Resource Manager - Toronto, Canada - Southern Graphics Systems, Canada Co.

Southern Graphics Systems, Canada Co.

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Role
A proactive, process-led resource manager, experienced working in a fast-paced creative environment. An
empathetic problem solver with brilliant interpersonal skills, used to working efficiently and autonomously in a
multi-discipline production studio. A trusted partner for producers and discipline leads who takes pride in
casting the right talent for each request, not just filling gaps in a spreadsheet. A networked team player who
understands the nuanced individual talents and capabilities of every creative, CGI artist, retoucher, editor and
animator in the team.

Key Responsibilities

Support development & implementation of weekly resource planning processes across 3 North

American studio locations

Centralise, forecast, organise and allocate all resource requests from North America producer team
Identify skills, maximise availability and utilisation for an inhouse team of CGI artists, retouchers,

finishing artists, photographers, video editors and animators

Pencil all studio resource requests from producers, as far in advance as possible
Confirm all studio resource bookings with discipline leads, weekly in advance
Work with Resource Managers in other global studio locations to proactively solve capacity challenges

before they become a problem

Forecast, request, book and onboard freelance resource, when necessary

Skills and Abilities

Excellent knowledge of cloudbased resource planning tools incl. Excel/MS Office Suite/Onedrive.
Resource reporting provide accurate, timely and relevant data to the business and studio leadership

team to enable decision-making

Resource monitoring timesheets, holidays, absences etc. working with existing Marks platforms
Freelance networking managing and maintaining strong freelance relationships and 'black book'
Relationship management building, managing and maintaining close working relationships with CGI

artists, retouchers, finishing artists, photographers, video editors and animators

Problem solving prioritizing resource conflicts and escalating proposed solutions

Nice to have's

Experience in a CGIled studio environment
Interest or knowledge of resource management tools and systems

Experience:
Required

Problem solving prioritizing resource conflicts and escalating proposed solutions
Relationship management building, managing and maintaining close working relationships with CGI

artists, retouchers, finishing artists, photographers, video editors and animators

Freelance networking managing and maintaining strong freelance relationships and 'black book'
Resource monitoring timesheets, holidays, absences etc. working with existing Marks platforms
Resource reporting provide accurate, timely and relevant data to the business and studio leadership

team to enable decision-making