software for agency production teams

Run Smoother Schedules Without Adding More Tools

Magnetic brings briefs, scheduling and resourcing into one platforms - so production teams can see capacity clearly, assign work fairly and keep delivery on track without the admin overhead.

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Agencies using Magnetic Reduce scheduling conflicts and deliver projects without constant rescoping
Magnetic task time allocation interface showing resources with an allocation of 1:00 hour each, billing rate fields, and a weekly calendar with shaded blocks for April 23 to 25.Message from a woman asking @Jason to check resource capacity for next week to shuffle tasks and unblock the structural review.Magnetic table showing allocated, tracked, and remaining work hours as 00:00; available hours as 8:00; availability 100%; base capacity 8:00; ideal hours 6:00; extra hours 2:00 with color-coded squares.
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4.5 stars on g2 & capterra
The Magnetic Difference

Fair workloads. confident delivery. Teams that thrive

Magnetic connects people, projects and capacity in one place - place - so you can see availabilility, spot risks and prevent overload before it happens.

Real-time capacity visibility
See availability across teams, track utilisation rates and spot where workloads are uneven.
Faster, simpler scheduling
Assign resources projects in seconds, with clear with clear visibility of deadlines & existing commitments
Smarter resource planning
Get notified when bookings overlap, timelines clash or a team member is at risk of being overbooked.
Reliable resource forecasting
Plan ahead for hiring, freelancer use, or team redistribution with forecasts based on live project data.

Why Production Teams love Magnetic

Magnetic helps agency traffic, studio and resourcing leads bring structure to scheduling, so deadlines stay on track and teams aren't overloaded.
Less time in spreadsheets - scheduling updates happen in minutes
Easier visibility into availability, overbooking or underutilisation
Easier conversations with teams - workloads are visible and fair
Cleaner handoffs with finance - timesheets & billing are connected
More headroom to plan ahead - hiring needs are back by live data
Magnetic’s New Expense dashboard with fields for job, item type, and amount, along with a budget button and a billable-hours pop-up showing capacity categories such as allocated, tracked, remaining work, and available hours
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Everything you need to Plan, schedule and allocate

From drag-and-drop scheduling, to capacity forecasting, Magnetic connects people and projects in one place, making it easier to allocate fairly and plan ahead.

Plan hiring & workload with live capacity
Drag-and-drop scheduling helps you assign people across projects and weeks with full visibility into capacity and conflicts.
Magnetic interface for adjusting time allocation on a new task showing resources, allocation hours, billing rates, and a weekly calendar with highlighted assignment blocks.
Assign by role or skillset
Auto populate tasks
See Risks before clients do
Magnetic tracks budget, scope and delivery in real time, so you know if a project is over budget or behind schedule without waiting for end-of-month reports.
Magnetic finance dashboard with bar chart titled 'Remaining Budget, Over-Servicing And Under Billing' with vertical colored bars representing budget values, highlighting May with a tooltip showing 'Cost of Hours: 10,000'.
Live utilisation views
Department & Role filters
Billable % by role/team
Forecasted availabilty
Keep delivery connected to profit
Tasks in Magnetic don't just track work, they tie directly to budgets, timelines and billing. Leaders get clarity on where projects stand without digging through separate task boards.
Magnetic task assignment interface showing two users, Andrew Strauss with 26:00 hours and 516 points, Kevin Gibson with 20:00 hours and 426 points, plus total time 46:00 and 32:00.
Quick daily time entry
Auto Billable vs non billable tracking
Auto populate from tasks
Make time entry effortless and billing accurate
Agencies lose profit when time isnt tracked or linked to billing. Magnetic's simple timesheets make it easy for teams to log hours, while leaders see exactly how time maps to revenue.
Magnetic timesheets interface showing week overview with a comment popup on Tuesday 9th indicating tracked 30 extra minutes on task addressed to Sophie.
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Plan growth with clear visibility into workload
Magnetic shows the impact of new projects and pipeline on your team before you commit to new work. Leaders can see whether existing capacity is enough, or its it time to hire or scale back.
Magnetic Interface to find a resource with 2 hours available capacity between April 23 and 30, 2025, matching criteria user skill: Design and team: Services Team.
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Auto populate tasks
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Plan growth with clear visibility into workload
Magnetic shows the impact of new projects and pipeline on your team before you commit to new work. Leaders can see whether existing capacity is enough, or its it time to hire or scale back.
Magnetic Interface to find a resource with 2 hours available capacity between April 23 and 30, 2025, matching criteria user skill: Design and team: Services Team.
Auto populate tasks
Auto populate tasks
Auto populate tasks
Auto populate tasks
Plan growth with clear visibility into workload
Magnetic shows the impact of new projects and pipeline on your team before you commit to new work. Leaders can see whether existing capacity is enough, or its it time to hire or scale back.
Magnetic Interface to find a resource with 2 hours available capacity between April 23 and 30, 2025, matching criteria user skill: Design and team: Services Team.
Auto populate tasks
Auto populate tasks
Auto populate tasks
Auto populate tasks
Magnetic vs. generic tools

