Head of Creative Resourcing & Studio Staffing

Raptstudio; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited PTO

FSA Parking

Transit Allocations

401k Match

One Medical Membership

Referral Bonus

Phone stipend

Job summary

Raptstudio is seeking a Director of Creative Resourcing to strategically staff across the studio, anticipating needs and balancing priorities to form teams that excel on projects.

You will influence decisions across the studio, ensuring teams are built with intent and aligned to project goals, while maintaining a strong leadership presence and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Strategic and forward‑thinking mindset with the ability to anticipate needs across multiple projects.
• Empathetic, people‑oriented leader with strong interpersonal judgment.
• Decisive, able to make recommendations when priorities compete and data is incomplete.
• Organized, detail‑oriented while maintaining broader strategic perspective.
• Strong communicator able to articulate trade‑offs and recommendations clearly.
• Experience coordinating people, projects, and stakeholders in a studio environment.
• Familiarity with project financials, budgeting, profitability, utilization, and planning.
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work, change orders, or related documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead staffing strategy across the studio to ensure the right talent on the right projects.
• Anticipate challenges, balance priorities, and assemble strong teams for optimal outcomes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

People leadership

Emotional intelligence

Communication

Resource management

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Budgeting & finances

Job description

About Us

Rapt is an award-winning design and strategy studio that helps leading brands navigate the complex challenges of this ever-changing world. With locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York — and with clients spanning the globe — we bring fresh thinking and a highly customized approach to each and every partnership. Our interdisciplinary teams blend architecture, interior design, brand experience, graphic design, and strategic thinking into holistic solutions that further our clients’ missions. Our agile approach earned us the distinction of being named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

We’re a studio built on connection. The best work happens shoulder-to-shoulder—pin-ups, workshops, model reviews—because ideas move faster in person. We work hybrid: three days together in the studio, with more as projects demand. We value flexibility, but this role isn’t remote; candidates must be local to one of our studios and available onsite regularly.

About the Role

The Director of Creative Resourcing is responsible for bringing intention and strategy to staffing across the studio - making sure the right people are on the right projects at the right time. Rather than reacting to ups and downs of the different projects, you'll anticipate challenges, balance competing priorities, and thoughtfully assemble teams that can do their best work.

Success in this role is not measured by how efficiently people are allocated or how tidy the spreadsheet is, but by the strength of the teams you help build and the quality of the decisions that support them.

Strategic and forward-thinking, with the ability to see several steps ahead.

Empathetic and people-oriented, with strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal judgment.

Decisive and comfortable making recommendations when priorities compete and information is incomplete.

Organized and detail-oriented without losing sight of the broader strategic picture.

Strong communicator who can clearly articulate tradeoffs, priorities, and recommendations.

Appreciates that successful creative teams are built through intentional composition rather than simple availability.

Demonstrated experience coordinating people, projects, priorities, and stakeholders in a studio environment.

Professional experience in creative services, interior design, architecture, studio operations, project delivery, resource management, or a related field.

Leadership-level presence and credibility, with the confidence to facilitate discussions and influence decisions across the studio.

Familiarity with project management methodologies, project delivery processes, and team leadership.

Understanding of project financials, including budgeting, profitability, utilization, and resource planning.

Experience preparing proposals, contracts, scopes of work, change orders, or other project-related documentation.

Familiarity with project billing, revenue forecasting, and fee management.

Compensation is based on relevant experience and qualifications. Salary for this role is estimated between $125,000 to $180,000 plus benefits and bonuses.

Rapt also offers a generous relocation package for eligible candidates.

Benefits and Perks:

Generous options for medical, dental, vision insurance

Location flexibility and unlimited paid time off (PTO)

Tax-deferred savings through FSA, parking and transit allocations

401K with employer contribution

Complimentary One Medical memberships

New hire referral bonus

Phone stipend