Resource Director: Scale Creative Talent

Havas Media Group Spain SAU; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas London is seeking an experienced Resource Director to design, implement and lead a modern resourcing function, providing real-time visibility of capacity, utilisation and skills across creative, design and production teams. This is a hands-on leadership role with a focus on improving processes and building a flexible staffing model that blends permanent and freelance talent.

This senior leader will drive adoption of resourcing systems, translate client demand into actionable plans, and

Qualifications

• Significant resource management leadership experience within a creative/advertising/branding/design or integrated agency.
• Experience managing both permanent and freelance talent models.
• Demonstrable experience improving resource management systems and processes.
• Strong commercial understanding and ability to balance creative ambition with business realities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate the confirmed and weighted new-business and client project pipeline into short-, medium- and longer-term resource demand.
• Work with Client Leadership, New Business, Finance and Department Heads to distinguish confirmed demand from probable or speculative requirements.
• Ensure resource allocation accurately reflects project requirements, skills needed and commercial realities.
• Identify resource constraints, skills gaps and opportunities to optimise utilisation.
• Establish and enforce minimum requirements for all resource requests, ensuring scope, timeline, budget, required skillset, level of seniority and expected hours before resource is committed.
• Freelance requirements: coordinate contract setup using internal freelance contract platform.
• Provide insight into future hiring requirements and workforce planning.

Skills

Resource management leadership

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial/financial acumen

Freelance talent management

Resource management systems

Contract platform usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Business

Tools

Resource management systems

Contract platform usage

Job description

Havas London is seeking an experienced Resource Director to design, implement and lead a modern resourcing function, providing real-time visibility of capacity, utilisation and skills across creative, design and production teams. This is a hands-on leadership role with a focus on improving processes and building a flexible staffing model that blends permanent and freelance talent.

This senior leader will drive adoption of resourcing systems, translate client demand into actionable plans, and