We are hiring for one of our clients based in Virginia for a Operations Director, Photo. The role will require relocation to VA (they have relocation packages for the full move).
**You do NOT need to be a past photographer for this role but you need to have managed large teams and titled managers that are remote workers, preferably in some form of creative or marketing aspect.
This role is a “Manager of managers” meaning you must have experience managing other managers within creative and/or marketing teams in some capacity. This is very heavy in operations leadership – think team and regional KPIs, team performance, etc.
*On your resumes, before you apply, make sure you put in there how many managers you are managing AND how large the teams are under those respective managers.
Specific Resume Requirements:
- Must indicate how many managers you have managed at once and how many people were under those managers. The minimum required in terms of Managers you have managed is 6, and total head count under those respective managers needs to be 60+.
- Must have a work history with little movements and within large organizations, and in direct hire positions, not contract or freelance. You cannot have a lot of job changes over the course of your career.
The salary range for this role is $140,000 – $160,000, an amazing benefits package, annual bonus potential, and relocation assistance. Bonus annually is up to 20%.
Operations Director Responsibilities:
- You will lead and manage managers as well as individual contributors across the U.S. that have specific individual metrics, KPIs, and quality standards to be within.
- You will staff and recruit other strong managers and leadership to support the company and teams.
- You will coach, lead, guide, and develop other managers and that are in the field, primarily photographers that are creating visual content for the company.
- You will make sure that specific operational metrics and KPIs are being met by your teams, overcome obstacles, and give ongoing and current feedback to managers and respective teams to assure quality and improvement.
- You will handle the continuous improvement of workflows, processes, etc. to drive operational optimization and innovation opportunities.
- You will frequently collaborate with team members from Sales, Product, Research, and Tech to deliver the best visual assets possible on behalf of the company's customers.
- You will create and oversee top notch on-boarding and training programs + training for the photographers and their respective managers.
Operations Director Requirements:
- Minimum of a Bachelors degree
- *It is OK if you do not have photography experience, but you need to come from a creative or marketing environment where you had large teams (see above and below for reminders on size)
- Must have 10+ years of relevant experience leading creative operations or marketing teams
- Must have 3+ years of managing managers (*must have managed at least 6 managers at once that were direct reports, with teams under them of at least 80 employees)
- Must have experience leading in a metrics driven and KPI based organization
- Must have the ability to lead and operate in the area creative and delivery standards
Application deadline 5/15
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