Manager, Creative Solutions Group (14898)

Description

Manager, Creative Solutions Group






Do you enjoy coaching peers? Are you interested in beginning a career in staff management within a design production environment? Have you been managing staff and want to increase your direct reports and vary your experiences? The manager role in the Creative Solutions Group is ideal for first time and early career managers.



Job Summary:


A position with design and management responsibilities:

40% of time designing

60% coaching and mentoring staff



Key Responsibilities:



Ensure consistent, high-quality service by developing and maintaining dedicated, strong relationships with primary customers of the team

Primary design responsibility to one customer group. This group will either be a member of the administrative community or a low-volume client as determined by the senior leadership team

Develop and strengthen a team of 4-8 production artists/designers by providing regular informal and formal feedback, supporting individual development plans, and coaching project and relationship management skills

Complete staff management

Other related duties as assigned



Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:





Department Management Responsibilities



Oversees team?s productivity and workload sharing

Oversees adherence to quality control practices and processes

Organizes and executes initiatives as requested by Associate Director or Director

Participates in recruiting initiatives

Serves as back-up to direct manager when needed



Staff Management Responsibilities:



Oversees staff development and performance management

Holds regular one-on-one meetings with staff members

Documents staff progress and writes thorough performance reviews

Organizes team meetings in which team bonding, continuing education, and department protocols are the core focus



Customer Service Skills:



Superior customer service ethic

Excellent client relationship skills

Strong member service ethic and a solid understanding of the business and value of CEB

Exhibits excellent account management and negotiation skills



Communication and Presentation Skills:



Ability to present self professionally and intelligently to internal clients

Superior interpersonal skills

Ability to engage staff during team and department meetings



Analytic and Time Management Skills:



Ability to analyze quantitative and/or qualitative data as related to the CSG business

Ability to analyze trends in workflow on a client and team level

Ability to look across team (and department as necessary) to balance workloads

Well-established organization, multitasking, and prioritization skills

Proactively presents solutions to improve workflow efficiency



Management Skills:



Superior problem solving ability

Superior professional judgment

Ability to work independently and with a team

Demonstrated poise and grace under pressure

Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness

Ability to manage and coach staff

Demonstrated leadership ability

Ability to motivate staff through a positive approach



Misc.:



Strong work ethic

Strong attention to detail

All requirements of the Senior Graphic Design Specialist/Senior Publications Specialist



Education/Experience Requirements:



College degree in a related discipline

2?3 years? experience in a production/creative services/desktop publishing environment

At least one year of experience managing or mentoring staff directly or significant team leadership on projects

Willingness to be flexible to project needs; availability to work occasional long days and weekends

Ability to perform gracefully under pressure and meet inflexible deadlines




''There is no other group of people with whom I'd rather work.''


We hear this refrain often at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), voted as one of Washington, DC's Best Places to Work for 2001in Washingtonian Magazine. We are proud of the quality of our staff and are looking to add talented, dynamic people to our (growing) ranks. In September 2002 CEB made Fortune's list of 100 Fastest Growing Companies in the US; we also ranked # 3 on Business Week's list of Hot Growth Companies for 2002. And, consistent with the staff comment above, we feel the primary driver behind these accolades (and the underlying business achievements) is the quality of the staff we hire and develop over time.


The Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD) is a leading provider of best practices research and executive education, focusing on corporate strategy, operations, and general management issues. Our membership base consists of a network of more than 10,000 senior leaders at over 1,800 blue-chip companies across the globe, including over 70% of the Fortune 500. Across the past three years, our revenues have grown annually at more than 25% per year.


At the Corporate Executive Board we offer very competitive benefits, including 401(k) plan with match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Emergency Back-Up day care, a ''dress for your day'' work environment and the opportunity to be surrounded by the best and brightest in Washington, DC. We are headquartered on Pennsylvania Ave., (four blocks from the White House) and have a small, but growing, office in London.


The Corporate Executive Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer

  Company Description:


The Corporate Executive Board is a leading provider of best practices research, executive education seminars, customized research briefs, and decision support tools to the world's largest and most prestigious corporations. Currently, CEB provides its integrated set of services to a network of more than 10,000 senior leaders at more than 2,800 companies worldwide. With more than 80% of the Fortune 500 as members, we have built one of the world's premier executive networks with practices in broad functional areas including communications, human resources, finance & financial services, legal, operations, sales & marketing, strategy, and technology. We are a fast-growing, publicly-traded company (NASDAQ: EXBD) that has met or exceeded its earnings guidance since our 1999 IPO- growing by 25% or more each year.



Benefits/Work Environment:


At the Corporate Executive Board, we offer very competitive benefits, including 401(k) plan with match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Emergency Back-Up day care, a "dress for your day" work environment and the opportunity to be surrounded by the best and brightest in Washington, DC.
We are headquartered on Pennsylvania Ave., (four blocks from the White
House) and have a small, but growing, office in London.



The Corporate Executive Board is an EOE. Interested parties can view all of our current openings, and apply online at www.CEBcareers.com. To apply directly to this job, please visit the following link:
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