Role

A proactive, process-led resource manager, experienced working in a fast-paced creative environment. An empathetic problem solver with brilliant interpersonal skills, used to working efficiently and autonomously in a multi-discipline production studio. A trusted partner for producers and discipline leads who takes pride in casting the right talent for each request, not just filling gaps in a spreadsheet. A networked team player who understands the nuanced individual talents and capabilities of every creative, CGI artist, retoucher, editor and animator in the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development & implementation of weekly resource planning processes across 3 North American studio locations
• Centralize, forecast, organize and allocate all resource requests from North America producer team
• Identify skills, maximize availability and utilization for an in-house team of CGI artists, retouchers, finishing artists, photographers, video editors and animators
• Pencil all studio resource requests from producers, as far in advance as possible
• Confirm all studio resource bookings with discipline leads, weekly in advance
• Work with Resource Managers in other global studio locations to proactively solve capacity challenges before they become a problem
• Forecast, request, book and on-board freelance resource, when necessary

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent knowledge of cloud-based resource planning tools incl. Excel/MS Office Suite/OneDrive
• Resource reporting – provide accurate, timely and relevant data to the business and studio leadership team to enable decision-making
• Resource monitoring – timesheets, holidays, absences etc. working with existing Marks platforms
• Freelance networking – managing and maintaining strong freelance relationships and ‘black book’
• Relationship management – building, managing and maintaining close working relationships with CGI artists, retouchers, finishing artists, photographers, video editors and animators
• Problem solving – prioritizing resource conflicts and escalating proposed solutions

Nice to have’s…

• Experience in a CGI-led studio environment
• Interest or knowledge of resource management tools and systems