Creative Resource Manager London / Dublin

Verve; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work certified

Sustainability certifications (ISO 201

ISO 14001 / B-Corp

Job summary

Verve is seeking a Creative Resource Manager in Ireland to orchestrate resource across fast-moving experiential projects. You will balance workload, skills, and wellbeing to enable exceptional live experiences while partnering with Creative Directors, Account Teams and Producers to ensure successful project outcomes.

You'll drive capacity visibility, forecast demand, and manage both internal teams and freelance talent, introducing efficient processes for briefing, scheduling and workflow clarity

Qualifications

• Proven experience in resource management, studio management or traffic management within a creative agency.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to make confident decisions under pressure.
• High attention to detail with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day and long-term scheduling of creative teams across projects.
• Match talent to projects based on skills, experience and goals.
• Balance workloads to maximise efficiency and prevent burnout.
• React to shifting project demands and priorities.
• Partner with Creative Directors, Account Teams & Producers to understand scope.
• Attend kick-offs and status meetings to anticipate needs.
• Maintain visibility of capacity, skills and future needs.
• Produce reports on capacity, utilisation and freelance needs.
• Lead freelance onboarding, rate negotiation and bookings.
• Own and improve resource management tools and workflows.
• Support leadership with forward planning and peak-period strategy.
• Monitor team wellbeing and advocate sustainable practices.
• Develop understanding of design workflows and live event cycles.

Skills

Resource management

Studio management

Traffic management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Decision making

Attention to detail

Proactive mindset

Tools

Float

Resource Guru

Monday

Job description

Do you seek an opportunity to thrive in a European based event agency, working with some of the biggest brands in the world? Are you comfortable working in the fast‑paced world of experiential events? If so, this role could be for you!

We are looking for a Creative Resource Manager who will be responsible for ensuring the agency’s creative talent is effectively deployed across projects—balancing workload, capability, and wellbeing to enable the delivery of exceptional live experiences.

Sitting at the intersection of creative, production and operations, this role is both strategic and hands‑on: orchestrating resource across fast‑moving projects while maintaining visibility of team capacity, skills and future needs.

Here’s what you’ll do:

1. Resource Planning & Allocation

• Own the day‑to‑day and long‑term scheduling of creative teams (designers, creatives, writers, artworkers, etc.)
• Match the right talent to the right projects based on: skillset, experience, creative chemistry & development goals
• Balance workloads across the team to maximise efficiency and avoid burnout
• React quickly to shifting project demands, deadlines and priorities

2. Project Collaboration

• Partner closely with Creative Directors, Account Teams & Producers to understand project scopes, timelines and resource requirements
• Attend project kick‑offs and status meetings to anticipate needs early
• Ensure creative teams are set up for success with clear briefs, realistic timelines & appropriate support

3. Capacity & Forecasting

• Maintain a clear view of team utilisation, upcoming demand & resource gaps
• Produce weekly/monthly reports on capacity, utilisation rates & freelance needs
• Support leadership with forward planning for peak periods, hiring decisions & freelance strategy

4. Freelance & External Resource Management

• Build and maintain a strong network of freelance creatives
• Source and onboard freelancers as required
• Negotiate rates and manage bookings
• Ensure consistency of quality and integration with internal teams

5. Process & Tools

• Own and optimise resource management tools and systems
• Continuously improve ways of working across briefing, scheduling & workflow visibility
• Introduce smarter, more efficient processes that support both creative excellence & operational clarity

6. Team Wellbeing & Development

• Monitor team workload
• Advocate for sustainable working practices
• Support individual development by identifying stretch opportunities & enabling exposure to different project types

7. Creative Understanding

• Develop a strong understanding of creative disciplines, design workflows &live event production cycles
• Act as a translator between creative ambition and operational reality

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience in resource management, studio management or traffic management within a creative agency (ideally live events, experiential or production)
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills in fast‑paced environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to make confident decisions under pressure
• High attention to detail with a proactive mindset

Desirable

• Experience working in live events or experiential marketing
• Familiarity with creative workflows (concept → design → production)
• Experience using resource planning tools (e.g. Float, Resource Guru, Monday, etc.)
• Understanding of freelance market and creative specialisms

Key Skills

• Calm under pressure
• Solutions‑focused
• Highly collaborative
• Commercially aware
• Empathetic but decisive
• Passionate about creative work and the people behind it

Great Place To Work

Verve has always believed that exceptional work is rooted in an exceptional workplace. We proudly became Great Place to Work® certified in September 2025. This certification is based entirely on employee feedback and a review of our culture, affirming the environment we’ve built at Verve, grounded in trust, inclusion and genuine care for our people.

Sustainability

We believe that businesses have a crucial role to play in addressing global challenges, and we are deeply committed to driving positive change through our work and our values. Verve is proudly ISO 20121, ISO 14001 and B-Corp certified, and is one of few event agencies to hold all of these certifications. We work hard to retain this certification and are always looking for new ways to be more sustainable in our workplace and in our events.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is integral to Verve. We know that for our business to thrive and to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.