Oversee all aspects of the recruitment process from scoping roles, directly sourcing candidates, reviewing applications, arranging interviews and managing feedback through to making offers and coordinating onboarding.

• Screen candidates and provide an initial candidate application review based on hiring manager criteria.
• Guide candidates through the recruitment process, ensuring an excellent experience.
• Advise on our recruitment strategy and current recruitment best practice
• Create talent pipelines using a wide variety of sources including Linkedin Recruiter and job boards.
• Write job specifications and appealing recruitment adverts
• Identify routes to source and attract candidates from underrepresented and marginalised groups.
• Promote and manage the employee referral scheme.
• Collate reference checks where appropriate.
• Work with our marketing and communications department to ensure an attractive and consistent brand for our recruitment activities.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies including negotiating terms and evaluating performance.

• A proven track record in recruitment within the video game industry - preferably at least 4+ years experience.
• A good understanding of recruitment best practices, coupled with a desire to continually improve.
• A great track record in using LinkedIn Recruiter to directly source candidates
• Experience in attracting candidates from marginalized groups.
• A champion for employee and candidate experience.
• Ability to review applications at all levels and across all disciplines, including technical, creative and support.
• Extremely organised and able to manage competing priorities.
• Customer service driven, and able to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
• A confident communicator both verbally and in writing, able to influence and challenge as required.
• Proactive, positive mindset, always on the lookout for new ways to do things.
• Experience in using applicant tracking systems - we use Homerun.

• Experience hiring employees for games with young audiences.
• Experience working with small teams - startups, or rapidly scaling divisions within larger companies.
• Able to deliver training such as interview skills.
• Experience hiring in the US and UK, and a good understanding of work culture and the recruitment markets in both countries.

• A copy of your CV / Resume
• A brief overview (cover letter) of why you want to work at Uplift Games