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Resource Manager (12 Months FTC)
London, England, United Kingdom
Who is Weber Shandwick?
We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. Our talented team builds brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses e.g. HSBC, Ikea, Unilever, eBay, Tinder, and Pinterest to name a few.
We earn affection, attention, affinity, and purchase by delivering value to people around the works, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle, and energy. We are known for:
- Developing data driven insights and strategies to drive measurable impact
- Creating impactful campaigns that tap into culture
- Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically
- Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned
The Role
You will be responsible for resourcing all creative, production and design briefs that are delivered from the London office. You will work closely with Project Management, Creative Directors and Heads of Departments on a daily / weekly basis to ensure optimal resourcing against client’s needs, whilst being mindful of scope and requirements. You will have a clear understanding of which skillsets are right for what briefs, that help us get to brilliant work efficiently. The Resource Manager will be systems and process driven, with up-to-date knowledge of who is working on what and where there is available capacity.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage / Run weekly meetings with the PM team to ensure the correct casting of briefs and to update the team on status / workflow
- Working daily with the Project Management team to ensure the right resource is assigned to projects and deadlines are being met.
- Help integrate resourcing software into our ways of working and be able to pull live data of how projects are tracking and show utilisation rates.
- Manage all freelance requests and paperwork, ensuring smooth sign-off and that compliance is followed.
- Work closely with Creative Operations to build a black book of brilliant go to talent that we can utilise if a brief requires.
- Be a champion of our internal creative development process, attending kick off meetings and understanding the brief and resource requirements.
- Partnering with department heads to the correct casting of briefs and overall morale of the different teams.
Who are you?
- Professional in conduct with internal team members
- Display a can do, will do attitude with teams and the wider agency
- A proactive and collaborative team player
- A passion for systems and process
Ideal experience required:
- A clear understanding of Earned Media and the specialisms required to get to great work.
- Experience of managing and mentoring a team of designers
- Great communication skills, showcasing the ability to collaborate with colleagues across the design team and the wider agency to bring ideas to life in brilliantly designed campaigns
- Strong presentation skills whilst being able to clearly understand and process internal feedback in a collaborative fashion
- Ability to work under pressure and proactively manage time, meeting deadlines and plan and prioritise workload to ensure all tasks are completed in line with agreed deadlines
- Impeccable attention to detail and an eye for the latest trend or direction in presentation design
Core Benefits:
- Private medical insurance
- Group life assurance
- Group income protection
- Personal pension plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits:
- Buy or sell holiday
- Additional life assurance cover
- Critical illness insurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Dental insurance
- Travel insurance
- Health screening
- Gym discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health cash plan
Soft Benefits:
- Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model
- 4pm Friday finish
- Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6 month + contract to support home working setup
- 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off work and festive period off
- Flexible public holidays (from 2023)
- Sweets and snacks in the office
- Exclusive shopping discounts and perks
- Headspace membership
- Annual eyecare voucher
- Season ticket loan
- Referral bonus scheme
- Long service bonus
- Enhanced family leave
- Inclusive and invisible health policies
We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.
At IPG we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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