Creative Resource Manager
Nen Creative · San Francisco, CA · 2 wk ago
RemoteRemoteHuman ResourcesFull-time
Location Must be based in the United States. LA/SF/NY preferred About Nen Creative Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas into the world, creating the brands and stories that fuel their growth. Since 2022, we've partnered with some of the world's top founders and institutions, including Amazon, Andreessen Horowitz, Cursor, Mercor, Listen Labs, Tech Week, Cartesia, and many more. We're growing quickly and looking for ambitious people who want to help build the company alongside us. About The Role We're looking for a Creative Resource Manager to own staffing, capacity planning, and scheduling across our creative studio. You'll work closely with Creative Producers, creative leads, and company leadership to make sure every project has the right team in place at the right time. You'll maintain a clear view across active and upcoming work, understand where the team has capacity, identify conflicts before they become problems, and help us make smart staffing decisions as priorities shift. This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who is exceptionally organized, proactive, and comfortable managing many moving pieces at once. You'll sit across the entire studio and become the source of truth for who is working on what, when, and where capacity is becoming constrained. What You'll Do Resource & Capacity Management Own resource planning across all active and upcoming creative projectsMaintain a clear, up-to-date view of team availability, workload, project schedules, and upcoming capacityIdentify capacity gaps, scheduling conflicts, and potential bottlenecks before they become problemsTrack utilization and help leadership understand where the team is over- or under-capacityAnticipate future resource needs based on the studio's pipeline and upcoming work Project Staffing & Scheduling Match projects with the right internal team members based on skills, experience, availability, and project needsPartner with Creative Producers and creative leads to understand staffing needs and build the right project teamsSupport staffing for new business opportunities and incoming projects before work kicks offManage staffing changes as project scopes, timelines, and priorities shiftCoordinate internal staffing across shoots and maintain visibility into the studio-wide shoot calendar Resource Planning Systems Keep resource plans and staffing information accurate and up to dateBuild and maintain simple systems, trackers, and dashboards for resource planningImprove the processes we use to make staffing decisions faster and more transparentHelp leadership understand the resource impact of upcoming work before commitments are made What We're Looking For 3–5 years of experience in resource management, creative operations, project coordination, creative production, or a related fieldStrong understanding of creative production workflows, including pre-production, shoot execution, and post-productionHighly organized with exceptional attention to detailNaturally proactive — you see potential problems before someone has to point them outStrong people skills and the ability to build trust with creatives, project leads, and leadershipComfortable managing multiple priorities and constantly changing timelinesStrong communication skills, both written and verbalAble to make thoughtful decisions with incomplete informationResourceful, persistent, and comfortable working without a rigid playbookComfortable with spreadsheets and quick to learn new tools Why Join Us Play a central role in how a fast-growing creative studio operatesWork across a wide range of production projects for ambitious technology companiesHelp build the staffing and resource systems the company will use as it scalesWork closely with Creative Producers, creative leadership, and company leadershipTake ownership of an important function with visibility across the entire studioRemote-friendly, flexible, and entrepreneurial environmentHealthcare coverage, PTO, and company holidays