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We’re changing the rules of the game. Providing 1,300+ exclusive games from some seriously talented studios and not to mention a record-breaking progressive jackpot network, we help operators level up and create their perfect lobby.\n We are looking for anArt Team Lead to join our team and lead the delivery of high-quality creative work. In this role, you'll support and develop your team, encourage collaboration, drive results, and help create a positive and innovative working environment. You'll balance day-to-day delivery with a strategic mindset, making sound decisions, adapting to change, and ensuring the team produces great work that meets quality and business goals.\nResponsibilities\nProvides Technical Design Leadership\nActively sets the direction for new developmental projects in the team\nMaintains a thorough knowledge of all applications and pipelines supported by the Creative Service Team\nCollaborates with team members to ensure that all new developed products on the production pipeline have a template archived and white paper documented\nProvides training and on-going support for new Creative Service team members\nHelps to maintain the project schedule, assigns relevant resources and facilitates information flow between relevant parties to ensure project deliverables and deadlines are understood and agreed\nResearches industry best practices, establishes benchmarks and initiates processes and workflow improvements where necessary\nCo-ordinates and communicates all deliverables to ensure that all project deadlines are met\nManage Team (Creative Service)\nAssists in mentoring and training programmes for the team.\nCollaborates, co-ordinates and communicates all deliverables to ensure that all project deadlines are met.\nEffectively allocates appropriate resources to projects, to ensure that project deadlines and requirements are met.\nEnsures that company issues, policies and procedures are communicated to the team within 7 days.\nEnsures that the team business plan is aligned with the company strategy and working towards achieving the strategy.\nEnsures that the team members are equipped with the requisite skill set required for both current and future projects by developing a training and career development plan for each team member.\nCommunicates professionally and effectively with managers and international partners.\nConducts performance appraisals of team members, taking into account Peer and Manager feedback.\nMonitors performance of team members on an ongoing basis and takes effective steps to deal with non-performance.\nOversees all aspects of the team by facilitating and resolving issues, through effective problem solving and communication skills.\nProvides feedback to Creative Manager, on a regular basis, regarding team performance and project progress.\nFacilitates Interface Design for Software Applications\nConducts the necessary research to understanding project scope.\nCollaborates with team and Creative Manager on software requirements, i.e. initial layouts, colour choices and basic design of interface\nFacilitates creation of game interfaces ensuring design meets software and interface functionality requirements.\nEnsures technical knowledge is shared and applied in the design of high quality graphics to ensure all the functional requirements are met.\nEnsures Brand integrity is maintained throughout the design process\nEnsures final graphics are quality assured as per requirement specification, and team standards.\nCo-ordinates and communicates all deliverables to ensure that all project deadlines are me\nCommunication\nEnsures that all written communication is concise and clear, and that ideas and information are clearly conveyed.\nCommunicates effectively and appropriately with internal and external parties.\nClarifies the importance and purpose of the communication.\nGathers appropriate information in order to review progress.\nProvide feedback and if necessary will meet with others to review the results of assigned work.\nCommunicates respectfully and professionally to ensure the brand of the company is maintained & upheld at all times.\n\nQualifications\nRelevant tertiary qualification, and/or\n7+ years experience in a creative role\nPrevious experience in a senior or leadership role is an advantage\nArt Team Lead: Behavioural Outputs\nAdaptably Resilient\nAdapts to change, is open to new ideas and willing to take on new responsibilities.\nAble to handle pressure and can effectively adjusts plans to meet changing needs/demands.\nChanges interpersonal style and approach based on the circumstance.\nAdapts behavior to maintain cooperative relationships with others.\nThinks through implications of changes.\nMakes an effort to treat people in a way that makes them feel comfortable and respected.\nAccepts changes to tasks, plans and procedures.\nAppropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.\nMaintains a positive attitude in the face of change.\n\nDecision-making Quality\nMakes confident, timely, fact-based decisions drawing on a broad range of resources.\nIs definitive and acts on decisions with a sense of calculated risk-taking.\nEnsures others understand the decision before moving forward.\nConsiders short and long-term implications of decisions.\nAble to logically defend and explain judgments and decisions.\nTakes steps to clearly and accurately define the problem before seeking a solution.\nBases decisions and evaluations on a careful and systematic review of relevant facts and information.\n\nCollaborative Relationships\nIs an honest and dependable team player who contributes to group collaboration and consensual decision making.\nBuilds and maintains good working relationships with others, while displaying empathy and respect for others.\nActively participates in team meetings and activities.\nEncourages and facilitates team cooperation and participation.\nShows enthusiasm towards being a member of the group.\nSupports team decisions.\nHonors team commitments and deadlines.\n\nDrives Results\nSets challenging and productive goals whilst being accountable for own actions.\nProvides motivation and support to others.\nUses data, checkpoints, systems and processes to track progress and measure results.\nPlaces priority on tasks that result in clear, measurable progress toward specific goals and objectives.\nPursues challenging goals and objectives.\nPushes self and others to do all they can do to accomplish goals.\nEnthusiastically drives after goals.\nFollows through on commitments.\n\nCommunicates and Influences Effectively\nShares information.\nListens and involves others.\nClearly conveys ideas in a manner that engages others and helps them understand and retain the message.\nExpresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner.\nDelivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling to the audience.\nTailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.\nAble to relate to a variety of different audience members.\n\nStrategic Mindset\nIdentifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving the long-range goals or vision of the organization.\nAligns objectives and activities to the broader strategic needs of the team and organization.\nAddresses activities that do not align with or support the broader strategic goals of the company.\nAligns day-to-day activities around broader organizational goals and objectives.\nDefines job tasks and objectives based on the broader strategic goals of the company.\nRecognizes and rewards others based on how their actions support the broader needs of the company.\n\nDevelops Talent\nValues the difference that each individual contributes and connects own role to overall organizational and team success.\nProvides support, direction and guidance in team and collaborative settings.\nProvides timely guidance and feedback to others and assists others to develop specific knowledge and skills to accomplish tasks or solve problems.\nInvests time and resources into building the capabilities of team members.\nEncourages and empowers others to fully realize their own potential.\nGives others constructive, developmental feedback and advice.\nDemonstrates interest in others’ career goals.\n\nResourceful and Improving\nGenerates new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, encourages innovation, and solves problems creatively.\nSearches for opportunities to create and 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We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and communities. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected status. Our dedication to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion is clearly reflected across all our teams. 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