Design Project Manager

Job Title:

Design Project Manager (SBC Events)

Line manager’s job:

Chief Experience and Design Officer

Division

SBC Events

Department:

Design

Core hours:

Mon to Fri 9am-6pm, but must be flexible around events in global markets

Per Hybrid Working Policy (2 -3 days per week in the office)

Compensation:

Up to £45,000 plus bonus of up to 10%

Based:

London

Business travel:

Optional

ABOUT SBC

SBC connects people and companies to drive business within the sports betting, iGaming and payment industries through its global events, media and advisory business.

SBC is part of the Sport Global Group of companies. Headquartered in London, the group has over 120 employees across Europe, the US and Latin America. With ambitious expansion plans, SBC is a high growth and innovative company focused on customer commitment and quality.

SBC EVENTS are known throughout the betting & gaming industries as the most high level and quality led regional events, with flagship events such as SBC Summit (Lisbon), SBC Summit North America, SBC Summit Latinoamérica, SBC Summit Rio, SBC Summit CIS and the Canadian Gaming Summit . SBC also organises highly targeted and niche industry networking events, such as the CasinoBeats Summit in Malta, Betting on Sports Europe at Stamford Bridge in London, the SBC Awards (Europe, Latam and the US), Sports Betting Hall of Fame, London Baby, Vegas Baby, and Malta Baby. 

SBC MEDIA employs over 15 full-time journalists and publishes more than 100 stories daily across nine industry-leading news websites with a focus on sports betting and iGaming news: sbcnews.co.uk , sbcamericas.com , sbcnoticias.com , casinobeats.com , slotbeats.com , gamblingtv.com , lotterydaily.com , paymentexpert.com , insidersport.com , sbcdirectory.com , and the SBC Leaders Magazine .

SBC LEADERS is an invitation-only membership of the industry’s most influential operators f ormed with a goal to bring the industry’s best together in order to share ideas, collaborate on major issues, push innovation, and elevate the overall image of our industry through the promotion of its achievements.

AFFILIATE LEADERS is connecting Affiliates and Digital Marketers across the world to share ideas, push innovation and drive change.

SBC ADVISORY PARTNERS is the consulting and intermediary service for sports, fintech, sports betting & iGaming organisations that is focused on market insight. Its highly experienced and connected team has deep industry roots built through its global conferences and media reach.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

As the company continues its rapid growth and international expansion, we are growing our 

design team with a new role as Design Project Manager reporting to the Chief Experience and Design Officer

The Design team consists of 12 people and is further supported by a pool of freelancers. This new role has been created both due to the demands of the company and to support the Chief Experience and Design Officer who is broadening his role and responsibilities to include external and internal customer experience.

The Design Project Manager would be expected to deliver the following benefits:

• Improved project delivery: Design materials are delivered on time, meeting project deadlines
• Enhanced efficiency: Improved handling of design requests and resource allocation. The ability to manage freelancers allows for more flexible resourcing to meet peak demand periods.
• Streamlined project management: Project Manager ensures efficient project management.
• Increased managerial focus: Project Manager frees up managers' time to focus on core design deliverables
• Revenue expansion: The ability to manage freelancers allows for occasional paid client projects.
• Improved communication and collaboration: Enhanced collaboration with stakeholders and team members.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project stakeholders, providing clear and timely communication on project status, risks, and changes
• Develop a deep understanding of the project requirements, objectives, and deliverables, using this knowledge to drive project planning and execution
• Review and analyse design briefs to ensure they contain all necessary information
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and gather additional details if needed
• Create detailed project plans, workback schedules, and timelines to ensure efficient and successful delivery of all project elements
• Schedule and prioritise design tasks in collaboration with managers and other team members
• Manage day-to-day project activities, including but not limited to scope, budget, resources, quality, and schedule
• Proactively identify and manage risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, escalating as necessary to ensure timely resolution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, both internally and externally, to deliver high-quality project outputs
• Coordinate with freelancers and external design resources to assign and manage design projects
• Reviewing and updating project plans based on changes in scope or schedule to ensure that the project stays on track; ensure all impacted parties are kept up-to-date on approved changes
• Communicating with team members to ensure they are meeting deadlines, resolving issues, and following procedures
• Manage change requests and conduct post-project reviews to document successes, lessons learned, and areas for improvement
• QA of design materials before handing them over to the requester
• Track and create reports on projects metrics, turnaround time, issues, roadblocks and progress
• Maintain project documentation and files for future reference
• Working with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure expectations are met and discussing feedback to further enhance design processes and workflows
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practice
• Continuously develop personal and professional skillset through active participation in relevant training and development opportunities

WHAT DO YOU NEED

You must have:

• Degree in graphic design, project management, or related field
• Demonstrable experience of successfully managing design projects using either Agile or Waterfall methodology
• Strong understanding of the design process, including user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse design briefs effectively
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for liaising with stakeholders and team members
• Experience of effectively managing and reporting on budgets
• Proficiency in project management tools
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills to resolve issues and challenges during project execution
• Ability to provide clear instructions and feedback to freelancers and team members

It would be nice if you have:

• Experience in the technical side of design
• Experience with project management software, such as Asana
• Familiarity with design principles and processes

WHY SBC

• Work for a high growth and exciting news, media and events company across the fast pace sports betting and iGaming industry
• A comprehensive benefits package including 
  • Private Healthcare Plan (Vitality)
  • Group Pension Plan with 5% Individual and 4% Company Contribution (Royal London) 
  • Income Protection (Canada Life)
  • Life Assurance (AIG)
  • Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Support Programme
  • Company Sick Pay
• 21 days annual leave in addition to 12 Company Days Off (these generally include include all bank holidays and an annual Christmas shutdown period)