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Playground Games

Location:
United Kingdom, Royal Leamington Spa

Category:
Human Resources

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

Playground Games is looking for a skilled and experienced video games industry Senior Recruiter to cover maternity leave on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. As Senior Recruiter at Playground Games, you will join a busy team owning the end-to-end recruitment process from taking briefings through to making offers and closing roles. You will support to deliver company’s hiring plans by working across the studio teams supporting central groups and two exciting Game teams, who build some of the most exciting titles on Xbox, Forza Horizon and Fable.

Job Responsibility:

Manage the full recruiting lifecycle across a variety of open roles, helping managers find and hire worldclass candidates
Act as a Talent Advisor to work closely with hiring managers, department leaders and GM’s throughout the recruitment process from opening roles, drafting job adverts, sourcing candidates to making offers and handing off to HR for onboarding
Drive an effective interview process, gathering all relevant information from candidates, ensuring a worldclass process and providing feedback as needed
Plan and prioritise workload, keeping on top of interviews, coordinating effectively with hiring managers and candidates
Support and own Recruitment projects, and university hiring as needed
Be active with job boards, social networks and any platforms for finding quality candidates, help create and post job adverts and like/share studio social media announcements
Partner with the HR, Recruitment team to improve and implement innovative recruitment activities
Attend and represent Playground Games at industry events and career fairs
Champion hiring strategies and develop processes that help us identify top talent in underrepresented groups

Requirements:

Recruitment experience within the video games industry, either in-house or agency ideally specialising in Engineering or Design / Production disciplines
Exceptional communicator and capable TA coach, who can evidence supporting managers to make good hiring decisions
Familiarity with industry job boards and tools used to target Game Development candidates
High attention to detail
Effective communication skills
A passion for recruitment and video games

What we offer:

A healthy work-life balance
Continuous learning
A supportive community
An inclusive culture
Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Recognition of the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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