Freeman is hiring: Creative Resourcing Manager in Philadelphia

About Us

Sparks is a leading global brand experience agency, specializing in the design and execution of award-winning experiences that forge deep connections between brands and audiences. Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust-all around the world.

Summary

A Creative Resourcing Manager is responsible for assigning the right talent, both full-time and freelance, to projects based on skills, availability and project requirements while balancing department workloads, utilization and business needs. They own day-to-day resourcing decisions for one or more creative departments (e.g., Creative, Creative Technology, Content) and are responsible for balancing project priorities, skills requirements, and individual capacity.

This position will support our Creative team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show-site 3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be based out of one of the following locations:

• Philadelphia, PA

• Dallas, TX

• Detroit, MI

• Fort Wayne, IN

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Balances the flow of work among creative teams and disciplines on a national basis.

• Assigns the right talent (full-time & freelance) to projects based on skills, availability, and project requirements.

• Collaborates with account and RFP teams to define and clarify the resources required.

• Facilitates weekly meetings with team leaders to update and ensure awareness of bandwidth and availability.

• Leverages historical project data to help inform resourcing decisions, hour allocations and scale of teams required.

• Proactively resolves conflicts and adjusts assignments as priorities shift.

• Works with Creative Leads and Producers to forecast resource needs.

• Monitors utilization metrics to balance workloads and optimize efficiency.

• Builds and maintains relationships with freelance talent including negotiating rates and contracting.

• Ensures freelancers are onboarded properly and briefed effectively.

• Identifies gaps and/or inefficiencies in resourcing workflows and suggests improvements.

• Leverages knowledge and skills in relevant software applications and tools to make appropriate assignments.

• Acts as a positive and proactive partner to other departments involved in identifying and/or assigning talent.

• Understands each creative's skillset, career goals and areas of growth to match them with the right opportunities.

• Partners with department leads to identify skill gaps and hiring needs.

• Identifies inefficiencies and proposes solutions to improve resourcing workflows.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Strong understanding of 2D and 3D creative disciplines and the skills required for each role.

• Proven experience in resource management, preferably within a creative or design environment.

• Hands on experience using resource planning tools and leveraging data to inform resourcing decisions.

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Excellent communication and conflict resolution capabilities to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.

• In-depth knowledge of the live events and exhibits industry, including trends, best practices, and key players.

What We Offer

Freeman provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Parental Leave

• Life, Accident and Disability

• Retirement with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

Diversity Commitment

At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws.

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In Summary: A Creative Resourcing Manager is responsible for assigning the right talent, both full-time and freelance, to projects based on skills, availability and project requirements . The ideal candidate will be based out of one of the following locations: Philadelphia, PA Dallas, TX Detroit, MI Fort Wayne, IN . En Español: About Us Sparks es una agencia líder mundial de experiencia de marca, especializada en el diseño y la ejecución de experiencias experimentales galardonadas que forjan profundas conexiones entre marcas y audiencias. Reconocido por Adweek como Agencia Experimental del Año, aportamos una mezcla única de conocimientos estratégicos y excelencia ejecutiva a cada activación de la marca, evento corporativo, exposición comercial y experiencia inmersiva. Nuestro compromiso con la creatividad, innovación y ejecución impecable nos impulsa a crear soluciones de marketing experimental impactantes que profundicen las relaciones, inspiran acción e inspiren confianza-a todo el mundo. Resumen Un gerente de recursos creativos se encarga de asignar al talento adecuado, tanto tiempo completo como independiente, a proyectos basados en habilidades, disponibilidad y requisitos de proyecto mientras que los equipos creativos poseen cargas de trabajo creativas, explotación y negocio. Los candidatos deben equilibrar sus capacidades diarias para un solo día de trabajo (una semana o más). Asigna el talento adecuado (a tiempo completo y independiente) a los proyectos basados en habilidades, disponibilidad y requisitos del proyecto. Colabora con equipos creativos para predecir las necesidades de recursos. Monitoriza métricas de utilización para equilibrar cargas de trabajo y optimizar la eficiencia. Construye y mantiene relaciones semanales con líderes de equipo para actualizar y garantizar la conciencia sobre ancho de banda y disponibilidad. Aprovecha datos históricos del proyecto para ayudar a informar las decisiones de recurso, asignaciones de horas y escala de equipos requeridos. Resulta proactivamente conflictos y ajusta tareas como cambios de prioridades. Trabaja con líderes creativos y productores para pronosticar necesidades de destrezas. Una fuerte comprensión de las disciplinas creativas 2D y 3D y las habilidades requeridas para cada papel. Experiencia probada en gestión de recursos, preferiblemente dentro de un entorno creativo o de diseño. Manos sobre la experiencia utilizando herramientas de planificación de recursos y aprovechando los datos para informar decisiones de recurso. Fuertes habilidades organizacionales y multitarea con la capacidad de administrar múltiples proyectos simultáneamente. Excelentes capacidades de comunicación y resolución de conflictos para colaborar eficazmente con diversos equipos. Conocimiento profundo de los eventos en vivo y exposiciones de la industria, incluidas tendencias, mejores prácticas y jugadores clave. Lo que ofrecemos Freeman proporciona beneficios para empoderar a nuestros clientes y sus familias para prosperar mentalmente, físicamente y financieramente. Estos son algunos de los tipos de programas y beneficios que nuestra gente a tiempo completo puede ser elegible para. Puede haber algunas variaciones en beneficios específicos. Todos los solicitantes calificados recibirán consideración para el empleo sin tener en cuenta la raza, color, religión, género, identidad o expresión de sexo, orientación sexual, origen nacional, genética, discapacidad, edad, estado veterano y otras características protegidas por leyes federales, estatales u locales. #LI-Hybrid