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Technology, Games & Interactive Recruitment

At Skillsearch we’ve made it our mission to source top games industry talent from around the globe and work collaboratively with all parties to develop long-lasting recruitment partnerships. Our team of consultants each focus on finding studios and candidates the best possible matches within their specialisms across the games and interactive industries.

1990 Year
founded

40 Skillsearch
team members

10K+ Candidates
placed

£50K Raised for charity
to date

Working with Skillsearch

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We’ve spent years building a qualified network of skilled candidates.
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We understand the people we work with. We have excellent insight to our markets.
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We are a skilled team of niche experts, mirroring our teams on your studio structure.
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We are trusted by major brands and independent studios.
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We are experts at bringing “passive” candidates to the market.
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We relish the task of tackling hard to find skill sets.
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How we support you

Contingent Recruitment

Our tried and tested solution:
Quick response and short list of the best candidates available in the market

  • Our recruiters source your roles – alongside your internal teams or other recruiters if applicable
  • Dedicated time allotted to sourcing your roles
  • Benefit from the niche Skillsearch team structure
  • Your opportunity & brand taken to a broad market audience
  • If you’re looking to take the likelihood of recruitment success to the next level, you may want to consider one of the following solutions

Exclusivity

Closely manage your brand and limit the number of external companies talking about your opportunity

  • Your role will be given exclusively to Skillsearch to source for an agreed period of time
  • Benefit from the niche Skillsearch structure, but with a single point of contact
  • Agreed amount of dedicated time set aside to exclusively source your role
  • Agreed brand message taken to market

Retained Search

Guaranteed delivery for hard to fill roles

  • Your role will be given exclusively to Skillsearch who will charge a retainer, then elevate your role beyond all others in respect to delivery
  • Single point of contact
  • “Headhunting” approach to the candidate market with support from the full Skillsearch team
  • Minimum twice weekly progress updates

Embedded Model

Our Embedded Model helps internal teams that struggle to cope with the volume of recruitment

  • Single point of contact embedded within your business so they feel like a “shared” employee
  • You pay a fixed monthly fee for the individual not per placement
  • Your Skillsearch contact has no engagement with other companies while embedded – they meet your team and will attend internal meetings
  • Benefit from the Skillsearch candidate database and recruitment tools to find candidates

How we work

Agree Terms
Feedback
  • Get under the skin of the role
  • Build a picture of the ideal candidate
  • Set our expected SLA
  • Agree timescales for feedback
  • Agree stages the process requires
Delivery
Candidate identified and screened, then shortlist delivered to Hiring Manager.
Feedback
Shortlist reviewed and feedback provided.
Process
Interviews and/or tests booked and conducted.
Offer
Management
Candidate
Starts

Meet our team of specialists

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Jack Baxter

Interactive Team Lead

Jack heads up our Interactive and Immersive division in our games team and he’s a great fit for the role thanks to his love of all things XR, including *trigger warning* The Metaverse. With a background in recruitment in other industries, Jack decided to move himself, his partner and his daughters from London to the coast and take on a new challenge in an industry he’s passionate about, which is where he found us! If you’re as excited as Jack to be a part of how we’ll make and play games in the future, get in touch with him today!

jb@skillsearch.com

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Mark Lloyd

Principal Oracle Consultant

Our Oracle expert, Mark, has dedicated nearly a decade to growing our Oracle practice here at Skillsearch. He is a keen cricketer who bats a bit, bowls a bit less and is amazing at standing in the field. A Manchester United fan and a proud Father, Mark holds the record for having more things from Amazon delivered to the office than everyone else combined. He also has an infectious laugh so try and get him going when you speak to him.

ml@skillsearch.com

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Could this be you?

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Are you an experienced Recruiter looking for your next role?  We are a small and passionate company based in central Brighton offering a great commission scheme, free breakfasts, monthly afternoons out for those that hit their target and much more! If you'd be interested in joining us and becoming an expert in a niche area of technology recruitment then get in touch now

rf@skillsearch.com

Eleanor Dean

Operations Manager

Our Operations Manager, Eleanor looks after all things contractors and clients, as well as our team in the office – she is the friendly face who you can count on to answer any query you have. When she’s not in the office or travelling around America, Eleanor can be found pushing herself to the limits at boot camp and looking after her gorgeous guinea pigs!

