, career path planning, and succession planning.
• Promote team morale, team building, and ethics/fraud awareness.
• Oversee recruitment, interviews, and new team member onboarding.
• Ensure fair leave planning, monitor sick leave, and approve time-off requests.
• Implement HR initiatives and monitor productivity, punctuality, and work breaks.
• Approve and track overtime.
• Foster a healthy and transparent work environment.

Compliance, Risk and Quality

• Legal agreements in place with all suppliers (where applicable).
• Creating, maintaining and enforcing company policies and procedures.
• 100% compliance with health and safety regulations (where applicable).
• Compliance with relevant laws and regulations relating to retail operations.
• Regular risk assessments and maintenance of risk register.
• Intense focus on quality with regards to communication, capturing, documentation etc.
• Maintenance of department process write-ups/ system descriptions and quarterly updating.
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year’s financial records can stand on its own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place.
• Produce high quality, neat, logical, succinct, easy to follow, easy to understand, formula linked work/templates/workbooks/financial models/recons – of which is substantiated by facts with no numbers in the formulas.
• Ensure the above (final version) and other documents are chronologically saved/backed up.
• Ensure monthly recons are finalised and saved with supporting photos on the designated software.
• Summarise the detailed daily findings on the designated software and submit a daily report to the Group Retail Accountant and to the Group Risk and Finance Manager.
• Effectively deal with internal, external, SARS, BEE and any other auditor/regulatory/oversight body.
• Report suspicious requests to clear queries from departments.
• Promote declaration of all gifts.
• To escalate any single shortage of R5k or greater to the Group Risk and Finance Manager.
• Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront.
• Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information.
• Promote a culture of compliance with FICA and AML regulations with regards to reporting of suspicious transactions.
• Ensure all personal information of employees, customers and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment.
• Stay abreast with changes in the relevant industry and changes to relevant Acts/Regulations.
• Ensure that relevant retail Policies, Procedures, Manuals and training manuals are maintained and updated accordingly.
• Ensure that various retail templates/forms/agreements/ T&Cs are maintained and updated accordingly.

Growth and New Markets/Products

• Key supplier relationship management.
• Source new products/innovations/robotics/artificial intelligence/predictive analysis.
• Development of existing products/software.
• Ensure that measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve short term, medium term, long term goals.
• Assist with company projects or lead company projects as allocated from time to time.
• Technology Utilization – Specify expectations for leveraging automation and tech solutions to improve the existing processes within the work environment

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Communication: Use correct voice tone and apply content according to topic appropriateness. Uses voice to create and hold interest. Speaks with positive tone of voice.
• Presentation: Demonstrates sound presentations skills to capture attention and maintain interest through an interactive approach.
• Time management: Optimal use of time to ensure maximum output and delivery as per required timeframes. Prioritize and anticipate timeframes. Identify possible delays in advance and plan accordingly.
• Analytical: Undertakes comparative analysis of statistics over different periods, captures trends, identify major issues or areas of improvement.
• Problem solving: Identify, analyse, organise and solve problems and issues in a timely and effective manner. Anticipate problems, identify root causes and take corrective action. Evaluate effectiveness of a solution
• Attention to detail: Demonstrates ability to pay attention to detail.
• Facilitation: Demonstrates the ability to facilitate workshops in a professional manner.
• Energy: Demonstrate high energy, enthusiasm and motivation in execution of work.
• Accountability: Follows through and delivers results in spite of obstacles. Admits to errors and takes corrective action to avoid repetition. Approaches own work with dedication and high sense of responsibility.
• Customer Orientation: Demonstrates an exceptional level of customer service and quality standard.
• Coaching: Coaching is the knowledge and skill used to direct, instruct and/or train an employee with an aim to fulfill a goal in order to develop specific skills in an enthusiastic and motivated way.
• Administration: Execute a variety of functions within a business administrative environment. Plan and organise administrative functions proactively. Collect information and ensure accuracy of information.
• Training: Proficient in training methodologies, curriculum development and soft skills

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please note that only applicants who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

HR Portfolio Manager

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for an HR Portfolio Manager, based at our Regional Office in Bryanston, Johannesburg. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in leading the delivery of a proactive and customer-focused HR service across the business. This includes providing effective support, guidance and advice to Managers and Team Members, as well as delivering strategic and operational Human Resource projects and initiatives that maximise performance and enable all Team Members to engage and contribute to the development of the organisation.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• A valid Driver’s license.
• A minimum of 2 years’ Human Resources Management/Supervisory.

