Job Details
HomeChoice International PLC (HIL) is an investment holding company incorporated in Malta and listed on the JSE Limited. Through its operating subsidiaries, HomeChoice and FinChoice, the group sells innovative homewares merchandise, personal electronics and loan products to the rapidly expanding middle-income market in southern Africa through mail order (catalogue), electronic channels (Internet and mobile phone) and call centres.
The group was restructured during 2014 to facilitate expansion outside South Africa, a further step towards achieving its ambitions of becoming a pan-African retailer. HIL was established as an offshore holding company and was listed in the General Retailers sector on the JSE Limited in December 2014 with a market capitalisation of R3 billion.
The group has 3 operating segments:
RETAIL
HomeChoice is an omni-channel home shopping retailer offering an extensive range of household textiles and homeware merchandise on credit through a convenient shopping experience, together with a home delivery service. The product offering has broadened under the FoneChoice brand to include personal electronics.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FinChoice is a niche provider of unsecured personal loan products to HomeChoice customers with good credit records. FinChoice leverages the HomeChoice customer database and marketing platforms to acquire loan customers at low cost and predictable repayment behaviour. The business focuses on short term and low-value loans.
PROPERTY
The group owns the head office building and a centralised distribution centre in Cape Town, as well as additional land adjacent to the head office which is currently being developed into a new call centre facility.Description
The ideal candidate for this role will style mainly décor shoots but must be open to any challenge including shooting with kids! You will work closely with in-house photographers, the creative team and the merchandise department to create beautiful visuals for both print and digital use and will bring new ideas to the table, incorporate trends whilst staying true to the HomeChoice look and feel.
What you will love doing in this role
Know your way around the prop houses and décor stores in Cape Town.
Have good relationships with creative and modelling agencies.
Be able to keep within an allocated budget
Liaise comfortably with merchandise and creatives
Know how to follow a brief
Show initiative and demonstrate creativity in generating new ideas for sets / furniture / photography angles
Work with Set Building department on set planning & building
Manage junior staff/assistants
Be able to create mood boards, trend and creative presentations
A relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage
We need to see a strong portfolio showing your work
Be fully computer literate
A car to use for prop sourcing
The ability to work within a budget, manage a company credit card/reconcile receipts and allocations
Mood board and trend folder organising and co ordinating,
Ability to work on traffic software i.e. Planner
Manage paint orders & planning, keep stock levels in check
What we love about you
You bring 5 to 7 years’ styling experience to the table
You are a hardworking, energetic, flexible and patient team player with great people skills
You are deadline orientated, thrive under pressure and manage change well
You are an excellent communicator and organizer
You have a very good eye for detail and a sense of style
You are passionate about décor, be creative and have a good eye for colour
Behaviors we love
Wow my customer
Walk in my customers’ shoes
Deliver on my promises
Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need
Treat the business as my own
Take accountability
Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
Do it right & at the right time
Play as a team
Be helpful
Be inclusive
Find the fun
The group was restructured during 2014 to facilitate expansion outside South Africa, a further step towards achieving its ambitions of becoming a pan-African retailer. HIL was established as an offshore holding company and was listed in the General Retailers sector on the JSE Limited in December 2014 with a market capitalisation of R3 billion.
The group has 3 operating segments:
RETAIL
HomeChoice is an omni-channel home shopping retailer offering an extensive range of household textiles and homeware merchandise on credit through a convenient shopping experience, together with a home delivery service. The product offering has broadened under the FoneChoice brand to include personal electronics.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FinChoice is a niche provider of unsecured personal loan products to HomeChoice customers with good credit records. FinChoice leverages the HomeChoice customer database and marketing platforms to acquire loan customers at low cost and predictable repayment behaviour. The business focuses on short term and low-value loans.
PROPERTY
The group owns the head office building and a centralised distribution centre in Cape Town, as well as additional land adjacent to the head office which is currently being developed into a new call centre facility.Description
The ideal candidate for this role will style mainly décor shoots but must be open to any challenge including shooting with kids! You will work closely with in-house photographers, the creative team and the merchandise department to create beautiful visuals for both print and digital use and will bring new ideas to the table, incorporate trends whilst staying true to the HomeChoice look and feel.
What you will love doing in this role
Know your way around the prop houses and décor stores in Cape Town.
Have good relationships with creative and modelling agencies.
Be able to keep within an allocated budget
Liaise comfortably with merchandise and creatives
Know how to follow a brief
Show initiative and demonstrate creativity in generating new ideas for sets / furniture / photography angles
Work with Set Building department on set planning & building
Manage junior staff/assistants
Be able to create mood boards, trend and creative presentations
Requirements:
What you’ll need to do this roleA relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage
We need to see a strong portfolio showing your work
Be fully computer literate
A car to use for prop sourcing
The ability to work within a budget, manage a company credit card/reconcile receipts and allocations
Mood board and trend folder organising and co ordinating,
Ability to work on traffic software i.e. Planner
Manage paint orders & planning, keep stock levels in check
What we love about you
You bring 5 to 7 years’ styling experience to the table
You are a hardworking, energetic, flexible and patient team player with great people skills
You are deadline orientated, thrive under pressure and manage change well
You are an excellent communicator and organizer
You have a very good eye for detail and a sense of style
You are passionate about décor, be creative and have a good eye for colour
Behaviors we love
Wow my customer
Walk in my customers’ shoes
Deliver on my promises
Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need
Treat the business as my own
Take accountability
Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
Do it right & at the right time
Play as a team
Be helpful
Be inclusive
Find the fun
Key Skills
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