Senior Creative Resource Manager

Title: Senior Creative Resource Manager

Location: Towson MD USA 

time type: Full time

job requisition id: REQ-1000041618

Job Description:

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.
As the Senior Creative Resource Manager you will be part of the Global Creative Team working as a Hybrid employee out of Towson, Maryland. You will be responsible for overseeing the allocation and optimization of creative resources across all global markets. This role ensures the right talent is assigned to the right projects at the right time, balancing workloads, maximizing efficiency, and supporting the delivery of high-quality creative work. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong organizational skills, deep understanding of creative processes, and experience managing resources in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.You will also get to:

• Manage and optimize the allocation of creative resources (designers, copywriters, art directors, producers, etc.) across global projects and campaigns.

• Partner with creative, project management, and regional teams to understand project scopes, timelines, and resource needs.

• Maintain a comprehensive view of all active and upcoming projects, proactively identifying potential resource gaps, conflicts, or bottlenecks.

• Lead weekly resource planning meetings, providing clear visibility into team capacity, availability, and utilization.

• Develop and implement resource management processes, tools, and best practices to drive efficiency and transparency.

• Track and report on resource utilization, productivity, and project assignments, providing actionable insights to leadership.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and development of creative talent, including freelancers and external partners as needed.

• Foster a collaborative and positive team culture, ensuring creative teams are supported, engaged, and set up for success.

• Serve as a key point of contact for resource-related inquiries and escalations, resolving issues quickly and effectively.

• Stay current on industry trends, tools, and best practices in creative resource management.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have

• Bachelor’s degree in Creative Management, Marketing, Business, Human Resources, or related field.

• 7+ years of experience in creative resource management, traffic management, or creative operations, preferably in a global or agency environment.

• Proven experience managing resource allocation for large, complex, multi-market creative projects.

• Strong understanding of creative workflows, roles, and deliverables across digital, print, video, and experiential channels.

• Proficiency with resource management and project management tools (e.g., Workfront, Float, Smartsheet, Monday.com)

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

· Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

· Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

 

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

· Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

· Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

· Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.

· Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

 

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

 #LI-HYBRID

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.