[Hiring] Associate, Staffing & Talent Operations @Current

Role Description

At Current, we're looking for an Associate, Staffing & Talent Operations to support day-to-day resource management, staffing coordination, and talent operations across our multidisciplinary agency. Reporting to the Director, Staffing & Talent Operations, this person will work closely with Production, Operations, and department leads to manage resource allocations, monitor team capacity, and ensure staffing plans are accurate and up to date.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Adobe Workfront, understands resource management within an agency environment, and is comfortable managing multiple staffing priorities. We're looking for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to keep teams aligned on who's working on what.

What You'll Do

• Manage day-to-day resource allocations, staffing schedules, and project assignments in Adobe Workfront across active and upcoming projects.
• Participate in weekly departmental resourcing calls, documenting staffing decisions, allocation changes, and action items.
• Make real-time updates in Workfront during resourcing meetings and follow up to ensure all staffing changes are accurately reflected.
• Monitor team capacity, availability, and utilization across departments, including Creative, Strategy, Design, Production, and Technology.
• Partner with Production and department leads to understand project timelines, staffing needs, and upcoming resource requirements.
• Identify scheduling conflicts, resource gaps, and over- or under-allocation, escalating concerns and helping coordinate solutions.
• Track upcoming and TBD resource requests, following up with teams to ensure open staffing needs are addressed.
• Support short- and long-term resource forecasting, utilization reporting, and staffing documentation.
• Assist with freelance resource coordination, recruiting activities, candidate tracking, and maintaining talent pipelines.
• Help maintain accurate staffing data, improve resource management processes, and support Workfront best practices.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in resource management, staffing operations, or a similar role, preferably within a digital or creative agency.
• Strong hands-on experience with Adobe Workfront is required, particularly resource planning, allocations, scheduling, and capacity management.
• Experience managing staffing and resource allocations across multiple projects, departments, or disciplines.
• Understanding of resource forecasting, utilization, project timelines, and staffing requirements.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to capture staffing decisions accurately and make system updates in real time.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working directly with producers, project managers, and department leads.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to identify staffing conflicts and follow through on next steps.
• Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel for tracking, reporting, and maintaining staffing data.
• Experience supporting freelance staffing, recruiting coordination, or talent pipeline management is a plus.
• Familiarity with digital production workflows, project budgets, and scope management is a plus.

Benefits

• The target hourly compensation range for this contract role is $30-$45 per hour.
• Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
• This position is initially offered as maternity leave coverage, with the potential for conversion to a permanent role based on performance and business needs.