Founding Recruiter

Pure Interactive Entertainment, Inc • New York, NY

8h • $100,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Pure is hiring a Founding Recruiter to build and run its hiring processes while helping establish the operational side of its people function, including benefits, onboarding, and supporting systems. The role combines recruiting, people operations leadership, and chief-of-staff responsibilities; the candidate should be strong in one area and comfortable working across the other two. Pure is growing quickly and hiring across engineering, design, and go-to-market. This is a full-time, in-person position at Pure’s New York City office, reporting to Operations.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of recruiting experience, ideally in a startup or high-growth environment, across technical and non-technical roles.
• Strong judgment about people, including the ability to assess culture and fit and sell a company to top candidates.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system, ideally Ashby, and outbound sourcing through LinkedIn and tools such as JuiceBox.
• Operational ability to establish benefits, onboarding, and HR basics without an existing playbook.
• Comfort working across varied responsibilities, from recruiting to office logistics.
• Polished communication skills and the ability to represent Pure well at events and in candidate conversations.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Able to work in person at Pure’s New York City office.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting designers, motion designers, or creators.
• Experience with campus or early-career recruiting.
• Experience building a recruiting function or HR basics from scratch.
• Experience as a chief of staff or in a generalist operations role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct first-round interviews across engineering, design, and go-to-market; screen for culture, set expectations, and promote Pure to candidates.
• Source candidates through outbound channels such as LinkedIn and JuiceBox, and maintain inbound candidate quality by selecting channels carefully.
• Manage the recruiting pipeline end to end in Ashby, including job postings, interview stages, and candidate communications.
• Help design and run interview processes, including video screens, culture screens, technical rounds, and founder finals.
• Represent Pure externally at design events and on campuses.
• Establish people operations, including benefits packages, onboarding structures, and HR basics.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to determine future hiring needs.
• Handle a range of responsibilities, including recruiting and office logistics.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% of premiums covered by Pure starting on the first day.
• Company computer.
• Free Equinox membership.
• Dinner provided in the office every night.
• Up to $60 per day for other meals when working in the office.
• Weekly dry cleaning and laundry service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed