Creative/Game Recruiter

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 Onward's core values both internally and externally.

Requirements

• Previous experience in the staffing industry, recruiting within the Creative, Marketing, Design, UX/UI, Motion, Technology, Gaming, or related industries.
• 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.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

About the Role

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.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package with uncapped commission potential.
Comprehensive benefits package
PTO program
401(k) program