Tom Hamilton

Current

Senior Studio Recruiter at EALA

Past

Senior Recruiter at Sony Computer Entertainment America
Senior Studio Recruiter at Electronic Arts
Senior Contract Recruiter at Linden Lab (Makers of Second Life)

Corporate Recruiter, Licensed Realtor at ZipRealty, Inc.
Recruiting Manager at The Tomorrow Factory
Technical Recruiter/Account Manager at Tech Search

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Education

University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Santa Barbara

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

Tom Hamilton’s Summary

International, global-minded Talent Acquisition Professional with 10+ years experience as both a manager and individual contributor in the technology and digital entertainment arena.

Tom Hamilton’s Specialties:

I Heart the Video Game Biz

Tom Hamilton’s Experience

Senior Studio Recruiter

EALA

(Computer Games industry)

March 2008 — Present (10 months)
Senior Recruiter

Sony Computer Entertainment America

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Games industry)

August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)

Supporting SCEA's Santa Monica Studio (The God of War team), External PD, International Software Development, SCEA's Developer Support team in Foster City, R&D, Sound & Music for product development in Foster City, Santa Monica, and San Diego.
Senior Studio Recruiter

Electronic Arts

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year)

Full lifecycle recruiting for EA Redwood Shores: EARS Studio, Pogo.com, EA Partners, WW Studios, and Spore.
Senior Contract Recruiter

Linden Lab (Makers of Second Life)

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

July 2005 — October 2005 (4 months)

Recruitment of software engineers and technology professionals with games development experience and/or knowledge and familiarity with MMORPGs, virtual worlds or online communities. Conducted in-world interviews inside Second Life in the virtual Linden Lab Recruiting Center. Spread the word about the exciting present and future prospects of Second Life as today's premier virtual world, virtual economy, and development platform.
Corporate Recruiter, Licensed Realtor

ZipRealty, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ZIPR; Internet industry)

September 2002 — August 2005 (3 years)

Provided recruitment and team management for this web-based CRM and real estate portal pre-IPO and staffed them through a successful IPO.

Managed special team of 3 contract recruiters. Hired, trained, and mentored this team which ultimately performed above expectation, leading to promotions to permanent status for 2 of the 3 team members.

Successfully supported Sales Directors in 10 different districts in 6 different states, filling over 200 positions. Maintained detailed weekly, monthly, and quarterly metrics reports of recruiting activities, results, strategies, and resource allocation. After recruiting scores of real estate agents, I finally got my RE license and became one myself ;)
Recruiting Manager

The Tomorrow Factory

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

September 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 2 months)

Recruited, hired, and managed in-house recruiting team for this software startup which developed a universal shopping cart application.

Reported to CEO, maintained key recruiting metrics, and positively influenced company culture through enthusiasm, attention to detail, and seamless follow through in the interview process, offer stage, and new employee onboarding.
Technical Recruiter/Account Manager

Tech Search

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

April 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 5 months)

Completed challenging retained search for Alcatel, the French telecom giant headquartered in Paris. Sourced French national engineers working in Silicon Valley and placed them with Alcatel’s Broadband Wireless division in Paris. Traveled twice to do business on-site in Paris, conducted meetings in French. Successfully completed full service retained search for Parity Software in Sausalito (Acquired by Intel). Performed full HR function for client, including candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating the efforts and submittals of multiple agencies, coordinating interviews with executive team, and negotiating offers of employment. Personally sourced, interviewed, and placed 8 candidates in 8 weeks.

Tom Hamilton’s Education

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor's Degree, College of Music - Composition, Performance, and Opera, 1989 — 1993
University of California, Santa Barbara

Activities and Societies:

UCSB Gospel Choir, Schubertians

Additional Information

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Tom Hamilton’s Interests:

Video Games, Technology, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Lyric Tenor, Composition, Opera, Travel, Singer/Songwriter, Burning Man, Landmark Education