Resource Manager

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a super talented Resource Manager to join us at Waste on a Fixed Term Contract until the end of December 2021. They will be responsible for the day to day resource management of each schedule in the studio, with the assistance of our Junior resource manager. They will need to have oversight of every job going through each team, ensuring the PM’s are on track with briefings and reviews. They will need to run weekly meetings with the head of each department to ensure we have sufficient resource to cover the workload and make decisions on priorities based on deadlines. They will work within the Operations team, under the guidance of the Operations Manager.

The successful applicant will have:

• Previous experience of resourcing multiple teams in a creative agency setting
• Strong understanding of studio processes
• Knowledge of design, animation & 3D timings
• Understanding of resource software similar to paprika
• Have a good commercial awareness, understanding top level business decisions and knowing which jobs to prioritise
• People management skills
• Previous experience in studio administration, Raising PO etc
• Previous experience managing freelance talent
• Strong communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Strong admin skills with attention to detail
• Able to multitask and manage multiple jobs at once

Your duties will be to:

• Running the resource meeting for all clients to book new projects into the teams.
• Taking full management of the Creative team schedule.
• Overseeing the resource across the production schedule; design, motion and tech. Being the escalation point for the Junior Resource Manager
• Running weekly resource meetings with the head of departments, updating them on upcoming jobs
• Work with the Operations manager on the Pipeline of work ensuring the correct skill sets are available within each team.
• Working with Operations manager to raise any issues impacting the team
• Managing the freelance administration, bookings, contracts & timesheets.
• Paprika admin for freelancer; adding timesheets, raising PO’s.
• Attending daily stand ups and solving any issues that might arise.
• Liaising with Project Managers to ensure briefs are running on track.
• Review and advise on PM’s timelines
• Question budgets and process with the PM, ensuring the necessary steps are being covered by the PMs

In return you’ll get:

• Competitive salary
• The opportunity to develop your own skills in a fun, supportive environment.
• To work on big game titles in a fast-paced, exciting and ever-growing agency
• To work alongside extremely passionate digital natives, producing world-class work
• Early-finish August Fridays
• Christmas and summer parties you'll want to post about
• Breakfast, fruit, massages and Friday beers!

About Waste

Waste is an independent creative agency founded in 2006. We connect entertainment brands with their fans, to drive creativity, culture and commercial success. A virtuous circle we call ‘Brands powering fans, powering brands’.

Clients include the mobile gaming giant, Supercell (Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars). Our remit is player acquisition and retention, built around community listening and high-speed, high-quality content creation. We also work with the mighty Nintendo, creating TV, OOH and integrated marketing campaigns, for both hardware and software. Other notable clients include Riot Games (League of Legends), Ubisoft, Sega, Verizon Media and most recently Zynga.

In 2020 we were named both “The Drum Content Marketing” and “Digital Industries (DADI)“ Agency of the year. Globally we employ 70+ specialists covering strategy, creative, social, content, experiential, OOH, and TV. We have physical offices in London & LA, and work with brands around the world.

Our approach to everything is shaped by The Waste Way (our company values), and an entrepreneurial spirit. It’s seen us win 100+ awards, including Art Director’s Club, Awwwards, BIMA, D&AD, Clios, Design Week, The Drum, The FWA, Marketing Week Masters, and The Webby Awards. We brew our own craft beer, the Waste Pale Ale, a favourite with clients and partners. And we’ve recently started our own animation production company, This Thing of Ours. We also support the UK based gaming charity, SpecialEffect.

The Waste Way

At Waste, we live by 4 key cultural pillars and expect ALL Waster’s to live up to these principles. This is what Waste was founded on:

Be Brave – We look for fresh ways to solve problems and encourage diversity of thought.

Own Your Shit - We value actions over words and empower Wasters to make things happen.

Make it Better – We’re always looking for ways to improve our work, agency and ourselves.

Be Kind – We’re a team. Win together, lose together, learn together.

How Wasters embrace Diversity & Equal Opportunity

Us Wasters are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion. For us diversity and inclusion are not just a tick-boxing activity, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. A diverse workforce means that we’re able to unlock our ability to innovate, be creative, be better problem solvers and provide an inclusive environment for everyone and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.