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Creative Resource Manager

Onward Search is seeking a Creative Resource Director for one of our National Digital Agency clients with notable clients.  

This is a Director Level freelance opportunity, that will convert to a full time role!  In this role, you will work closely with the project managers to ensure all projects are resourced properly with the right creative team while ensuring budget is maintained. You will also get to work closely with the creative directors to find the best talent. 

Job Description: 

The ideal candidate has creative and/or media agency experience and has managed teams of creatives (animators, designers, copywriters, editors, etc.)  You are passionate with a start up mentality; both, laser-focused on the important details and highly strategic; able to step back, see the big picture, and think outside-the-box in order to effectively allocate resources.  

Job Responsibilities: 

• Allocation / scenario planning - Working with Creative Team in the LA region to ensure all projects are well kept and maintained 
• Support mapping out the creative department to ensure all departments and projects are well maintained and resourced. 
• Work on creating best practices with the resource management for the LA operations

Required Skills: 

• As a director, this person needs to not only know the function of a Resource Manager, but also see the bigger picture as an organization and come up with solutions to better the process. They need to realize and then offer solutions to problems. 
• Be Detailed oriented - lots of moving pieces. Needs someone that will not anything fall through the crack.
• Experience working with creatives - everyone from Jr to GCD's (group creative directors) to animators, to editors, etc
• Someone with PM background, but mainly a creative resource manager title in the past 
• Experience with forecasting needs on upcoming projects
• Experience working at an advertising agency or start up is a MUST
• Have a network of creatives is a major PLUS 
• Has worked specifically with studio resources (motion graphics) IS A PLUS
• 7+ years of experience working in an ad agency or start up environment managing creative resources. 

To learn more about this amazing Creative Resource Manager role, please apply and speak with a recruiter today!  

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

Pay: $70 - $80 hourly

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