Marketing Operations Coordinator at Hollywoodbets – Umhlanga, Durban | Full-Time Onsite Role Supporting Brand and Creative Functions
Hollywoodbets · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Hollywoodbets is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Marketing Operations Coordinator to join their team in Umhlanga, Durban. This full-time, onsite position offers an exciting opportunity to support the marketing, brand, and creative functions of one of South Africa's leading entertainment brands. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative, reporting, and project coordination support while working in a vibrant, fast-paced environment that values innovation and growth.
This role is ideal for experienced coordinators or administrators with a background in marketing operations, brand management, or creative agency environments who excel at managing multiple workstreams, maintaining detailed reports, and ensuring seamless execution of marketing activities.
About the Opportunity
The Marketing Operations Coordinator will serve as a vital link between the Marketing Operations team and various brand and creative functions at Hollywoodbets. This position requires someone who can maintain structured processes, deliver accurate reporting, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
Working from the Umhlanga office in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, the successful candidate will become part of what Hollywoodbets calls their "Purple Team"—a collaborative group committed to expanding the company's global footprint and achieving ambitious goals across Africa and the United Kingdom.
Key Responsibilities
The Marketing Operations Coordinator will be responsible for four primary operational areas:
Administrative and Executive Support
Provide comprehensive administrative assistance to the Marketing Operations team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and supporting senior leadership with scheduling, correspondence, and documentation management.
Reporting and Data Management
Maintain accurate and detailed reports tracking marketing activities, campaign performance, and project progress. This includes developing and updating trackers that provide visibility across concurrent workstreams and enable data-driven decision making.
Project Coordination and Planning
Coordinate multiple marketing projects from initiation through completion, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholders remain informed. Effective planning and organizational skills are essential to manage competing priorities in this fast-paced environment.
Brand and Creative Workflow Management
Facilitate efficient workflows between brand teams and creative departments, ensuring projects move smoothly through approval processes and deliverables meet quality standards and timelines.
Requirements and Qualifications
Candidates should possess the following experience and skills:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in an administrative, coordination, or marketing operations support role
- Exposure to marketing, brand, creative, or agency environments is preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams while maintaining detailed trackers and reports
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data management and reporting
- Strong competency across MS Office suite applications
- Proven project coordination skills with the ability to manage timelines and deliverables
- Excellent reporting skills with attention to accuracy and detail
- Effective planning and coordination abilities
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
Experience supporting senior leadership or a departmental head is considered advantageous but not essential.
What Hollywoodbets Offers
Joining Hollywoodbets means becoming part of a success story that began humbly in Durban and has grown into a powerhouse brand with operations spanning continents. The company promises employees the opportunity to:
- Innovate and create alongside a like-minded, authentic team eager to achieve ambitious goals
- Embrace challenges and experience the excitement of working in a vibrant, fast-paced industry
- Grow professionally through development plans and a culture that supports career advancement
The organization emphasizes that "at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit," reflecting their commitment to pushing boundaries and reaching for new heights with their talented team.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal Marketing Operations Coordinator will be someone who thrives in structured yet dynamic environments, possesses exceptional organizational capabilities, and demonstrates strong analytical thinking. This person should be comfortable working with data, creating reports that provide actionable insights, and maintaining systems that keep multiple projects on track.
Strong communication skills are essential, as the role requires regular interaction with various departments, creative teams, and potentially senior leadership. The ability to anticipate needs, solve problems proactively, and maintain composure under deadline pressure will distinguish successful candidates.
About Hollywoodbets
Hollywoodbets is one of South Africa's most prominent entertainment and gaming brands, having grown from its humble beginnings in Durban into a major operator with a presence across Africa and the United Kingdom. The company is recognized for its ambitious growth trajectory, innovative approach to the entertainment industry, and commitment to building a talented, diverse team. Hollywoodbets fosters a culture of achievement, collaboration, and continuous development, positioning itself as an employer that invests in its people while pursuing expansion into new markets and territories.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the requirements and are ready to join the Hollywoodbets Purple Team should submit their application through the official recruitment portal.