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Inkitt is building the Operating System for Storytellers, leveraging AI and predictive algorithms to discover unknown stories and turn them into blockbuster hits. The company produces a new $1M ebook every 7 days and operates multiple platforms including Inkitt Galatea (direct-to-consumer ebook app), CandyJar (the #1 US-based microdrama platform with billions of episodes streamed), and Ironblood (the world's first streaming app for superhero, sci-fi, and action stories). Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world with a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Backed by top VCs including Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, the company is expanding its AI-native streaming platform.
In this Senior Recruiter role, you will own full-cycle recruiting across creative, production, growth, marketing, operations, and finance functions. You'll partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, shape job descriptions, and build strategic hiring plans. Key responsibilities include proactively sourcing passive candidates in industries outside traditional tech (entertainment, publishing, media), leading offer conversations and negotiations, creating an engaging candidate experience, running high-volume screens while maintaining quality and speed, and keeping the ATS clean and data-driven. You'll work with the People Team to strengthen interview processes, scorecards, and hiring workflows, and help build Inkitt's employer brand by telling the company story to candidates across all functions.
You'll advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation, and candidate expectations, and use pipeline data to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring processes. This is a high-impact role requiring someone who can manage multiple concurrent searches, prioritize effectively, and maintain quality while moving fast.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least some at a high-growth startup
- Proven success hiring across a wide mix of functions (creative, content, operations, finance)
- Experience recruiting for creative, content, or entertainment roles is a strong plus
- Comfort managing many searches simultaneously and prioritizing when everything feels urgent
- Strong judgment in assessing talent for roles outside your own area of expertise
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust with candidates and leadership
- Experience with Lever ATS is a plus
- Scrappy, startup mindset; thrive in fast-paced environments and welcome new challenges
- Commitment to in-person work culture; prefer onsite or hybrid work model
- Enthusiastic, positive approach to recruiting with ability to move fast without missing deadlines
- Autonomous, solution-oriented, data-driven, quick to action mindset