ed@skillsearch.com

Richard Fisher

CEO

Our CEO fitness fanatic and father of 3 Richard will be found running or in the gym every lunch as he says that’s the only place he ever gets any peace and quiet. Voted 9 out of 10 as a geek by the team Richards top 3 loves are Star Wars, Tottenham Hotspur and his family – although we aren’t sure in which order. Richard is the office oracle and says what he doesn’t know about recruitment isn’t worth knowing – we haven’t managed to prove him wrong yet!

rf@skillsearch.com

Ross Stretton

Associate Director

As an Associate Director at Skillsearch, Ross helps to keep us all in check. As a father to two girls and Rupert the Yorkshire Terrier, he is used to taking on the parenting role within our team! Having previously competed in the world championships of the game "Toads", and being invited to go on The Apprentice, Ross is a director of many hidden talents...

rs@skillsearch.com

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Cassie Impey

Key Accounts Consultant (Games)

Cassie is a Key Accounts Consultant with us, meaning she lends her skills to specific studios to help them fill out their team with amazing talent! She’s a great addition to our team as well as the Brighton team get to enjoy cuddles with her cute pooch, Luna in the office. As cabin crew in her previous role, you’re in safe hands with Cassie if you’re a game studio looking to fill out your team! Get in touch today...

ci@skillsearch.com

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Emily Scahill

Head of Client Success

Emily is our Head of Client Success and a key member of the Skillsearch games team. With a background in HR wizardry and people charm, she's not just a pro at ensuring client happiness – she's also a founding member of the Skillsearch Dungeons and Dragons society and, more recently, a brainiac on our Skillsearch quiz team. Emily is our go-to guru for client satisfaction, keeping our game studio partners grinning from ear to ear throughout our relationship.

es@skillsearch.com

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Ryan Templeman

Game Development Team Lead & North America Team Lead

Ryan leads our dev team, focusing on scouting out the best programmers in the industry! We think he’s working here mostly to get his hands on new Lord of the Rings VR experiences as soon as they come out although, with his level of knowledge, maybe he should be helping make them instead! He is one of the few people on the team that is a born and bred Brightonian. In fact, he has never moved far - to the point where the last time he moved, it was only 2 doors down from his old place!

rt@skillsearch.com

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Giles Fenwick

Director of Games and Interactive

Giles runs our Gaming & Interactive division and specialises in forming tight knit teams, whether that’s for a studio or in our office. He represented his county at rugby for every age group from 12 onwards which no doubt helped him to cultivate his excellent understanding of team dynamics. Giles is known for his warmth and willingness to take time to work through any issues that may arise, although make sure you don’t try and share his food as then you won’t be getting a warm welcome – Giles doesn’t share food!

gf@skillsearch.com

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Kelly Haigh

People Operations Manager

Our People Operations Manager, Kelly, is in charge of looking after our wonderful team. Kelly works her socks off to make us as happy as can be and ensure Skillsearch is the best place in town to work! In her time off you can find Kelly snowboarding or enjoying the countryside in the New Forest – unfortunately not at the same time – spending time with her lovely family and pets, playing netball, pilot gig rowing, running, making homemade pizza... The list goes on. What a talented People Operations Manager we have!

kh@skillsearch.com

Sam Moss

North American Development Consultant

Sam works on our Development team, with a focus on the North American market. When he’s not scouting out the best talent across the pond, you can find him strolling on Brighton seafront and checking out all of our home town’s best pubs and beach bars! Sam is a talented bodybuilder and is just as talented at speed eating as he once ate 50 chicken wings in under ten minutes! Think you can beat that or are looking for a new development role in North America? Get in touch with Sam today.

sm@skillsearch.com

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Sam Rummery

Game Art Consultant

Besides throwing shapes at his favourite bar, Sam’s second favourite Brighton-based activity is finding the best game art talent in the office. But when he’s not busy with either of these things, he’s got his hands full with his three pet lizards, scorpion and tarantula waiting for him at home!

sr@skillsearch.com

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Joe McKernan

Associate Director of Games and Interactive

Our Associate Director, Joe, joins Giles in heading up our Games and Interactive division, his passion springing from being blown away by the effects in Star Wars at a young age. His love hasn’t wavered and Joe always seems to bring out a new Star Wars t shirt every dress down we have! We are lucky to have him considering that he once got stuck half way up a mountain in Borneo so now he goes for flatter holidays – most recently driving across America in a Mustang.

