Talent Acquisition Partner
Curve Games
About the job
Talent Acquisition Partner (part time 0.6 FTE)
Hybrid (EC1V 3RS)
Competitive salary and benefits
Curve Games is an award-winning, rapidly scaling, independent label working with developers across the world to deliver the best in interactive entertainment. With a uniquely diverse games catalogue that includes classic indie gems For The King and Bomber Crew, critically acclaimed experiences such as The Ascent and Autonauts, and the multi-million selling smash hit Human Fall Flat, Curve Games has taken its place as one of the leading games publishers worldwide.
2021 was a stand-out year for Curve Games and our amazing titles, and we’ve got even bigger plans for 2022 and beyond, so we’re looking to grow our successful team!
If you’re looking for your next role within a company that cares for its people and want to join our friendly and hardworking team then read on.
Job Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic talent acquisition professional to help take our talent acquisition offering to the next level. Reporting to Head of People & Culture, the Talent Acquisition Partner will be responsible for operational end to end recruitment, as well as long ranging and proactive talent acquisition activity, such as employment branding, ED&I advocacy, ATS implementations, early careers partnerships and much more:
Talent planning and pipelines
Establish annual headcount requirements and working closely with hiring leads, establish phased hiring needs. Working closely with the wider P&C team and key stakeholders, create a proactive organisation wide workforce plan.
Partner with key stakeholders and the People & Culture team to design and build the ‘Curve Way for Talent’ including critical role ID, succession plans, gap analysis and contribute generally to the broader talent strategy and discussion. Lead on external talent mapping for critical roles with identified succession gaps.
Develop practices and partnerships aimed at attracting early career and diverse talent - apprentice schemes, university and tertiary partnerships, internships, grad schemes, career events.
In conjunction with Marketing and industry bodies (e.g., Women in Games, BAME in Games, UKIE), build and communicate Curve’s employer brand, staying up to date with the video games industry trends and practises to ensure we remain an attractive employer of choice.
Recruitment and selection
Manage the full recruitment cycle from initial brief to offer, attracting and sourcing talented individuals who can contribute meaningfully to support the growth of the business.
Develop robust and diverse candidate pipelines through use of LinkedIn, social media, CV databases, industry contacts, internet forums, events and other resources.
Screening, assessing and qualifying candidates against role competencies and requirements.
Managing interviews and communicating feedback effectively with the business and candidates, ensuring a quality experience always.
Work in conjunction with the wider P&C team to ensure a seamless onboarding process.
Own, design and proactively deliver analytics and insights into the sourcing process, the candidate market and competition, providing continuous improvement and innovation to the Talent Acquisition offer.
Technology and best practice
Identify and implement a new ATS for Curve Games (currently Posting Panda).
Leverage technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness, e.g., video interviewing, process automation, workflows, integrations etc.
What we want from you:
Strong internal end to end recruitment and more broad TA experience, with demonstrable success hiring for roles across all levels and functions.
Experience working within a creative industry, Gaming would be a distinct advantage.
Direct candidate sourcing or headhunting experience.
Proven success recruiting at pace in a changing and challenging marketplace.
Experience implementing best practice hiring strategies and processes encouraging diversity.
Strong knowledge of hiring trends and recruitment tools and platforms
Experience running successful social media campaigns.
Knowledge of early talent programmes and how to develop and embed these
Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
Analytical and used to setting and reporting against metrics / KPIs.
Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Experience working with niche roles, small talent pools or in a company that has scaled are all advantageous.
What you get from us:
Curve Games are always striving for excellence in what we do as a business, but also as an employer. We believe supporting our staff in a positive way, not only ensures productivity is high but encourages them to keep happy and healthy.
We achieve this through creating a friendly and inclusive work environment both in-person in our newly refurbished office and online through providing plenty of opportunities for social events and offering a range of wellbeing initiatives including mental health charter, charity talks and gym membership contribution. We also offer flexible, hybrid working and working from home support. This in turn allows our staff to feel comfortable and to be confident in supporting one another.
Other benefits we offer include:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Medicash (Health Cash Plan), including EAP
Discretionary bonus scheme (role dependant)
Contributory pension scheme
Group Income Protection, Critical Illness and Life Assurance Cover
Ride2Work scheme
Employee referral scheme
Contract type - Permanent
Salary - Up to £70K pro-rated
If you are interested for this position, you may apply to this link.