Junior Sports Trader X2 Required: Hollywoodbets – South Africa

Job Description

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.We have an amazing opportunity for 2 x Sports Trader. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidates will offer specialised betting on an assigned sport on all betting platforms (internet, mobile, branches) in order to make sure that Hollywood remains the leading sports betting operator in South Africa. To perform the necessary sports tasks and duties in a professional manner and pro-actively keep ahead of the competition in regards to sports betting and customer service. To make sure that the specified sport functions according to Hollywood’s guidelines and forecasts.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.

Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.

Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring

Matric

A bonus to have

Certificate/Diploma.

Betting and Trading experience

What You’ll Do For The Brand:  

Assist Sports Traders in all functionality of the department.

Manage your assigned sport extensively to ensure the smooth running of the sport.

Price up sports after completing extensive research on the teams, past results, standings and the global and

local betting market. Offer competitive betting that is up to date.

Monitor and adjust betting due to any betting market changes or liabilities.

Analyse profit and loss figures for the sport to make sure that the sport achieves its required profit margins

and desired turnover increase.

Evaluate winning clients to determine whether limits need to be put in place for the punter. Make

management aware of the clients in a report so that a final decision can be made.

Communicate with clients whenever a limit is put in place or an adjustment is made to an account.

Evaluate top winning tickets to make sure that odds and times are correct and that no mistakes were made.

Compose a weekly report on your sport that is to be sent to management to inform them on all matters

regarding the sport. Keep management up to date with any large liabilities on Syx.

Forecast monthly turnover and profit figures and periodically check your current position to make sure that

your sport is in line with desired monthly figure.

Confirm big bets for the sport that are laid in branches or with the call center.

Compile a comparison between local bookmakers in order to see our position in the market and if any

potential threats are available.

Update the outright betting for all tournaments.

Result events as soon results are known to allow punters to receive their winnings as soon as possible.

Assist and guide the ‘sports agents’ so they can function as effectively as possible.

Request assistance for the creation of events from sports agents.

Assist customers with any sports betting related queries or complaints and try to resolve any disputes in a

professional and timeous manner. Also assist other departments or branches that need help with ticket or

sports related queries.

Assist the marketing department with the advertising your assigned sport as to keep them aware of

upcoming tournaments or big winning bets or bet type that you wish to push. Also communicate with the

social media department to advertise your sport and make customers aware of when betting is opened and

what teams/players prices are.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

Ensure the quality outcome is achieved.

Good attention to detail.

Excellent Planning and organizing skills.

Customer focused.

Creating Market awareness.

Demonstrates a good understanding of betting types and procedures.

Customer care experience.

Good listening skills.

Excellent Numerical skills.

Understands the internet betting platform (website and functionality).

 Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. 

Closing Date: 19 February 2024