Creative Manager Jobs in Hamden, CT (NOW HIRING)

Creative / Game Recruiter
Onward Search is a national staffing company with nearly 20 years of experience connecting top companies with exceptional talent across the Creative, Marketing, Digital, Technology, Gaming, and UX/UI industries. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a proactive and results-driven Recruiter to support sourcing, recruiting, and placing highly skilled professionals across our specialty markets.
This role is ideal for a recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment and enjoys building strong candidate relationships within the creative, marketing, and technology space.
Key Responsibilities:
Sourcing Candidates:
Utilize job boards, referrals, social media platforms, portfolio sites, networking events, LinkedIn, and internal databases to identify and attract qualified creative, marketing, digital, UX/UI, gaming, and technology professionals for open roles.
Pipeline Development:
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of talent through proactive outreach, networking, relationship-building, and ongoing engagement with candidates aligned to current and future client needs.
Qualifying Candidates:
Conduct comprehensive candidate screenings and interviews to assess qualifications, experience, technical capabilities, career objectives, and overall fit for client opportunities.
Candidate Submission & Interview Management:
Submit qualified candidates to open positions, complete formal submission documentation, coordinate interview scheduling, conduct interview preparation sessions, and facilitate post-interview debrief conversations.
Offer Management & Candidate Control:
Manage compensation discussions, conduct pre-closing conversations, negotiate offers when appropriate, and guide candidates through the offer and acceptance process.
Candidate & Contractor Management:
Provide ongoing support to contractors and candidates throughout the placement lifecycle, including onboarding, compliance, assignment extensions, timecard support, quality control touchpoints, and assignment completion.
Reference Checking:
Gather professional references to validate work history, performance, accomplishments, skills, and areas of improvement while identifying potential market intelligence and business development opportunities.
ATS & Job Management:
Manage job postings within Bullhorn and external recruiting platforms, review inbound applications, promote openings internally, and maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity.
Performance & KPI Achievement:
Consistently meet or exceed recruiting KPIs, placement goals, fill ratios, and activity expectations while demonstrating Onward's core values both internally and externally.
Requirements:

• Previous experience in the staffing industry, ideally recruiting within the Creative, Marketing, Design, UX/UI, Motion, Technology, Gaming, or related industries.
• Working knowledge of the gaming industry, including AAA, AA, and Indie studios, game genres (Action, RPG, Shooter, Mobile, Live Service), and common game development terminology such as Gameplay Programming, Game Design, Unreal Engine, Unity, Production, QA, and Live Operations.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, and placement.
• Strong ability to utilize candidate control, pre-closing techniques, and offer management best practices.
• Excellent communication skills, relationship-building abilities, and a consultative approach to recruiting.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, KPI-focused environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple openings simultaneously.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other sourcing tools.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to recruit for some of the nation's leading organizations across the Creative, Marketing, Technology, Gaming, and Digital industries.
• Competitive compensation package with uncapped commission potential.
• Collaborative, supportive company culture focused on growth, performance, and professional development.
• Remote-first work environment with access to industry-leading recruiting tools and resources.

Salary:
$50,000 - $65,000, based on experience.

• Commission eligible
• Comprehensive benefits package
• PTO program
• 401(k) program

About Onward Group Holdings, LLC
Onward Group Holdings, LLC is a platform of specialized talent and workforce solutions brands that connect leading organizations with expert talent across high-demand industries. The company combines deep domain expertise, proven infrastructure, and an expansive talent network to deliver solutions that go beyond traditional staffing.
With nearly 20 years in business, Onward Group Holdings partners with companies, schools, and organizations to help them build high-performing teams and thrive in the future of work. Its divisions include Onward Search (Marketing, Creative & Technology), Onward Accessibility (Digital Accessibility), Onward Education (K-12 Education), and Talera (Behavioral Health).
Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401(k) program, for all eligible full-time employees.
We're committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If there's any adjustments we can make to support you as you apply and interview, please reach out to
InclusiveHiring@OnwardSearch.com.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old to apply.
Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer. We value a culture of inclusion and diversity within our workforce and are committed to maintaining a workplace free from prohibited employment conduct, including discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, civil partnership, status as a covered veteran, status in the Uniformed Services of the United States, citizenship, and any other characteristic protected by state and federal law.