A Bonus To Have:

• An HR qualification or currently studying towards one.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Proactively lead, coach and manage HR Business Partners to provide effective HR service delivery across the business.
• Act as a senior point of contact and subject matter expert on complex matters and projects, providing HR related advice to all stakeholders.
• Provide advice and support to Team Members and Managers in all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment and selection, onboarding, induction, performance management, employee relations, engagement and well-being.
• Support the implementation of the business’ human resource plans by proactively working with Team Members and Line Managers to develop a culture of responsibility and accountability for frontline human resources management, embedding a performance culture.
• Partner with and coach Managers to support the delivery of human resource plans and initiatives and encouraging a culture of Line Manager responsibility and accountability for front line human resources.
• Proactively lead, manage and successfully deliver complex cross-functional human resource projects across the organisation within specific timeframes.
• Assist in the review, development and successful implementation of progressive human resource policies, processes and plans to drive continuous engagement and embed a performance culture across the organisation.
• Lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, using business knowledge and intelligence to inform changes and develop solutions to ensure that all HR operational systems and processes are fit for purpose.
• Utilise people data and analytics to measure trends and patterns to influence the effectiveness of human resource policies and plans to help drive continuous improvements and increase performance.
• Lead and assist organisation transformation and change programmes.
• Lead the development of innovative wellbeing initiatives that enhance Team Member wellbeing and improve performance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate training materials, presentations and workshops as required in relation to specialist and generalist subject areas.
• Analyse and report on human resource statistics and trends to enhance the effectiveness of the HR Service Delivery and to provide information relevant to making sound business decisions.
• Take responsibility for own professional and personal development, keeping up to date with current practice and employment legislation.
• Ensure EE compliance within the Portfolio.
• Ad-hoc duties.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Consistently achieve goals, meet deadlines, and maintain quality standards.
• Take ownership, follow through on commitments, and proactively correct mistakes.
• Identify, analyse, and resolve issues efficiently.
• Support and develop Line Managers and Team Members.
• Collect, verify, and analyse data to drive decisions.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external networks.
• Understand business drivers and financial impact.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

Social Media Coordinator

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Social Media Coordinator. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and growing a social media presence across varied platforms and channels.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends.
• Copywriting experience.

A Bonus To Have:

• A degree/ diploma in a related field.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Create and manage the social coverage of all brand and industry events.
• Publish articles on various sporting events around the globe.
• Draw up writing schedules and adhere to deadlines.
• Communicate with contributing writers and follow up on deadlines issued
• Copywrite and edit work sent in by writers.
• Produce content for social media platforms such as Facebook, X (Twitter), Google etc
• Copywrite and edit content for the Hollywood website, Social Responsibility website and soccer sponsorship website.
• Able to access social media platforms via your cellphone as and when required.
• Communicate with customers if required, and redirect feedback to the correct channels
• Excellent knowledge of Hollywood culture and know what the business entails to advise customers accordingly
• Identify ways to maximize and leverage social content in all forms of marketing
• Good understanding of sports betting and write articles based on this
• Identify new/emerging social platforms that serve the goals of Hollywood and keep management informed
• Find opportunities to promote our social media channels online and offline
• Grow the social media presence
• Any other ad hoc duties that might be required

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Understand the internet betting platform (website and functionality).
• Understands the mobile betting application and functionality.
• Must be quality focused and results driven.
• Ability to take accountability and entail great problem-solving skills.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please note that only applicants who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

Brand Marketing Coordinator x 2

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have amazing opportunities for X 2 Brand Marketing Coordinators. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Senior Brand Marketing Coordinator with all Brand Marketing projects to ensure that projects are completed efficiently and effectively. This role is responsible for creating/developing and delivering Brand Marketing ideas and activities. The ideal candidates will create concepts and marketing materials, manage projects, and ensure company messages are consistent and aligned to the overall Brand Strategy.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

1-2 years in a Marketing related position.

