Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a deputy art director.

A Deputy Art Director is responsible for supervising videographers, designers and photographers a well as reviewing the freelancer's portfolios. This position is primarily based on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish the set goals.

The essential duties of this post include helping in planning and executing art, design and other visual elements in newspapers, books, magazines, websites, advertisements and any other printed and digital visual communications, collaborating with other artists and designers to deliver quality work to the leading art director, taking orders on the visual direction of projects, helping with choosing what photographs and artwork should be used in publications or shows.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE:

Accept the fact that there will always be difficult people, who seem to enjoy hurting others, and learn to deal with them

Always try to be a reasonable person by considering all sides of the story before coming to a conclusion

[employee comments goal]
DEVELOPING OTHERS:

Invest in high-quality training that enhances better productivity in future

Balance out working and personal time to bring up a happy workforce

[employee comments goal]
FLEXIBILITY:

Set consistent goals that can be easily achieved without much stress

Receive feedback and labor for it to become a better employee

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Learn to open up about oneself a bit and show some vulnerability and human feeling when having conversations with colleagues to help relationships blossom

Learn to talk to new employees at or strangers outside of work in order to learn something new and understand a little about another person's world

[employee comments goal]
SELF AWARENESS:

Write down key plans and priorities and track one's own progress marking down any self-perceived weakness

Learn one's own emotional triggers and allow oneself to fully process emotions before communicating them to others

[employee comments goal]
PROJECT AND GOAL FOCUS:

Do own goals as early as possible or when one feels the mind is fresh and ready to handle important tasks

Take time to reward oneself for the already accomplished goals in order to feel more motivated to complete the others

[employee comments goal]
QUALITY MANAGEMENT:

Dedicate full concentration and become fully involved in any task one is doing in order to do it better

Train employees on the importance of producing quality results and make sure that everyone is aware of the company's quality requirements

[employee comments goal]
TIME MANAGEMENT:

Avoid being slowed down by attempting to do unrealistic amount work that should be delegated

Meet all deadlines and make the best use of the available time

[employee comments goal]
SCHEDULING:

Put extra effort in creating effective and reliable project schedules

Maintain an updated list of activities and track all project schedules

[employee comments goal]
TRAINING OTHERS:

Participate in specialized training programs and seek for more specialized training opportunities

Evaluate the outcomes of training sessions and learn how to identify training needs

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. 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:

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