Use this step by step explanation to craft a good employee performance feedback review for an advertising copy writer. Find the right words with quality phrases.
An Advertising Copy Writer generates words, slogans, catch phrases, and messages for advertising campaigns by producing a written copy. He/she conceives, develops and creates advertising campaigns by writing text for web advertising and also scripts for TV commercials and radio jingles.
Various responsibilities include liaising with the art director to develop creative ideas; writing an original copy that is clear and persuasive; proofreading the text to check grammar and spelling; revising ad campaigns according to the feedback from the client; discussing the requirements of the clients, target audience and core messages with the account executives; familiarizing with the client's products, target audience and the activities of the competitors; monitoring if the advertising campaigns are effective; overseeing the ad campaign to completion as well as liaising with photographers, printers, designers and illustrators.
Employee Performance Review Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Rating Meaning | |
| The employee fails to perform the most important aspects of the job satisfactorily. Requires close guidance to carry out routine jobs. He/she needs significant improvement in all areas. Meetings should be held between the employee and the supervisor to discuss performance deficiencies. | 1 |
| Employee routinely meets and exceeds expectations in all areas of responsibility. Produces high-quality work that at times exceeds expectations. Consistently meets the most critical annual goals. Occasionally produces timely and accurate results. | 2 |
| The employee consistently and significantly exceeds the communicated expectations by producing exceptionally high-quality work. He/she demonstrates exceptional knowledge of his/her duties and is highly recognized by others as an authority in his/her area of work. | 3 |
Supervisor's Feedback | ||
Skill | Comments | Rating |
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| WRITING SKILLS: Written Communication involves the interaction that makes use of the written word with precision and logic making it the very common form of business communication. | Exudes great creativity with the content and uses simple words to create a story. Makes good use of flavored words and avoids empty phrases that make stories tasteless. | 3 |
| DELEGATION: Delegation is assigning responsibility or authority to another person a junior or subordinate to carry out specific activities while remaining accountable for the outcome. | Includes people in the delegation process where possible and empowers them to decide the tasks they want to be delegated to them and when Allows the person to which the task has been assigned to control his/her own methods and processes in order to facilitate trust and success | 3 |
| ENTHUSIASM: Enthusiasm is an intense enjoyment or a lively interest in a certain thing with a zest and a strong belief that can be felt by those around you. | Is not easily demotivated by temporal crisis; still enjoys working even when all is not well in the workplace Does not listen to people who are full of non-constructive criticism and discouragement | 3 |
| CONCEPTUAL THINKING: Conceptual Thinking is the ability to recognize a situation or problem by identifying patterns or connections while addressing the underlying issues. | Sees trends, patterns and missing pieces when looking at information and tries to draw links between the information and the context Integrates complex and diverse data to create concepts that are entirely new but helpful to the company | 2 |
| GOAL AND OBJECTIVE SETTING: Goal and Objective Setting is the strategic plan that is set and laid down identifying how goals should be accomplished, by who and by what time. | Sets goals that are hard but possible to accomplish in order to produce high levels of performance Breaks down complex goals into smaller and manageable chunks and delegates the chunks to the team members for easier accomplishment | 3 |
| ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: Organizational Skills is the ability to make use of time, energy and resources available in the most efficient manner to achieve their goal. | Takes the time to go over own weekly plans in order to know what is due and to avoid surprising appointments Exercises before work in order to relieve tension and get oneself physically and mentally prepared for the day | 2 |
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Project Management is structuring a to-do list for your project or company containing tasks and responsibilities as well as creating a roadmap for the execution of those duties promptly. | Works efficiently and effectively to meet deadlines regardless of whether one is under pressure or not Recognizes and understands the corporate environment and its cultural impact on the project at hand from both external and internal sources | 3 |
| QUALITY OF WORK: The quality of Work is the value of work or products produced by the employees as well as the work environment they are provided with. | Communicates projects' instructions effectively and asks team members to paraphrase what one has said to make sure that they have understood the concept Constantly tracks a project in its early stages to identify and fix errors that could affect the overall quality of the project | 2 |
| QUANTITY OF WORK: The quantity of Work is the amount of work accomplished by an employee against the expectations set by the employer. | Streamlines own workload and focuses on one task at a time in order to increase own efficiency and the amount of work produced Takes short breaks between tasks in order to get ready for the next task, boost morale, and increase productivity | 3 |
| TRAINING OTHERS: Training is the ability to expand the knowledge base by learning new truths that are useful in the workplace. | Leads in participating in specialized training programs and seeks for more specialized training opportunities Concentrates in all training sessions and avoids distracters while learning | 3 |
Self Evaluation | |
Self Evaluation Question | Employee Comments |
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| WRITING SKILLS: How do you receive feedback and do you set yourself to apply the ones you feel are beneficial to your writing? How many books have your read so far and what is your preferred genre of writing? | [employee comments] |
| DELEGATION: Do you regard yourself a micro or macro manager? How do you delegate your tasks or projects? What are some of the things you have done to improve your delegation skills? | [employee comments] |
| ENTHUSIASM: Can you describe a time when you were totally lost in your work in a good way and time just flew by? Describe a time you did more than was required of your job description. How did you feel about that? | [employee comments] |
| CONCEPTUAL THINKING: Describe a time when you identified customer's needs on a particular project. What resources did you call on to help? Is there a time when you had to analyze information and make a recommendation? How did you go about that? | [employee comments] |
| GOAL AND OBJECTIVE SETTING: How have you kept yourself motivated to accomplish your goals? How have you helped others achieve their goals? What new skills have you learned to improve your ability to set realistic goals? How has this helped you achieve your goals effectively? | [employee comments] |
| ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: What are some of the tools that you have used to organize your tasks at work? Would you recommend these tools to other employees? In your opinion, which is the best time to work on complex tasks? Which time works best for you? | [employee comments] |
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT: How do you motivate your project team and communicate with the stakeholders? How has this contributed to the success of your projects? How do you make sure that you and your team deliver a project on time or exceed customer expectations? | [employee comments] |
| QUALITY OF WORK: Describe the most challenging task you have handled. What made it challenging and what was the quality of work produced? Speed is important to complete work when one is under pressure. How do you make sure to work fast and maintain accuracy at the same time when working on a tight deadline? | [employee comments] |
| QUANTITY OF WORK: What are some of the skills you have acquired to improve your productivity at work? Describe a time when you had to focus all your attention and energy to get a project done. Did you meet the set productivity goals? | [employee comments] |
| TRAINING OTHERS: How often do you participate in specialized training and what efforts are you making to look for more training opportunities? What are you doing to prepare for training sessions ahead of time? | [employee comments] |
Summary |
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Sections 1-4: To be completed by the supervisor Section 5: To be completed by the employee |
1. Exceeds Job Related Expectations |
2. Areas to improve |
3. Goals completed since last performance feedback |
4. Goals for next period |
5. Employee comments |
Signatures | |
| I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal. | |
| Employee: | Date: |
| Supervisor: | Date: |
| Human Resources: | Date: |