A Bonus To Have:

Degree/ Diploma in a related field.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Implement Brand Marketing elements for events and advertising campaigns by assembling and analyzing strategy objectives and sales forecasts.
• Coordinate with creative teams to develop marketing strategies, including public relations campaigns, event planning, online marketing strategies, or others based on company needs.
• Develop strong relationships with Management and Regional Teams to support the delivery of the Brand message.
• Plan and create social media, digital, and print campaign plans for the brand for sign-off by the Brand Marketing Manager.
• Develop and implement brand awareness campaigns.
• Plan and organize promotional presentations.
• Coordinate advertising campaigns with advertising agencies or in-house marketing teams.
• Create marketing plans, including developing budgets and identifying target markets.
• Create brochures, flyers, advertisements, catalogues, or other printed materials used in marketing campaigns.
• Assist where possible with projects.
• Oversee Brand Marketing assistants on daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of the Brand Marketing department’s activities.
• Branding roll out (containers, taxi ranks, billboards, radio, newspaper etc.)
• Support Senior Marketing Team in organising various projects.
• Assist, support and advise Regions on all aspects of Brand Marketing.
• Brief graphic designer and web developer on all campaign content to be designed/photographed.
• Research market trends and competitor activities within the industry to identify opportunities for growth.
• Plan, schedule and collaborate with marketing team photo shoots for maximum impact and benefit.
• Prepare marketing reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing reports.
• Keep promotional materials ready by coordinating requirements with graphics department; inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
• Support regional marketing teams with major campaigns.
• Research competitive products by identifying and evaluating product characteristics, market share, pricing, and advertising; maintaining research databases.
• Monitor budgets by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Create, deliver, edit, and optimize marketing materials.
• Ensure that messages are supportive of and consistent with marketing strategies.
• Provide support to marketing department.
• Coordinate flow of information and communication and disseminate it according to plan/strategy.
• Create thought leadership materials.
• Research media coverage and industry trends.
• Develop fresh story ideas.
• Conduct extensive media outreach.
• Improve communication efficiencies within company.
• Additional duties:
• Informal product and lifestyle photography when required.
• Assist the Marketing Manager on additional brands when required.
• Any ad-Hoc / additional tasks and roles, as and when needed/requested by management.
• Other
• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced growing environment.
• Will be required to travel from time to time
• Will be required to work afterhours or weekends based on various project deadlines and rosters

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take accountability and entail great problem-solving skills.
• Impressive planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Must have a strong sense of customer focus.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please note that only applicants who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

Operations Support Administrator (Retail) – Umhlanga

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for an Operations Support Administrator (Retail). Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The Operations Support Administrator (Retail) plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of retail activities by overseeing various administrative tasks and providing support to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the organisation. This role involves a range of responsibilities aimed at improving processes, maintaining system integrity, and fostering a culture of excellence.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Microsoft Office experience.

A Bonus To Have:

• Valid driver’s license.
• 1 – 3 years’ administrative management experience.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• User Rights Management: Manage and validate user rights and roles in the SyX & HIS systems promptly. Ensure that feedback received is efficiently communicated to the IT department and oversee the implementation of these changes while maintaining accurate records of all system modifications.
• Branch Creation and Closure: Facilitate the creation and closure of new branches, managing the process from start to end and ensuring that all necessary updates are made on required platforms.
• Operational Database Maintenance: Maintain the operational database on HIS, including tasks such as managing Self-Exclusions, Customer Bans, and Terms & Conditions, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
• Voucher Process: Ensure that approved vouchers are printed and distributed accurately and within specified timelines. Maintaining accurate records of all vouchers.
• Regional Information: Regularly update regional information to ensure it remains current and accessible to required departments.
• Branch Visits: Conduct branch visits to gain an understanding of their operations, address issues proactively, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Report Consolidation: Prepare and consolidate various reports as requested by Management, providing valuable insights and information for decision-making.
• Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and the implementation of new techniques to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ad-hoc: Offer support to the Retail Operations & Management Team falling within the administrative scope ensuring timely completion within specified deadlines.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Demonstrate good analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Demonstrate creative skills.
• Strong sense of accountability.
• Work under pressure and able to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Must be able to plan effectively and efficiently in order to meet deadlines.

