Design Manager

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Marketing

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Job Description

As the Creative Director/Design Manager at Easygo, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of diverse designers, providing strategic creative leadership to elevate the brand and drive company growth, and ensuring brand consistency and integrity across all touchpoints. You will also define and drive the brand and visual direction for the suite of Easygo products, mentor the team, and work closely with internal stakeholders to align project goals with their visions. This role requires strong leadership skills, a keen eye for design, exceptional communication skills, and a proven track record of success in a similar role.
Must have:
  • Proven experience as an Art Director or similar discipline
  • Strong portfolio of design work that demonstrates expertise in digital design
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Proficiency with design software tools and technologies
Perks:
  • EAP access for you and your family
  • Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform
  • Paid volunteer day
  • Two full-time barista’s who will make your daily coffee, tea or fresh juice!
  • Daily catered breakfast
  • Massage Wednesdays
  • Team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays
  • Fun office environment with pool tables, table tennis and all your favourite gaming consoles
  • Help yourself drinks fridges and snack shelves
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Inspire, innovate and elevate Easygo's brand as our Creative Director to take us to the next level!

What's in it for you? 

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for brand storytelling? Do you have a knack for design innovation, and the drive to make a global impact? Then we may have the perfect role for you. We are looking for a Creative Director/ Design Manager to join our dynamic Creative team and lead us on an exciting journey that spans the globe! Your role will be to maintain the highest level of quality in producing top-tier creative outcomes that capture the attention and engage audiences. You are expected to continuously cultivate your own creativity, lead change initiatives, and challenge conventional approaches, whilst fostering a culture of innovation.

Your role with us: 

As the Creative Director/Design Manager at Easygo, you will play a pivotal role in inspiring and providing strategic creative leadership to elevate our brand and drive the company's growth. You will spearhead our global creative direction, being mindful of the diverse design sensitivities required across different international markets. In this role, you will lead the Visual Design team, overseeing the development and management of  talent. As key brand guardian, you’ll ensure brand consistency and integrity across all touch points. As the Creative Director/Design Manager, you will define and drive the brand and visual direction for the suite of Easygo products. Additionally, you will mentor the team, guiding their professional growth and fostering the development of the department.


Who are we?

At Easygo we proudly stand as a prominent service provider to a powerhouse of brands within the iGaming industry, including Stake.com, Kick.com and Twist Gaming. Stake is the world's largest crypto casino, and leads the industry with a seamless online casino and sportsbook experience. Level up your online entertainment with Kick.com, the vibrant live streaming platform, which connects millions of gamers and content creators worldwide. All alongside the innovative game design studio, Twist Gaming, which takes creativity to new heights by crafting cutting-edge and captivating games. 

Our commitment to placing our clients and their communities' entertainment at the forefront of everything we do, has solidified us as the ultimate online service provider for entertainment companies. Headquartered in the beautiful city of Melbourne, our growth has been remarkable. From humble beginnings to a thriving workforce of 300+, we've expanded not only in numbers but in ambition. There really is something for everyone here, whether you work in Tech, Marketing, Operations, Mathematics or Design, we are sure to have something for everyone.

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What you will do: 

  • Lead and manage a team of diverse designers effectively. Coaching and mentoring to create a culture of open feedback for growth and development. Overseeing performance, setting inspiring goals to motivate the team to achieve individual and team goals.
  • Conflict resolution skills to manage team dynamics and handle issues promptly.
  • Strong decision-making and critical thinking abilities, with a focus on team well-being and productivity, while ensuring business goals are being met.
  • Work closely with the Studio Coordinator to ensure efficient and effective workflow through the studio. From briefing, through strategy, to creative development and execution.
  • Manage and be accountable for each step of the creative development process, clearly communicating to drive projects forward, maintaining the highest quality, while ensuring deliverables adhere to brand guidelines. 
  • Operates as a communication hub on projects, ensuring team members/departments are on the same page throughout the project.
  • Be the trusted advisor for our internal stakeholders, aligning project goals with their visions. Understanding their needs to provide tailored solutions.
  • Be an advocate for Easygo’s suite of products, working closely with Creative stakeholders to ensure that our products are visually leading the way in industry.
  • Identify areas for process improvement, working in collaboration with the Creative Ops team in workshopping and implementing outcomes. 
  • Promote an open and transparent culture, a safe place for sharing ideas, receiving feedback and encouraging in-team and cross-team collaboration.


What you will bring: 

  • A strong people leader, leading by example, distilling fairness and empathy in everyday interactions. Handling sensitive situations with tact and respect. 
  • Highly skilled in conceptualising designs with a keen awareness of current trends.
  • Capable of leading decisively within an integrated team, keeping focused in a dynamic and highly creative business environment.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Confident in delivering presentations and pitching innovative ideas.
  • Outstanding organisational and time management abilities.
  • Proficient in influencing others and effectively negotiating in a positive manner.
  • Advocates for change initiatives and challenges the status quo.
  • Highly motivated, deeply committed to, and a firm believer in the brand’s vision.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience as an Art Director or similar discipline 
  • Strong portfolio of design work that demonstrates expertise in digital design.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Proficiency with design software tools and technologies.

Some of the perks of working for us:

  • EAP access for you and your family
  • Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform 
  • Paid volunteer day
  • Two full-time barista’s who will make your daily coffee, tea or fresh juice!
  • Daily catered breakfast
  • Massage Wednesdays - we get professionals to do this!
  • Team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays
  • Fun office environment with pool tables, table tennis and all your favourite gaming consoles
  • Help yourself drinks fridges and snack shelves

“We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant”

We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We are passionate about providing a workplace that encourages great participation and an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.

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About The Company

Easygo is a well-established global tech startup, we pride ourselves on being early adopters, progressive in our approach and adaptable to the ever-changing technology landscape. Our core focus is in the online gaming space building well-designed casino games, crypto platforms, and sportsbooks built on our "provably fair"​ algorithms. The products we build are used by millions of people around the world including Drake and you’ll see their logos on an EPL team, the UFC, advocated by e-gamers and in a number of other sporting places.

The last 2 years have been huge for us, we have grown from 20 to 100+ team members. Whilst the products that we build are global we have two amazing offices in the same building in the heart of the CBD with all the bells and whistles you could ever want. Including an in-house barista, pool, and table tennis tables, PS5 and Nintendo Switches, a meditation room, help yourself drinks fridge and snack wall, catered breakfast daily, weekly massages and team lunch. 

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