Creative Game Recruiter

Creative / Game Recruiter

Onward Search is a national staffing company with nearly 20 years of experience connecting top companies with exceptional talent across the Creative Marketing Digital Technology Gaming and UX/UI industries. As we continue to grow we are seeking a proactive and results-driven Recruiter to support sourcing recruiting and placing highly skilled professionals across our specialty markets.

This role is ideal for a recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced production-oriented environment and enjoys building strong candidate relationships within the creative marketing and technology space.

Key Responsibilities:

Sourcing Candidates:
Utilize job boards referrals social media platforms portfolio sites networking events LinkedIn and internal databases to identify and attract qualified creative marketing digital UX/UI gaming and technology professionals for open roles.

Pipeline Development:
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of talent through proactive outreach networking relationship-building and ongoing engagement with candidates aligned to current and future client needs.

Qualifying Candidates:
Conduct comprehensive candidate screenings and interviews to assess qualifications experience technical capabilities career objectives and overall fit for client opportunities.

Candidate Submission & Interview Management:
Submit qualified candidates to open positions complete formal submission documentation coordinate interview scheduling conduct interview preparation sessions and facilitate post-interview debrief conversations.

Offer Management & Candidate Control:
Manage compensation discussions conduct pre-closing conversations negotiate offers when appropriate and guide candidates through the offer and acceptance process.

Candidate & Contractor Management:
Provide ongoing support to contractors and candidates throughout the placement lifecycle including onboarding compliance assignment extensions timecard support quality control touchpoints and assignment completion.

Reference Checking:
Gather professional references to validate work history performance accomplishments skills and areas of improvement while identifying potential market intelligence and business development opportunities.

ATS & Job Management:
Manage job postings within Bullhorn and external recruiting platforms review inbound applications promote openings internally and maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity.

Performance & KPI Achievement:
Consistently meet or exceed recruiting KPIs placement goals fill ratios and activity expectations while demonstrating Onwards core values both internally and externally.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in the staffing industry ideally recruiting within the Creative Marketing Design UX/UI Motion Technology Gaming or related industries.
• Working knowledge of the gaming industry including AAA AA and Indie studios game genres (Action RPG Shooter Mobile Live Service) and common game development terminology such as Gameplay Programming Game Design Unreal Engine Unity Production QA and Live Operations.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting including sourcing interviewing candidate management and placement.
• Strong ability to utilize candidate control pre-closing techniques and offer management best practices.
• Excellent communication skills relationship-building abilities and a consultative approach to recruiting.
• Experience working in a fast-paced deadline-driven KPI-focused environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple openings simultaneously.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems LinkedIn Recruiter job boards and other sourcing tools.
• Bachelors degree preferred.
  

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to recruit for some of the nations leading organizations across the Creative Marketing Technology Gaming and Digital industries.
• Competitive compensation package with uncapped commission potential.
• Collaborative supportive company culture focused on growth performance and professional development.
• Remote-first work environment with access to industry-leading recruiting tools and resources.
  
  

Salary:

$50000 - $65000 based on experience.

• Commission eligible
• Comprehensive benefits package
• PTO program
• 401(k) program
  
  

About Onward Group Holdings LLC

Onward Group Holdings LLC is a platform of specialized talent and workforce solutions brands that connect leading organizations with expert talent across high-demand industries. The company combines deep domain expertise proven infrastructure and an expansive talent network to deliver solutions that go beyond traditional staffing.

With nearly 20 years in business Onward Group Holdings partners with companies schools and organizations to help them build high-performing teams and thrive in the future of work. Its divisions include Onward Search (Marketing Creative & Technology) Onward Accessibility (Digital Accessibility) Onward Education (K-12 Education) and Talera (Behavioral Health).

Onward Search offers medical dental vision benefits as well as a 401(k) program for all eligible full-time employees.

Were committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If theres any adjustments we can make to support you as you apply and interview please reach out to

Applicants must be at least 18 years old to apply.

Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer. We value a culture of inclusion and diversity within our workforce and are committed to maintaining a workplace free from prohibited employment conduct including discrimination or harassment based on race color national origin sex age religion disability genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status domestic partner status civil partnership status as a covered veteran status in the Uniformed Services of the United States citizenship and any other characteristic protected by state and federal law.

Required Experience:

Manager