Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a media operations technician.

A Media Operations Technician is responsible for setting up and maintaining the audio-visual and computer media equipment in business and broadcasting stations.

Essential functions of this position include daily configuration, testing, and preparation of the screening room, routing of real time codecs as needed for remote dailies, operating polished, professional presentations to company clients and visitors, perform audits and inventory of the tape vault, collaborate with the engineering to maintain systems and minimize downtime, performing quality control of all media deliveries, performing media file operations including copying, encoding, transcoding and exporting as assigned, collaborating with stakeholders to determine the project specific media workflows.

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

ORGANIZED WORKPLACE:

Strive to manage time well to ensure all required deliverables are met.

Be a good role model to other workmates when it comes to being organized in the work area.

[employee comments goal]
URGENCY:

Pick up new duties as a way of learning and improving oneself

Put more effort in undertaking assigned duties and finding out methods of doing those tasks faster.

[employee comments goal]
TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Show willingness to learn the best way to manage my feelings and emotions while working with others.

Learn to talk in a very clear and concise way that other people can understand.

[employee comments goal]
FACILITATION:

Broaden or deepen the discussions as needed by asking only open-ended questions and avoiding questions that only require Yes or No answers

Consider members strengths, weaknesses and perspectives when setting up groups or assigning roles

[employee comments goal]
MOTIVATING OTHERS:

Take time to communicate with someone individually when one clashes with them in order to understand the person and create a peaceful working environment

Familiarize oneself with the cause of lack of motivation in order to be able to get solutions and get inspired

[employee comments goal]
GIVING FEEDBACK:

Allow the opportunity for one-on-one feedback in order to make it easier for the other person to say what he/she really thinks

Divide feedback into positive and negative columns for personal use and to ensure that it is fair and balanced

[employee comments goal]
ORIENTATION TO WORK:

Plan each day ahead and have all the goals written down

Communicate clearly in both written and spoken format to leave no room for guesswork

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Always discuss a problem with the person involved instead of discussing it with other employees behind his/her back

Understand that every employee is unique in his/her own way and try to dwell on their positive qualities but not on the negative ones

[employee comments goal]
RESOURCE USE:

Use technology to automate important aspects of a project such as a project's status reporting in order to increase productivity

Ensure all team members know their roles in a project and the benefits of delivering on budget and on time

[employee comments goal]
MECHANICAL SKILLS:

Learn how to explain complex machines to clients clearly and with simple language

Show more willingness to take on new challenges and put extra effort to solve problems

[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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