Playdawn Consulting

Talent Sourcer

Playdawn Consulting  •  Bengaluru, IN (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Talent Sourcer

Location: Bangalore - JP Nagar, 8th Phase / On-Site (India)
Experience: 1 – 3 years (recruitment, sourcing, or research preferred)
Employment Type: Full-time

The Talent Sourcer is responsible for identifying, engaging, and qualifying potential candidates through various sourcing channels. This role focuses only on sourcing and first-level outreach, including availability and interest checks, and scheduling detailed discussions with the Recruitment Consultant. The Talent Sourcer does not conduct interviews or evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Candidate Sourcing


  • Source relevant candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, social media, communities, referrals, and internal databases
  • Perform Boolean searches and talent mapping for niche gaming roles (design, art, engineering, production, QA, etc.)
  • Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of active and passive candidates

2. Outreach & Engagement


  • Reach out to candidates via LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp, and other approved channels
  • Share brief, accurate role information and company context

  • Check candidate availability, interest level, notice period, and preferred locations

3. Qualification (Light Screening Only)


  • Validate basic eligibility against role requirements (experience, skills, platform, engine exposure, location)
  • Clearly document candidate responses and expectations

  • Ensure consent to share profiles with clients

4. Scheduling & Coordination


  • Schedule candidate discussions with the Recruitment Consultant

  • Share complete and clean handover notes before the discussion

  • Coordinate reschedules and follow-ups where required

5. Data & Process Compliance


  • Maintain accurate records in ATS / trackers

  • Follow sourcing SOPs, outreach templates, and data hygiene standards
  • Provide daily and weekly sourcing updates

Skills & Attributes Required

  • Strong online research and Boolean search skills

  • Clear written communication (email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp)

  • Process-driven and detail-oriented

  • Comfortable working with targets and activity tracking

  • Basic understanding of game development roles is a plus (training provided)


Playdawn Consulting

About Playdawn Consulting

At Playdawn, we help gaming studios grow with the right people and the right HR practices.

Our team specializes in gaming recruitment, finding top creative and technical talent quickly, and in HR solutions that strengthen culture, engagement, and retention.

Whether you’re a start-up building your core team or an established studio scaling operations, we bring clarity, speed, and expertise to every partnership.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Bengaluru, IN
Year Founded
2016
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