 
So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please note that only applicants who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

Product Specialist x 4

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have amazing opportunities for X4 Product Specialists. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidates will be responsible for managing iBranch online products with a focus on analyzing daily figures for various sports and products such as slots and other traditional casino games. The Ideal candidates will be responsible for maintaining current betting platforms and introducing new features, solutions, analysis, and products in order to increase revenue and market share through online betting offerings.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Reporting experience.
• Sports betting knowledge.

A Bonus To Have:

• Degree / Diploma in a related field.
• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Maintain all current betting platforms (mobisite, website, USSD) by identifying shortfalls and introducing new features and solutions.
• Provide overall leadership and direction in the development of betting platforms.
• Identify innovations and assessment of Competitors.
• Develop and drive software development project plans and specifications, estimating time requirements, establishing deadlines, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases throughout implementation, providing timely reporting of issues that impact project progress and coordinating actions.
• Ensure enhancement of the Mobisite, Website, Syx, refer a Friend, TUV and other Company products and Improve the functionality for the end users of these applications.
• Evaluate consumer understanding and insights- Consumer experience with the Brand and possible enhancements where required.
• Competitor analysis reporting.
• Project lead all product testing before releasing to live environment.
• Market awareness and strong Relationship Management abilities.
• Identify root causes of customer and audit queries and look at ways and initiatives to reduce specific customer/audit queries where appropriate, based on the nature of the query.
• Any other ad hoc duties that might be required.
• Communicate with departments to identify work shortfalls and areas where the development team can assist in improving work processes.
• Assist and advise the developers and software architects on how an application should work, what needs are to be met and dictate the flow and user interface to determine what the users must see by providing them with Business Requirement Documents.
• Conduct and supervise group testing of complete applications and software.
• Identify and eliminate the factors within the applications that may pose a risk to the business.
• Market research and product development.
• New business ideas and improving current business work practices.
• Involvement in making user manuals for system applications.
• Working closely with our betting traders and ensuring we maintain the desired GGR margins and implementing measures and strategies to correct instances where this objective is not met.
• Dealing with all betting-related queries for clients.
• Analyze risk and fraud related to the product.
• Analyze the odds relevance and accuracy.
• Highlighting high-risk or high-spend/win clients.
• Defining functionality required front and back end of SyX and mobisite/web.
• Report on product performance and metrics.
• Assist with the completion of the BRD for integration and enhancements.
• Perform testing on functionality and odds of all product releases.
• Key link between Software Development and the business.
• Negotiates commercials relating to the product.
• Creates BRD through collaboration with Betting Product Owner.
• Perform full-cycle testing of product functionality and odds .
• Drive Marketing plans for the product within iBranch/retail.
• Ensure sufficient handover to Betting Product Owner before a  live release.
• Review Contracts, looking for additional value or reduction in commercials .
• Setting up strategic meetings with partners to grow figures, implement strategies, and add products.
• Dealing with compliance for GB approvals across all provinces

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Impressive business acumen and in-depth market awareness.
• Must be innovative, pro-active and a strategic thinker.
• Ability to take accountability and entail great problem-solving skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Must be results driven.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please note that only applicants who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

Graphic Designer Junior x 7

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for Graphic Designer (Junior) x7 to be based in Umhlanga. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for working as part of a design team to ensure all deadlines are met. The job will include contributing to conceptual brainstorms, resizing artwork, adjusting approved artwork for different platforms and creating artwork in accordance to design briefs.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Graphic design skills
• Desktop publishing tool
• Layout skills
• Photoshop skills

 
A Bonus To Have:

• A qualification 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
• Create images in line with the marketing strategy and brand strategy, aligned to internal company design preferences
• Display a range of creative design techniques to materialise the concept and design required
• Achieving 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.
• Photocopying and deep etching pictures in photoshop.
• 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.
• 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.
• Solely responsible for Game On Soccer pocket guide and Lucky Numbers Results sheet.
• Assists with weekly pages for SBN.
• Adhoc tasks and jobs.

 People

• Comply with company policy and values.

Compliance, risk and quality

• Compliance with 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

• 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: 

• Good analytical and artistic skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Have good computer skills
• Be creative and have the ability to develop unique designs that convey a recognizable meaning
• Possess financial management skills and business acumen
• Be Accountable
• Be deadline orientated

 So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.

