Executive Director
Executive directors are responsible for all business & financial operations, processes, team structure, and strategic planning for clients. They provide their leadership team with business insights, analysis, budgeting, operational planning, and options. They do this by maintaining effective relationships with all clients and by overseeing research, projects, and ongoing client work.
What they love about their jobs
Creative professionals talk about their favorite parts of their day.
“All the various components that go into creating content and collaborating with others.”
“I love to find and tell stories that deserve the spotlight.”
“I get to teach, not just design.”
“I get to champion great ideas from concept to delivery.”
“I truly enjoy assembling the team and the technology to solve a gnarly business problem in a new and creative way.”
“I get to help bring brilliant creative ideas to fruition!”
Where this is needed
Skills to thrive in this field
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Leadership
It’s important to inspire and motivate your team as well as mentor more junior-level team members
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Financial Management
Able to track, update and reconcile budgets throughout the project to ensure costs stay within scope
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Project Management
Create and monitor project schedules, and identify bottlenecks and potential missed deadlines
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Research
Search for, organize, and present information on a particular subject
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Communications
Skilled at presenting ideas with the ability to articulate strategic decisions to a variety of audiences
Commonly used tools
Slack
A communication platform for teams that enables real-time messaging, file sharing, and collaboration
Zoom
A video conferencing platform that allows users to meet and collaborate remotely
Google Docs
An online word processor for document composition creation and editing
Google Sheets
An online spreadsheet application for creation and modification of data
Google Drive
Applications to store documents, working files and final creative files
