Case Study: KIXEYE achieves rapid, targeted hiring and 450% headcount growth with Jobvite Hire

With Jobvite Hire, KIXEYE Secures New Talent to Fit the Company’s Unique Gaming Culture

KIXEYE, a San Francisco–based online games company behind titles like Battle Pirates, struggled to find and nurture niche gaming‑focused talent. Recruiters relied on email and spreadsheets, lacked a pipeline‑wide applicant tracking process, and had limited visibility for hiring managers—making it hard to locate, evaluate and build long‑term relationships with the specialists the studio needed.

Implementing Jobvite Hire’s advanced ATS, social referral tools and customizable evaluation forms gave hiring managers visibility, automated tracking and better referral engagement. As a result KIXEYE rebuilt its hiring process, strengthened candidate relationships and accelerated growth—from 104 employees in January 2012 to nearly 500 by July 2013 (over 450% growth), roughly doubling monthly hires with a peak of 55 in one month.

KIXEYE

Casey Manning

Director of Recruiting