Senior Recruiter

Inkitt•San Francisco, CA

20d

About The Position

Inkitt is hiring a Senior Recruiter to support its growth as a technology and entertainment company. The role partners with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, shape job descriptions, and develop strategic plans for each search. It owns full-cycle recruiting across creative, production, growth, marketing, operations, and finance roles, while advising hiring managers on market conditions, compensation, and candidate expectations. The recruiter proactively sources candidates, including passive candidates in entertainment, publishing, and media; leads offer conversations and negotiations; and provides an engaging candidate experience. The role manages multiple open searches and a high volume of screens, maintains accurate ATS records, and uses pipeline data to identify bottlenecks. It also works with the People Team to improve interview processes and hiring workflows, and helps communicate Inkitt’s employer brand to candidates.

Requirements

At least 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including some experience at a high-growth startup.
Proven success hiring across a wide range of functions, including creative and content roles as well as operations and finance.
Ability to manage many searches simultaneously and prioritize effectively in an urgent environment.
Strong judgment in assessing talent for roles outside one’s own area of expertise.
Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust with candidates and leadership.
Scrappy startup mindset; thrives in a fast-paced environment and welcomes new challenges.
Commitment to an in-person work culture and preference for an onsite or hybrid work model.
Enthusiastic, positive approach to recruiting and ability to move quickly without missing deadlines.
Autonomous and solution-oriented.
Data-driven and quick to action.
High-functioning workaholic with interest in exponential career growth.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for creative, content, or entertainment roles.
Experience with Lever.

Responsibilities

Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, shape job descriptions, and develop a strategic hiring plan for each search.
Advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation, and candidate expectations.
Proactively source candidates, including passive candidates from entertainment, publishing, and media.
Own full-cycle recruiting across creative, production, growth, marketing, operations, and finance roles, from intake through offer and close.
Lead offer conversations and negotiations.
Create an engaging candidate experience that reflects the company culture and maintains candidate interest.
Conduct a high volume of screens while maintaining quality and speed across multiple open roles.
Keep the ATS clean and up to date, and use pipeline data to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring.
Work with the People Team to strengthen interview processes, scorecards, and hiring workflows.
Help build the employer brand and communicate Inkitt’s story to candidates across functions.