At a glance
- Outcome
- Niche marketing contractor signed in 4 weeks
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Service
- Executive Search
- Sector
- Consumer Electronics · Gaming
- Location
- Milan, Italy
The challenge
The challenge.
The client needed a one-year contract Marketing Manager for the Italian gaming segment — covering marketing operations and gaming-media relations. The brief was urgent and the profile narrow. We mapped the Italian gaming-marketing community, shortlisted candidates with direct esports-and-publisher relationships, and closed the contract within four weeks.
The engagement
How we ran it.
We staffed the search with senior recruiters who already operate in consumer electronics · gaming and the local Milan market. The brief was calibrated in week one with the hiring manager, and we ran a tight structured process with weekly funnel reporting.
Sourcing was outbound-led, with deep market mapping of the qualified pool and direct candidate conversations — not job-board posts. Every shortlisted candidate was qualified against the hiring bar before reaching the client.
Roles hired
What we hired.
Gaming Marketing Manager (1-year contract)
The client needed a one-year contract Marketing Manager for the Italian gaming segment — covering marketing operations and gaming-media relations. The brief was urgent and the profile narrow. We mapped the Italian gaming-marketing community, shortlisted candidates with direct esports-and-publisher relationships, and closed the contract within four weeks.
Candidate landscape
Candidate landscape.
Milan local market
We started with the local Milan pool of consumer electronics · gaming talent — passive senior profiles, not active job-seekers.
Adjacent markets & relocation
When the local pool was too narrow, we widened to adjacent DACH and EU markets and ran relocation as a parallel track where needed.
How we ran it
Process.
- Week 1
Calibration
Deep brief with the hiring manager, scorecard agreed, target-company list signed off.
- Weeks 2–3
Active outbound
Outbound to the calibrated long-list, structured screens, weekly funnel readout to the client.
- Final phase
Close
Final-round interviews, references, offer support and signed contract.
The outcome
Outcome.
Niche marketing contractor signed in 4 weeks — We mapped the Italian gaming-marketing community, shortlisted candidates with direct esports-and-publisher relationships, and closed the contract within four weeks.
Client quote: "They cracked a very specific Italian gaming-marketing brief in four weeks." — Regional Marketing Lead.
FAQ
FAQ.
- Why did this search work in 4 weeks?
- Because we started with a calibrated brief, ran an outbound-led process against a mapped long-list, and qualified rigorously before sending candidates. No job-board volume play.
- Do you take similar mandates in Milan?
- Yes — we run executive search mandates in Milan regularly. Brief us and we will come back inside 48 hours with a feasibility view.
- Can you guarantee a similar timeline?
- Every search has its own market dynamics. We commit to a calibrated timeline after week one and report against it weekly.
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