Resource Manager
BH/8728_1753452011
Posted: 25/07/2025
- £300 - £350 per day
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Contract
Job Title: Contract Creative Resource Manager
Location: Manchester (Hybrid/On-site)
Contract Length: 3 months
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: £300-350per day
About Us
A fast-paced, award-winning marketing agency based in Manchester, delivering integrated campaigns for leading brands across digital, social, content, and creative is looking for a Resource Manager. As they continue to grow, we're looking for a talented Creative Resource Manager to join our team on a contract basis.
Role Overview
As a Creative Resource Manager, you'll be the central hub for managing and allocating our creative and design resources across multiple client accounts. Working closely with creative leads, account managers, and project managers, you'll ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time-balancing workloads, maximising efficiency, and enabling brilliant creative work.
Key Responsibilities
Own and manage the creative resource schedule across all accounts and projects
Allocate creative team members (designers, copywriters, art directors, etc.) according to project scope, deadlines, and priorities
Liaise with project managers and account leads to understand project requirements and timelines
Track team utilisation, capacity, and forecast future resource needs
Identify resourcing gaps and work with freelancers or external partners when needed
Support recruitment of freelance/contract creative talent as required
Act as the point of contact for all resourcing queries and conflicts
Continuously improve resourcing processes, tools, and systems
Key Requirements
Proven experience in resource management or traffic management in a creative/marketing agency
Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects at once
Strong understanding of creative workflows and team dynamics
Comfortable using resource/project management tools (e.g. Float, Resource Guru, Monday.com, or similar)
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Proactive, solutions-oriented, and calm under pressure
Nice to Have
Experience working with hybrid or remote teams
Familiarity with agile or sprint-based ways of working
A network of trusted freelance creatives
Sphere Digital Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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