Gamedev Recruiter

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Whimsy Games is a game development company specializing in outsourcing, known for creating innovative and entertaining games for various platforms. With a focus on creativity, Whimsy Games constantly explores new ideas and pushes game development’s boundaries. Over the next few years, we aim to create bestsellers and establish ourselves as a reputable partner for global Game Development companies.

Whimsy Games is seeking a top-notch Project Manager to extend our team and to help create exciting projects across Mobile Games, WebGL, PC, and NES platforms. If you have a passion for gamedev, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Duties:

• Manage the full recruitment cycle: from role intake and sourcing to offer and candidate start,
• Actively source candidates via LinkedIn, professional communities, job platforms, referrals, and direct search,
   
• Schedule and conduct recruitment and initial technical interviews,
• Evaluate candidates’ experience, potential, cultural fit, and alignment with project requirements,
• Proven success in hiring technical roles (e.g., Backend/Frontend Developers, QA..),
• Strong negotiation skills and a strategic approach to hiring,
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date ATS records and recruitment pipelines,
   
• Partner closely with hiring managers and team leads to clarify expectations, priorities, and timelines,
• Support onboarding plans and first-day arrangements for new hires,
• Build and maintain long-term talent pipelines for current and future needs,
• Quickly learn new GameDev roles, technologies, and production workflows as projects evolve.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in recruitment (Gamedev experience is required),
• Hands-on experience with full-cycle recruitment,
   
• Strong skills in Boolean/X-Ray search and sourcing techniques,
   
• Understanding of direct search / headhunting approaches,
• Upper-Intermediate English (B2 or higher), both written and spoken,
• Strong analytical skills in CV review and candidate assessment,
• Excellent communication and time-management skills,
• Ability to work with multiple vacancies in a fast-paced environment,
• Team-oriented mindset and proactive approach.
  Nice to Have
• Experience hiring candidates across the US, Europe, and Asia,
   
• Basic understanding of GameDev pipelines (2D / 3D / production workflows),
• Genuine interest in games or creative industries.
   

What we have to offer:

• Ability to work from anywhere in the world in comfortable conditions while remaining a member of the team
• Timely and competitive compensation
• Flexible work schedule, paid vacations and sick leaves
• A day off on your birthday
• Internal and external professional development events
• Regular company-wide sync-ups to share your thoughts and ideas
• The coolest team of passionate Game Development experts