Associate Director, Resource Management

Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by Ad Age as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Job Description

We are the connected marketing agency, a full-service agency with modern creative & media, data, and technology services all under one roof. We are connected in the way we think and the way we work. At the heart of our company are great people that we call Unicorns. Our Unicorns are open, bold, and curious and love to solve complex problems for clients in unique ways.

This role works across capabilities and client teams. The primary focus of this role is to ensure the correct balance of talent in order for our teams to deliver amazing work. This role requires an upbeat positive attitude and willing to problem solve in an ever-changing environment.

Tasks and responsibilities include:

• Serve as Casting Director who understands the ins and outs of employees’ skill sets, strengths, and weaknesses to appropriately map talent to the business.
• Ensure client teams have the right talent both onshore and offshore by partnering with leadership to understand what the work/client needs.
• Partner with Recruiting on open reqs, keeping them informed of changing talent needs.
• Assist and help influence staffing and casting strategies, including driving new business planning and strategy for your teams.
• Act as day-to-day contact for resource management cross-capability.
• Efficiently prioritize and communicate status of open needs based on revenue status, state of the business, and current staffing structure
• Make recommendations around and follow-through on the key pillars of Casting – Open to Hire Planning, Client-to-Client rotation, Short-term loans and Long-term Transfers, Cross-office and cross-agency mobility and Freelance Management
• Collaborate with the human resource, staffing and recruiting teams to develop and execute talent programs and processes.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree.
• 7-9 years of professional work experience in a fast paced, highly dynamic environment.
• Previous experience in a resource management role at a creative agency strongly preferred.
• Experience managing a team of direct reports.
• Experience managing internal relationships and dealing with senior members of staff in a professional manner.
• Solid understanding how the staffing role impacts company performance.
• Strong analytical skills, commitment to a client, and proven ability to manage expectations.

Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you!

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Digitas is an equal opportunity employer.