Christine Bigelow

About Christine Bigelow

Talent Acquisition Consulting for Hire | Founding Recruiter | TA Leader | Building High-Performance Tech Teams for Rapid GrowthI am currently looking for my next client and project. I bring 17+ years experience scaling technical teams from startup to 500+ employees, across gaming, animation, and consumer technology. I bring proven expertise in the founding recruiter skill set: starting from zero, up through to leading established talent acquisition teams. I thrive in environments where technology, creativity, and a strong mission merge together. Ideally, I would prefer to focus on: Video Game Startups and Indie studios • Tech startups • Games Adjacent Tech Startups. • Consumer Software • AI/ML • Generative AI • Graphics, Animation • User Generated Content My core values center around transparency, people-first leadership, and creating an environment that encourages curiosity and continuous growth. I believe that solving hard problems happens best in teams that are encouraged and empowered to take risks, experiment, and stretch beyond their comfort zones. Core Specializations:• Founding Recruiter Expertise: Built recruiting functions from scratch for 3 new studio launches, scaling teams from <50 to 500+ employees• Startup Scaling: Designed talent acquisition strategies supporting rapid growth.• Technical Recruiting: Deep experience hiring engineers, AI specialists, product managers, and creative talent.• Global Expansion: Opened studios across 4 countries (US, Canada, UK, Australia) developing international hiring strategies.• Leadership Development: Mentored recruiting teams and optimized founder/executive bandwidth during high-growth phases.• Diversity & Inclusion: Implemented data-driven DE & I initiatives resulting in measurably increased diversity across the studios.

Experience

1. Lead Recruiter

   Modern Health

   Feb 2026 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   I am leading recruiting for Modern Health. We are hiring across Engineering, Go to Market, Product and more. Modern Health is the first global mental health solution to offer employees access to one-on-one, group, and self-serve resources for their emotional, professional, social, financial, and physical well-being needs—all within a single digital platform. Modern Health is backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, John Doerr, Y Combinator, and Battery Ventures and raised more than $170 million in less than two years, making Modern Health the fastest entirely female-founded company in the U.S. to reach Unicorn status. Modern Health proudly supports a FULLY REMOTE workforce and is a hyper-growth company that is often recognized for its excellence, winning awards such as World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2023 by Fast Company, Top 25 Companies of San Francisco 2023, and 2023 Well-Being Trailblazer Award.

Education

• University of Redlands

  BA, Psychology

Skills

• Management
• Networking
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Game Development
• Lighting
• Temporary Placement
• Talent Management
• Sourcing
• Visual Effects
• Human Resources
• 3d
• Scripting
• Animation
• Software Development
• Social Games
• Game Design
• Social Networking
• Screening
• Hiring
• Technical Recruiting
• Computer Games
• Ps3
• Maya
• Recruiting
• Mobile Applications
• Interviews
• Gameplay
• Pipeline Development
• Contract Recruitment
• Xbox 360
• Video Games
• Mobile Games
• Mobile Devices
• User Interface
• Product Management
• Screening Resumes
• Mmo
• Onboarding
• College Recruiting
• Internet Recruiting