Lead Game Recruiter - Staffing - 100% Remote

Company: Onward Play
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Onward Play is rapidly expanding, and we are looking to hire an exceptional Lead Game Recruiter to join our team, 100% remote. Onward Play is the Gaming Division of Onward Search, an award-winning recruitment and staffing agency with the mission to connect the nation's top companies with the best creative, marketing, gaming, and technology talent in the industry. You will have the opportunity to work with the most innovative companies and dynamic brands that push the envelope of modern technology, apps, gamification, AI, UX, VR, service offerings and products. At Onward Search, we have built a culture fostered on entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, teamwork, and transparency. We believe different perspectives make Onward Search a better company and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where every person feels like they belong. Onward Play offers a full range of recruiting, staffing, and talent management solutions for temp staffing and direct hire. Onward Play specializes in serving gaming and immersive technology clients. We recruit for the top Video Game, Entertainment and Technology brands that accelerate the top gaming, device, and VR / AR/ MR software, products and trends. The Lead Game Recruiter will come with a proven track record of achievement, with experience in the Video Game Staffing, Creative Staffing or Tech Staffing. It is a varied role in which you will be responsible for leading your team of Recruitment Professionals as well as delivering on our open jobs. If you love to talk with candidates, are not intimated by cold calling and believe in your ability to close the deal, then this is an ideal opportunity for you to join the fastest growing staffing company in the United States! Responsibilities - Mentor, develop and retain A players for internal recruiting roles - Hold recruitment team to metrics and KPI goals - Host weekly recruitment team meetings - Managing all sourcing processes and KPIs surrounding those candidates - Be a role model with high productivity, set the pace with activity and trends - Ensure that Onward's best practices are being followed while always keeping an eye on new initiatives and strategies - Take a large part in morning team meetings - Establish goals and strategies that are in line with Onward Play's future goals by using reports and data - Manage recruitment strategy and job order assignments for recruiters - High level candidate sourcing and searching in our database and external recruitment tools - Deliver the top notch quality customer care and service Requirements - Bachelor's Degree - 5+ years of recruiting experience - 2+ years of management experience, with preferred experience in contract and perm placement - High level knowledge, passion and interest in Gaming, VR and Esports - Experience in Gaming, Creative, Tech or Digital Media industries - Microsoft Office Suite experience - Professional and articulate with very strong interpersonal skills - Highly organized, detail oriented Here's what your career could look like: - Lead Game Recruiter can move up into a Director position - Directors can eventually run their own sales and recruitment teams as Managing Directors, after leading strong performing teams on either the recruitment or sales side of the house - Managing Directors can move into Regional VP positions, after showing they can motivate a team to deliver for our clients and change the lives of our candidates! - Onward and Upward to the Executive Leadership team! Awards We've Received:

• "Best Company to Work for Women" on Comparably
• "Best CEO's for Women" on Comparably
• "#1 Staffing and Recruiting Company to Work for by Women" on InHerSight, as rated by women
• ClearlyRated's 2021 Best of Staffing Awards for Client and Talent Satisfaction. We are also a silver sponsor of the African American Marketing Association and an active supporter of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the LGBTQ Community Center, Next for Autism and other non-profits that align with our company values. If you're interested in joining a growing staffing agency with great momentum and you're hungry to advance your career just as much as the careers of others, then we want to hear from you. Apply today!
  Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V.

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