Resource Management / Casting Director
United States · 8-10 years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8-10 years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- United States
About Monks
- Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
- Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
- We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
About the role
- As the Director of Resource Management & Talent Casting, you are the strategic matchmaker between briefs and talent for one of the company's biggest clients.
- You lead and elevate the casting and resourcing practice across all disciplines, from Account Management and Strategy to Creatives, Makers, and Technology specialists.
- You manage an elite freelance network while overseeing two dedicated Casters who handle day-to-day fulfillment in a fast-paced agency environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the high-level casting strategy across Account Management, Strategy, Creative, Maker, and Tech/Dev disciplines.
- Partner directly with Creative, Strategic, Account, and Technology Leadership to evaluate upcoming briefs and curate dream teams.
- Oversee, mentor, and direct two dedicated Casters while personally tackling complex, high-profile, or cross-functional team allocations.
- Establish standard operating procedures for resourcing that maintain high quality and consistency.
- Build, curate, and maintain a high-caliber network of independent freelancers across North America (NAMER) and Latin America.
- Continuously identify and pre-vet top-tier talent across emerging disciplines.
- Lead outreach, portfolio and technical screening, rate negotiations, and contract onboarding for freelancers.
- Balance full-time employee utilization with elastic freelance talent to maintain optimal agency profitability and burnout prevention.
- Serve as the final decision-maker when competing business priorities clash over key talent.
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to convert top-performing freelance talent into permanent candidates.
Requirements
- 8-10+ years in resource management, creative operations, or agency casting at top-tier creative, digital, or integrated agencies.
- An established, active Rolodex of freelance talent in NAMER and preferably LATAM covering creative, strategic, account management, project management, production, and technology roles.
- Proven track record of managing and developing mid-senior level resourcing staff or casters.
- Ability to evaluate portfolios, technical skills, and candidate fit across non-creative roles as comfortably as creative/maker roles.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to manage egos, resolve resource conflicts, and negotiate competitive freelance rates.
- Thrives in a constantly changing, scaling agency setting with shifting priorities and rapid delivery cycles.
Preferred qualifications
- High satisfaction rate from discipline leads on team composition and output quality.
- Speed-to-fill for urgent freelance needs using pre-vetted NAMER and LATAM talent pools.
- Effective management of the casting team, leading to smooth resourcing operations and balanced workload distribution.
Workplace
- Subject to Return to Office (RTO) policy requiring office work a set number of days per week if residing within a commutable distance of an office.
Skills
- Account Management
- Strategy
- Creative
- Design
- Motion
- Edit
- AI
- Tech
- Development
- Resource Management
- Creative Operations
- Talent Casting
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- Capacity Planning
- Negotiation
- Freelance Sourcing