jm@skillsearch.com

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Jay McDougall

Principal Recruitment Resourcer

Jay is a resourcer on our art team, working alongside Joe, although resourcing is not Jay’s only talent… He also DJs and runs Brighton’s biggest electronic dance music label, so when he’s not in the office you can catch him in shows across the city and making content for his YouTube channel! 

jrm@skillsearch.com

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Charlie Raffan

Global Workday Consultant

If you’re looking for a job in Workday, Charlie is our in-house expert! He’s loyal - having learned from the best with his two black Labradors Ziggy and Freddy – so Charlie will stick with you until he gets you settled in the right job! Catch him while you can though – Charlie’s dream is to own a house in the mountains where he can ski to his heart’s content, so get in touch before jets off to The Alps!  

cr@skillsearch.com

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Could this be you?

Apply now

Are you an experienced Recruiter looking for your next role?  We are a small and passionate company based in central Brighton offering a great commission scheme, free breakfasts, monthly afternoons out for those that hit their target and much more! If you'd be interested in joining us and becoming an expert in a niche area of technology recruitment then get in touch now

rf@skillsearch.com

Zhilin He

Sales, Publishing & Marketing Consultant

Zhilin is one of our amazing consultants here in our Brighton office. Outside of work she loves to experiment in the kitchen and is often posting on her cooking blog! She also loves to swim, rock climb and even makes her own clothes including some adorable costumes for her children! A woman of many talents, we're lucky to have her on our team!

zh@skillsearch.com

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Andy Demetriou

Principal Game Design & Production Consultant

Andy leads our Game Design and Production division on our games team and his favourite games are narrative-based, survivor horror and strategy so Andy is a great person to have on your side during a zombie apocalypse! Aside from gaming, his spare time is dedicated to trying lasagne from as many different Italian restaurants as humanly possible. We all support his pursuit of this mission during office lunchtimes - especially if there are leftovers! Get in touch with Andy for all your lasagne, apocalypse and Game Design/Production needs!

ad@skillsearch.com

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I have had the pleasure of dealing with Skillsearch both from the candidate and client perspective. As a candidate they really got to know me, my skills and career aspirations in great detail. From start to finish they always kept me in the loop with interviews and always thoroughly briefed me on …
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We've loved having Jane work with us at Playmint! She is experienced, helpful and has a great network. She went to great lengths to understand what's interesting about the work we do and articulate that to candidates. We're definitely keen to work with her again in future!
Luke Gibson, COO
Playmint

As a leading Oracle consultancy we initially engaged with Skillsearch around 2 years ago when they were just part of our recruitment supplier network. Over that period they have demonstrated a consistent level of delivery in the niche Oracle space that has led us to dispense with our other recrui …
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Joe has done an absolutely bang-up job of helping us place candidates for some very niche, hard-to-fill roles. The team members he's helped us onboard have not only been excellent fits for the department but came into the interviews with laser-clear expectations of the work, the role, and the com …
Nicholas Day, VP Creative
Plarium

The team at Skillsearch always link us up with the best people. When time is of the essence their process and procedures allow for tight turnarounds whether we’re in need of CVs or even to get people on site ASAP.
Guy De Rosa, Head of Talent
Studio Gobo & Electric Square

I have worked with Skillsearch for the duration of my project on a number of recruitment opportunities. Skillsearch offer a professional and collaborative service providing a quick turn around with quality resource. When defining a resource requirement, Skillsearch worked with me to ensure they u …
Stuart Entwistle
Global Payroll Project Manager

We absolutely love working alongside Cassie, she has brought life & order into our recruitment process! She has helped us fill 12 roles in 5 months, widened our talent pool and helped us build a more diverse studio! She often spots gaps and opportunities for Studio growth and it really feels …
Lara Willis, Studio Manager
Glowmade

In a very challenging recruitment climate, Katie at Skillsearch has been by some margin our most successful recruitment agent. I would highly recommend.
Adrian Hawkins, CTO
Absolutely Games

I have worked with Giles for several years and have found him to be an outstanding recruiter, both in terms of the quality of candidates he provides and the professional way he conducts business. Skillsearch have been invaluable in growing our company and will continue to be my first choice when …
Vicky Smalley, CTO
FundamentalVR

Over the last 12 months Skillsearch have been exceptional in their support helping us to hire several key and tricky positions across the disciplines at Jagex. The team constantly goes above and beyond to ensure the calibre of the individuals they provide is excellent, relevant and a great fit fo …
Peter Lovell, Director of Talent Acquisition
Jagex