Senior Recruiter
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
What You'll Do:
Partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, shape job descriptions, and build a strategic hiring plan for each search
Advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation, and candidate expectations
Source proactively and creatively to reach passive candidates in industries outside traditional tech, including entertainment, publishing, and media
Own full cycle recruiting across creative, production, growth, marketing, operations, and finance roles, from intake through offer and close
Lead offer conversations and negotiations with confidence and care
Create a thoughtful, engaging candidate experience that reflects our culture and keeps candidates excited throughout the process
Run a high volume of screens while keeping quality and speed high across multiple open roles at once
Keep our ATS clean and up to date, and use pipeline data to spot bottlenecks and improve how we hire
Work with the People Team to strengthen interview processes, scorecards, and hiring workflows
Help build our employer brand and tell the Inkitt story to candidates in every function
What You'll Bring:
5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, with at least some of it at a high growth startup
Proven success hiring across a wide mix of functions, from creative and content to operations and finance
Experience recruiting for creative, content, or entertainment roles is a strong plus
Comfort managing many searches at once and prioritizing well when everything feels urgent
Strong judgment in assessing talent for roles outside your own area of expertise
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with both candidates and leadership
Experience with Lever is a plus
A scrappy, startup mindset; you thrive in a fast paced environment and welcome new challenges
Commitment to an in person work culture; you prefer an onsite or hybrid work model
An enthusiastic, positive approach to recruiting and a knack for #movefast without missing deadlines
Who We Are Looking For:
Autonomous
Bring solutions instead of problems
Data driven
Quick to action
A high functioning workaholic
Looking for exponential career growth
Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company
What We'll Offer:
401k plan, designed to help you save for the future
Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Professional coaching for everyone
Team-building events, including our annual Tulum trip
Unlimited access to our Galatea app and CandyJarTV app
Unlimited budget for self-development books
Charity donation of your choice at your one year anniversary
Free lunch in office everyday
Class Pass membership for US based employee and gym access for Berlin employees
Dog friendly offices
Qualifications
- 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, with at least some of it at a high growth startup
- Proven success hiring across a wide mix of functions, from creative and content to operations and finance
- Experience recruiting for creative, content, or entertainment roles is a strong plus
- Comfort managing many searches at once and prioritizing well when everything feels urgent
- Strong judgment in assessing talent for roles outside your own area of expertise
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with both candidates and leadership
- A scrappy, startup mindset; you thrive in a fast paced environment and welcome new challenges
- Commitment to an in person work culture; you prefer an onsite or hybrid work model
- An enthusiastic, positive approach to recruiting and a knack for #movefast without missing deadlines
- Autonomous
- Bring solutions instead of problems
- Data driven
- Quick to action
- A high functioning workaholic
- Looking for exponential career growth
- Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company
- 401k plan, designed to help you save for the future
- Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Professional coaching for everyone
- Team-building events, including our annual Tulum trip
- Unlimited access to our Galatea app and CandyJarTV app
- Unlimited budget for self-development books
- Charity donation of your choice at your one year anniversary
- Free lunch in office everyday
- Class Pass membership for US based employee and gym access for Berlin employees
- Dog friendly offices
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Lever is a plus
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, shape job descriptions, and build a strategic hiring plan for each search
- Advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation, and candidate expectations
- Source proactively and creatively to reach passive candidates in industries outside traditional tech, including entertainment, publishing, and media
- Own full cycle recruiting across creative, production, growth, marketing, operations, and finance roles, from intake through offer and close
- Lead offer conversations and negotiations with confidence and care
- Create a thoughtful, engaging candidate experience that reflects our culture and keeps candidates excited throughout the process
- Run a high volume of screens while keeping quality and speed high across multiple open roles at once
- Keep our ATS clean and up to date, and use pipeline data to spot bottlenecks and improve how we hire
- Work with the People Team to strengthen interview processes, scorecards, and hiring workflows
- Help build our employer brand and tell the Inkitt story to candidates in every function
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