Freelance Resource Manager

Overview

Title: Resource Manager (Creative/AV)

Location: West London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)

Rate: £328 – £341.67 per day (Umbrella Only – Inside IR35)

Contract: Ad-hoc bookings within a 9-month period

The Opportunity:

Want to do the best work of your life? Join Europe’s leading media and entertainment broadcasting brand in their award-winning in-house creative hub! Our client is looking for a Resource Manager to partner with Creative Directors and drive the efficient resourcing of massive promotional and AV campaigns. If you thrive on connecting world-class creative talent with high-profile projects, this is your stage.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the efficient resourcing and allocation of work for award-winning creative promo and AV projects.
• Managing the engagement and onboarding of external freelance creative staff.
• Establishing forward-looking capacity plans and tracking team utilisation across the agency.
• Owning the numbers: tracking resource costs strictly against agreed project budgets and retainers.
• Conducting talent audits to identify skills gaps and sourcing the right talent to support strategic goals.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in a recruiting, resourcing, or traffic management function within a creative agency or broadcaster.
• Expertise in engaging freelance creative/AV talent.
• A highly analytical approach with proven experience in tracking budgets and utilisation.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills—you are comfortable pushing back and partnering with senior Creative Directors.
• Strong Excel skills and solid experience using project/event scheduling software.

*This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually.