We build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world’s biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega. Sheffield is our largest studio and headquarters, situated just north-east of the city centre, where we’ve built and contributed to some of the world’s best-loved game franchises.
It’s an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey. Join us!
The role @ Sumo :
The Talent Acquisition department is responsible for delivering a first-class Recruitment service to the business through the proactive communication with internal and external stakeholders, and accurate and efficient administration of the day-to day full recruitment process.
We’re looking for a Recruitment Coordinator to come and join us at our Sheffield studio to help drive/support recruitment activities across the group.
A quick glance at our vacancies is enough to elude to the consistent and considered growth that we are going through. To support our growth and meet our goals, we are looking for an organized, creative Recruitment Coordinator to join the awesome Talent Acquisition Team, reporting into our Talent Acquisition Manager, Kieran Holland. We hire the best talent in the shortest possible amount of time whilst ensuring that the candidate experience is at the centre of our approach. The role is varied, with the recruitment process continuing to evolve with growth in our existing studios and the injection of new studios; you will play an integral role in helping the function deliver our big hiring goals.
Having a career at Sumo you would be welcomed to a friendly, inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Within this role you will:
- Develop great working relationship with the team of recruiters and the Talent Acquisition Manager
- Schedule interviews and tests with hiring managers through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Book travel and accommodation for candidates travelling to meet us
- Raising purchase orders for interview travel expenses and arranging reimbursement to candidates
- Collecting and checking candidate ID and non-disclosure forms during the assessment process
- Chasing recruiters and/or hiring managers to input feedback following interviews.
- Ensuring all unsuccessful candidates receive appropriate feedback and rejection letters via our ATS
- Creating new live vacancies when required from job adverts provided.
- Printing and collating interview documentation
- Updating and Inputting into our Recruitment reports using Excel and our ATS
- Other duties as required e.g. research, data entry and recruitment projects
Sumo Digital Ltd. is a dynamic organization, and the environment can be fluid. Roles and responsibilities can often be expanded to accommodate changing business conditions and objectives as well as to tap into the skills and talents of its employees. Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific functions that are listed.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised and self-motivated, can prioritise and organise a busy workload in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent administration skills and ability to pick up processes and software packages quickly
- Fantastic written and verbal communication skills
- Happy to work with a wide variety of people and co-workers
- Humble, happy to learn and develop in a collaborative team.
- Unflappable, a cool and calm character.
- Customer focused, has a desire to provide a great service and to go the extra mile
- Collaborative, eager to learn and share best practice.
Please apply for this role if you are organised, self-motivated, possess good administration skills and are looking to develop a great career in an awesome Talent Acquisition Team who recruit game developers to come and build amazing AAA titles.
We look forward to hearing from you.
What We Offer:
We offer a super benefits package including generous holidays and flexible working hours. Further perks include our legendary annual Sumo Big Day Out, plus epic Christmas parties, money on your birthday, on site free gym and free fruit for everyone! Our new, regular studio Game Jams are a highlight - staff spend a full day developing and pitching their own game ideas for possible development by Sumo.
Our environment is relaxed, friendly and built upon the basis of every team member having the opportunity to shine and have a realisable input into the games we create. We are a very happy ship with lots of incredibly nice people that partake in shared interest groups, lunchtime clubs, charity fundraising events and lots of socialising.
We are proud to be located in Sheffield, just off J34 of the M1 offering easy road and rail access from Leeds, Manchester and the Midlands. Sheffield itself enjoys wealth of facilities including world class sporting facilities, stunning theatres and galleries, the National Video Game Museum, shopping, restaurants and incredible parks and green spaces - all on the doorstep of the beautiful Peak District National Park. We love it here
