Realize the unimagined

Fantasy is a digital product and innovation company. We realize the unimagined for the world’s most ambitious organizations. Founded in 1999, our global reputation is based on our teams’ unique ability to think beyond ordinary and launch ground-breaking products and services. We believe that our phenomenal team is the core reason for our success, our growth and thriving culture. We offer location flexibility, with three offices located in New York and San Francisco and London.

The Role

The Creative Resource Manager is a critical role at Fantasy and helps support the daily operations around each of our Partner engagements. Collaborating with Production, Experience, and Visual Design Leaders, evaluating and planning all resourcing needs to ensure ultimate project success. The Creative Resource Manager will report to the Director of Operations and Managing Directors.

Launch digital products and services with world-leading organizations

You’ll work with the world’s most forward-thinking companies, including the likes of Netflix, Spotify, Ford, Asana, Tesla, The Academy of Motion Pictures, Dolby, Ancestry, Salesforce and many others. You’ll work across diverse industries and across varying form factors, ranging from automotive, luxury, travel, operating systems, website ecosystems, design for voice and artificial intelligence.

Craft experiences that people love

You’ll partner with Production, Experience, Design, 3D, Motion, Content, and Research & Insights to provide strategic guidance throughout the duration of projects.
Develop and maintain an internal talent pipeline of UX, UI, Motion, and 3D designers.
Follow up on projects/assignments to understand how the assigned creative team performed—thereby informing future assignments for those individuals.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Manager to consistently build a network of contract staff to allow for flexibility on resourcing.
Facilitation of contractor agreements and set up, including orientation and training into the Fantasy process.

Lead and continue to develop a world-class team

You’ll see opportunities to improve processes and lead the teams in new, better ways of working.
You’ll lead by example, inspiring those around you to think beyond ordinary.
You strive to maintain an organized and efficient working style, and your prioritization, time management, and follow-up skills are top-notch. You ask the right questions and have a strong ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
Work with team leads to assess project resource needs, and act as point of contact to all staff members across Fantasy’s offices and remote staff.
Monitor day-to-day project activities and resourcing; actively work with team leads to address and resolve resourcing issues.
Run weekly resource meetings and facilitate resourcing issues/conflict resolution with appropriate department heads.
Maintain daily communication with all leads to ensure staff has proper tasks allocated, either internal or partner projects.
Maintain constant knowledge of the creative skills, industry experience, and innate talents of all team members to put the right team on the job.
Facilitation of contractor agreements and set up, including orientation and training into the Fantasy process.

Work with forward-thinking organizations

You’ll engage directly with discipline partners, working with them to solve problems, ideate, imagine, and create.
You’ll will Identify, implement, and own a talent tracking tool to manage internal talent pipeline.
Work to resolve any issues regarding under or over allocations of current staff members.
Manage resourcing utilization and forecasts for all staff based on input from Production and Leads.
Maintain constant knowledge of current and upcoming projects and new business development activities as they relate to resourcing.

Experience / Key Personal Qualities

5+ years experience in a digital or marketing agency; experience working in a creative or product studio (100-150 globally distributed employees)
Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining resourcing systems, processes, and tools.
Attention to detail, organizational and problem-solving skills.
Must have creative project and production management experience.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong interpersonal communication skills, both in-person and in-writing.
High level of patience and a diplomatic approach to challenging situations.
Tech-savvy with experience with Mac OS, Google Docs, MS Office, and resource management web-based applications.
Flexible, adaptable, realistic, practical, calm, pragmatic, and agile.
Thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Fantasy EOE

Fantasy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Since 1999, diversity has been vital to our success and ability to create products and services used and loved by millions of people all over the world. We are committed to continually fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Careers

Join us and realize the unimagined.

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