Resource Manager

Description

Position at Fingerpaint Marketing

Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. Independent by design and built on a foundation of empathy, Fingerpaint celebrates what you bring as both a professional and an individual. With talent across the United States and Europe launching more than 200 brands, we are committed to creating and executing meaningful experiences. In 2021, Fingerpaint was named Ad Age's Best Places to Work and was awarded Agency of the Year by Med Ad News. Here, creativity happens naturally-we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate.

Resource management sits at the intersection of client teams, discipline teams, and operations. The Resource Manager supports and executes resource management processes; acts as talent advocate for the creative, development, and digital strategy departments; maintains freelance budgets and databases; complies with internal contracting policies; and develops and distributes resource management reports. This role reports to the resource management lead.

Ongoing management of full-time resources:
•Manage and solve for day-to-day resource requests, escalating issues to the resource management lead
•Lead and participate in weekly resourcing meetings
•Provide informed casting suggestions based on a complete understanding of resource skill sets and employees' career paths
•Maintain searchable database of skill sets and category experience from all on-staff employees

Ongoing management of freelance resources
•Develop and manage to monthly freelance budget to maximize profitability
•Approve weekly time sheets and invoices for all contract employees, reviewing for internal code usage, utilization, and compliance with budgeted project hours
•Manage freelance and vendor contracts and relationships •Negotiate rates with freelancers and vendors
•Comply with internal contracting policies for all freelance and temp resources
•Actively maintain freelance database/pool, updating with internal feedback once a freelance assignment is complete
•Proactively identify talent gaps and source freelance resources to fill those gaps, as needed

Onboarding support
•Ensure contractors are set up with appropriate equipment and codes in Workamajig, liaising with IT as necessary

Hard skills
•Proficient in Microsoft Excel
•3-5+ years of experience working at an agency or a similar fast-paced environment

Soft skills
•Proactive, self-sufficient, and intrinsically motivated
•Hardworking, always providing creative solutions to problems
•Strong interpersonal skills; proven ability to build trust quickly
•Organized and detail-oriented
•Excellent communication skills
•Because of the nature of the role, there will be exposure to sensitive information; confidentially is key
*Project management background a plus
Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity.

Fingerpaint provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.

Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity.Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.