Graphic Design Specialist at KingMakers

What You Will Be Doing:  

• Deliver a high level of digital brand solutions in a fast-paced sports environment.
• Work closely with Lead Designer/Head of Design in the output of best-in-class digital design for the KingMakers and BetKing brand, for key campaigns, websites, social media, and product.
• Translate communication concepts to creative visuals across a 360-degrees execution work stream.
• Conceptualize creative designs that consistently drives innovative marketing communication.
• Work with members of the creative unit to evaluate and innovatively refresh marketing communication materials.
• Deliver creative executions across all communication touch points conventional/digital channels - website, web applications, electronic newsletters, banners, GIFs and other digital media.
• Interprete and translate communication ideas and concepts into visual contents.
• Generate finalized design artworks for prints as may be be required from time to time.
• Adapt approved visual concepts and art directions for use across all channels – both offline and online.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of software on graphic designs and trends.
• Provide illustrative concept to supplier-artists, photographers and other content providers whilst directing development of design concepts into art layouts.
• Develop finished artwork and supervise prints and audio/visual productions. Brainstorm with the broader team to berth creative strategies and concepts.
• Challenge and refresh creative executions for improved tractions across all channels.
• Provide creative insight into current design trends and practices and apply to working creative briefs.
• Contribute to the KingMakers brand portfolio with key creative inputs to help grow and engage our audience.
• Understand, work with, and contribute to our groups core brand guidelines.
• Work in a close team of creative designers by providing support and guidance where required.
• Be a key part of a wider creative studio team, involving designing for animation, video and motion where required.
• Assist the Head of Creative Design in building and maintaining strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Live and breathe design and the opportunity to always strive for better.

What You Need for This Role:  

• Advanced user of Adobe CS software on Mac platform.
• A strong portfolio showing a thorough understanding and experience in online digital brand design.
• Ability to design bespoke, original, and refined creative brand solutions.
• Excellent typographical layout and compositional skills.
• Experience of working within and executing brand guidelines.
• Ability and willingness to follow creative direction but also interpret briefs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced sports environment within established processes.
• Good problem-solving and communicational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with an adaptable and positive attitude.
• Experience supporting other designers and/or freelancers.
• Sports knowledge.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of, or experience in, the online Sports Betting industry

Experience in other creative disciplines (Illustration, Motion, Video, 3D) – we have teams that specialize in these areas but the ability to consult or input creative ideas / work alongside them on projects would be beneficial.

How you do it – Expectations for fulfilling your role:  

As a general rule at KingMakers we want people to be: 

• Customer Focus: We keep the customer at the center of everything we do.  
• Passion & Dedication: We are passionate about what we do, employing only smart, honest, dedicated, and results oriented team players.  
• Openness, Honesty & Directness: We embrace a culture of candor and work together towards the right solution whilst being open, honest, and willing to give and receive feedback, judgment-free. We play the ball, not the person.  
• Innovation & Big Thinking: We always look for ways to innovate whilst not losing sight of what's important. The bigger we think, the more we inspire, the better the outcome.   
• Ownership & Accountability: We think like owners. If we see a problem, we find a solution. We are pragmatic and always strive to do more with less. 
• Speed & Focus: We plan, we strategize, but mostly, we DO. Without doing, there is no progress, we can always change direction but only if we start moving. Fast beats slow.  
• Low Ego: The best solutions are achieved when we leave our egos at the door. We always seek opportunities to learn in every situation. No job too small.  
• Fun: On balance, we believe in having fun whilst working. We maintain perspective as best as we can, and together, we celebrate our successes together.