Team Leader

Full Sail University; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Full Sail University seeks a seasoned leader to oversee the Career Development team serving Media and Communications graduates. The role interfaces with the Director and Associate Director of Career Development and directs industry-specific Advisor teams and assistants.

Applicant will train staff, provide strategic direction, manage priority leads, and participate in industry outreach while ensuring student career outcomes and campus engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Experience in Entertainment, Media and Technology industries is required.
• Some human resource and/or management experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Trains new personnel and guides all team members in growth.
• Provides vision and direction for team and department initiatives.
• Directs regular team meetings to review priority leads and address needs.
• Oversees VIP visits and participates when appropriate.
• Lectures when needed in assigned classes on behalf of CDD.
• Conducts Personnel Reviews.
• Supports Industry Outreach initiatives.
• Oversees Employment Statistics campaigns and graduate/parent inquiries.
• Tracks performance through activity reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Stress management

Teamwork

Industry knowledge

Research

Education

Bachelor degree preferred

Experience in Entertainment/Media/Technology industries

HR/management experience helpful

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Dropbox

Zoom

Salesforce

Mac OS

Job description

If you're looking for the chance to learn, grow, and make a contribution to the community, look at employment opportunities with Full Sail University. You'll find your choice of career opportunities, great benefits, an environment that welcomes and values creativity, and a work experience that is both challenging and rewarding! Lead a team of Advisors to serve Media and Communications graduates from all new and existing Media and Communications programs in pursuing employment in the field in which they studied. Reports to the Director and Associate Director of Career Development. Directs and manages industry specific team(s) of Advisors and Assistant(s).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Trains new personnel and guides all team members in growth.
• Provides vision and direction for team and department initiatives.
• Directs regular team meetings to review priority leads and address other team needs/business/ideas.
• Oversees VIP visits and participates when and where appropriate.
• Lectures when needed in appropriate and assigned classes on behalf of CDD.
• Conducts Personnel Reviews.
• Encourages and participates actively in Industry Outreach mission.
• Remains cognizant of Employment Statistics requirements each year and oversees Stat Campaign participation for individual team.
• Addresses graduate/parent unresolved concerns.
• Addresses and guides personnel issues, both positive and negative.
• Handles prospective student requests from Admissions when needed.
• Attends local industry conferences and campus presentations when appropriate.
• Tracks team and individual member performance through activity reports.

Other Responsibilities: N/A

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Competencies

• Previous Management experience.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks at one time.
• Ability to handle adverse situations.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Move with compassion and respect, maintaining a positive attitude at all times.
• Working knowledge of entertainment, media and technology industries.
• Working knowledge of computers and Internet researching.
• Self-motivated.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Prior experience in the Entertainment, Media and Technology industries is required.
• Some human resource and/or management experience is helpful.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

N/A

Computer/Equipment Skills

• Proficiency using software programs such as PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, DropBox, Zoom, Salesforce.
• Mac OS proficiency preferred.

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands

• Employee must work a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Physical requirements include the ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Mission

People from around the world come to Full Sail University to pursue their educational goals, and they share one thing in common – a passion for a creative future in the entertainment and media industry. Full Sail’s mission is to provide students with an innovative style of education, delivered by a staff of dedicated individuals, that addresses potential career opportunities available in an ever-growing, constantly evolving industry. We do this by developing unique curricula that combine elements of creativity, art, business and life skills, technical prowess, and academic achievement. Our education is delivered via immersive teaching methods, both in Full Sail’s real-world production studios and classrooms, as well as through our online learning environment. Every one of our degree programs is designed to provide students with knowledge and real-world experience that will help them realize their career goals in the entertainment and media industry.

Full Sail’s Unifying Principles

At Full Sail, we believe that what we give to each other and our students comes back to each of us individually and to the school as a whole. Therefore, we are totally committed to the individual success of each member of our staff family. As a staff family, we are dedicated to taking a sincere interest in the success of every student and client who comes through our doors