Magnetic vs. generic tools

When projects, people and budgets live in different systems, leaders get a partial view. Magnetic connects them so you can run your whole agency with clarity.

Magnetic gives you

Live capacity visibility to see availability and utilisation
Alerts when someone is scheduled beyond their limits
Integrated scheduling, timesheets and delivery in one place
Forecasts for resources so you can plan ahead
A fast scheduling experience that speeds up workload updates
Plan. deliver. improve. repeat

Stay in control of Schedules from Briefing to Delivery

Magnetic helps production and delivery teams co-ordinate projects faster, manage capacity clearly and keep cleitn work moving.

Win
Know upfront if you have the team available to deliver what sales promises.
Plan & Execute
See team availability, assign work fairly and know when to hire.
Deliver & Track
See workload changes in real time and adjust resources before bottlenecks hit.
Report & Grow
Understand team utilisation, plan hiring and avoid resource burnout while scaling.
See it in action

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Replace multiple systems
Get structured onboarding & support
Benefit from ongoing feature updates
Real Feedback

What Production teams say

Real stories from teams who run resourcing in Magnetic.

4.5
Stars out of 5 on g2 and capterra
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Magnetic has been an excellent choice for us. The system is easy to use and meets all of our tracking needs perfectly. I really appreciate that it’s customised to our specific requirements, which makes our workflows so much smoother.

11 July, 2025
Christine, M.
Small business
Operations Manager

"Powerful solution for our agency's team"

Kara Fox
Small-Business (50 / fewer emp.)

"Helps internal processes flow smoothly"

Neesha Hassan
Traffic Manager, small business

Connect Magnetic with the tools you already use

Magnetic integrates with CRM, finance and collaboration platforms, so your agency keeps the systems you need without duplicating work.

Email
Campaign Monitor
Google Calendar
Zapier
Xero
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Ziflow
Lead capture
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Gmail
Google
Microsoft Outlook
Slack
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Zoho Mail
Timeboost
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PowerBI
Free for 14 days | No credit card required

Better Resource Management  Starts here

Transform the way your agency manages projects. Streamline tasks, monitor progress, and deliver results effortlessly.

FAQs

Everything you need to know about project management with Magnetic
We already use tools for projects, time and finance. Why add another?
Because profit sits in. the gaps. When projects, people and billing aren't connected, you can't see where money is being lost. Magnetic brings it into one system built for agencies.
How quickly can we get set up?
Most agencies are up and running within 2 weeks. We assist with data important and team onboarding so you can start seeing live margins right away.
Will my team actually use it?
Yes! Magnetic is built for agencies, not IT departments. Timesheets, scheduling and reporting are simple to use, so adoption sticks without endless training.
How does this help me as an agency leader?
It gives you a clear view of profitability, resourcing and pipeline health in one place - so you can make confident calls on hiring, client workload and growth without relying on spreadsheets.
Can Magnetic replace our spreadsheets and task tools?
Yes, Agencies typically replace multiple spreadsheets, task boards and scheduling tools with Magnetic. You keep one system of record for delivery & profit.
What kind of ROI should we expect?
Agencies using Magnetic reduce admin time by around 40%, cut over-servicing and often avoid unnecessary hires. The result is stronger margins and faster growth.