Graphic Designer (Senior)

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Graphic Designer (Senior). Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The core role is 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 the company’s strategic objectives, goal plans, and targets.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Graphic Design Skills.
• Desktop Publishing Tools.
• Layout Skills
• Photoshop

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 work 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 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, and career path planning).
• Sustainable morale and team building.
• Directing, supervising, managing, guiding, and 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, and defamatory comments.

 
Growth and new markets/products

• Maintains technical knowledge by attending design workshops; reviewing professional publications; and 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, and new service offerings to customers.
• Source new customers.

 
What You’ll Bring To The Team: 

• Excellent Analytical skills.
• Able to Create designs that are artistically interesting and appealing to consumers.
• Use specialized graphic design software to prepare designs.
• Consistently delivers required business results; sets and achieves goals, consistently complies with quality standards and meets deadlines; maintains focus on organizational goals.
• Follows through and delivers results in spite of obstacles.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent creativity skills.
• Ensure deadlines are met by using effective planning and coordinating within a high-pressure environment.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

Graphic Design Team Leader x 2

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for 2 x Graphic Design Team Leader. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The core role of the Graphic Design Team Leader is to manage the design team in terms of team members meeting daily requirements. To handle all design requirements from conception through to delivery by allocating workflow based on skill set, deadlines, and priority amongst the design team. The graphic design team leaders will be tasked with the responsibility of overseeing multiple portfolios within the design pods. This will include mentoring of designers and working closely with the Senior Graphic Design Team Leader, and the design traffic coordinator. The team leaders will also be responsible for representing the Design team at meetings with clients and feeding back to the rest of the Design team.  expectations of our customers.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• 5+ years in a design related position

A Bonus To Have:

• Diploma/Degree

What You’ll Do For The Brand: 

• Oversee the design team.
• Oversee look and feel as well as quality for all work generated from the department.
• Liaison between designers and other 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).
• Create processes and systems within the department as a whole.
• Conduct team member Performance reviews.
• Identify skills gaps and suggest learning and development training in the areas that require attention.
• Conduct weekly team member/team Leader meetings.
• Oversee design progress against schedule, priority, brief, and deadlines. Provide feedback and seek any missing information from the job requestor, in order to complete the job.
• Attend and participate in campaign meetings to understand the artwork required from the design team and to allocate it and brief team correctly.
• Have control measures in place to ensure that design requests are reasonable.
• Review draft designs against briefs to ensure that any small errors are corrected before sending and getting feedback from the requestor.
• Coordinate and control design submittals for the requestor’s review and approval.
• Ensure that the brand guide and brand standards as well as legal requirements are adhered to at all times.
• Implement corrective measures for identified distractions or issues causing delays.
• Oversee and maintain order and standard processes of design files and stock library.
• Manage the job ticket list, providing reports on the amount of jobs processed and information on time frames to complete the various jobs.
• Assist designer on special research and technical projects. Develop interns and junior designers.
• Assign design champions in the department and maximise the various design strengths in the team.
• Check with end supplier the specs required for the job to be saved and ensure designers follows these specs as so it is print-ready.
• Keep up to date with design trends, training courses or webinars as well as seminars relevant to the department’s growth.

What You’ll Bring To The Team: 

• Follows through and delivers results in spite of obstacles.
• Managing and prioritizing activities and ensure monitoring of results to accomplish a specific goal.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent Problem-solving skills
• Making customer needs a primary focus of one’s actions
• Prioritise and anticipate timeframes.
• Exceeding the clients’ expectations in regard to service delivery.

 So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

Senior Graphic Design Team Leader x 2

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for 2 X Senior Graphic Design Team Leader. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The core role of the Senior Graphic Design Team Leader is to lead a graphic design team pod, from concept to execution on all 360 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.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Diploma/Degree
• 5+ years in a Senior design related position

A Bonus to Have:

• 3-5 years in a Design management role

What You’ll Do for The Brand:

• 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, adhoc 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.

What You’ll Bring to The Team: 

• Follows through and delivers results despite obstacles.
• Managing and prioritizing activities and ensure monitoring of results to accomplish a specific goal.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent Problem-solving skills
• Making customer needs a primary focus of one’s actions
• Prioritize and anticipate timeframes.
• Exceeding the clients’ expectations about service delivery.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

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