Talent Acquisition Specialist

Devoted Studios; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A game development company seeks a highly skilled Talent Acquisition Specialist with games industry experience. This role involves proactive sourcing, candidate screening, and managing full recruitment cycles. Ideal candidates thrive in fast-paced environments, have deep knowledge of talent profiles, and excel at connecting people with opportunities. The position offers flexible working hours and is fully remote. Join a dynamic team committed to knowledge sharing and professional development in the gaming sector.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work opportunity

Professional self-development opportunities

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years experience in Talent Sourcing or as a Recruiter in the games industry.
• Strong ability to identify, engage, and assess game development talent across multiple disciplines.
• Comfortable running full-cycle recruitment and managing multiple roles at once.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source candidates across game development disciplines.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines through LinkedIn and industry communities.
• Conduct pre-screen interviews to evaluate skills and culture fit.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Stakeholder management

Structured screening interviews

Communication

Boolean search

Team collaboration

Tools

Workable

Job description

Devoted Studios is a Ukrainian based game development company specializing in Co-development, Porting, and End-to-End Art Production for the global gaming industry.

Our team includes world-class talents who bring deep expertise in external development, pipeline optimization, and creative problem-solving. Whether it’s porting games to new systems, enhancing gameplay features, or crafting stunning visuals, Devoted Studios operates as a trusted, flexible extension of our partners’ internal teams.

We are proud to be the development partner of choice for industry leaders such as:

• Epic Games
• Xbox
• Meta
• Obsidian Entertainment
• Riot
• Gearbox Software

At Devoted Studios, we’re committed to making outsourcing more efficient, collaborative, and impactful. If you're passionate about co-development, game art, or solving technical challenges on a global scale.

We’re looking for a highly skilled Talent Acquisition Specialist with games industry experience to help us scale top-tier talent across Art, Production, Design, and Platform roles. This person will be responsible for proactive sourcing, candidate screening, and, ideally, owning full recruitment cycles from intake to offer. You’ll partner closely with hiring managers, understand project needs, and contribute directly to building world-class teams.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, understand games industry talent profiles, and love connecting people with the right opportunities, this is a perfect fit.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively source candidates across game development disciplines (Art, Design, Production, QA, Tech Art, etc.).
• Build and maintain deep talent pipelines through LinkedIn, ArtStation, and industry communities.
• Conduct pre-screen interviews to evaluate skills, experience and culture fit
• Assess portfolios for Art-based candidates (2D/3D/Animation/VFX/Tech Art).
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team structures, and project needs.
• Run full end-to-end recruitment for assigned roles: intake, sourcing, interviews, alignment meetings, offers, and closing.
• Coordinate debriefs, manage candidate communication, and keep hiring teams aligned at every stage.
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• Track and report key recruitment metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations for onboarding handoff and ensure smooth transition of new hires.

• 2–4+ years experience in Talent Sourcing or as a Recruiter in the games industry
• Strong ability to identify, engage, and assess game development talent across multiple disciplines.
• Experience conducting structured screening interviews.
• Comfortable running full-cycle recruitment and managing multiple roles at once.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep knowledge of sourcing tools and Boolean search.
• Experience reviewing art portfolios is a plus.
• Highly organized, proactive, and confident working independently.
• Experience with Workable a plus
• Fluent with English and Ukrainian (preferred)

• Strong and enthusiastic team – you will have the opportunity for knowledge sharing, learning, and professional self-development
• Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
• Convenient working conditions – remote work, the opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
• А chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally.

This is a remote, full-time contracted position.

We are an equal opportunity company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.