Emerging Talent Recruiter – Contractor

Zipline

Emerging Talent Recruiter supporting hiring for early-career roles at Zipline. Managing recruiting events and candidate engagement during the busy university recruiting season.

Posted 6/26/2026contractRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60 - $65 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for various internship roles, ensuring an efficient, high-touch, and inclusive experience for every candidate.
Strategize, plan, and facilitate engaging university events, tech talks, hackathons, and competition sponsorships that elevate Zipline’s brand visibility.
Build trusted partnerships with hiring managers and business leaders to align on hiring needs, define role requirements, and guide them through interview loops and candidate selection.
Travel to universities and key industry competitions to engage directly with students, pitch Zipline's mission, and proactively source top-tier talent.
Keep recruiting data clean and up-to-date in our ATS (Applicant Tracking System), providing regular updates on pipeline health and event ROI to recruiting leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience dedicated to university, early career, or emerging talent recruiting, preferably within a fast-paced tech or engineering environment.
Demonstrated experience planning, organizing, and executing creative on-campus or virtual recruiting events and managing logistics seamlessly.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence, guide, and build strong relationships with hiring managers and cross-functional teams.
Ability and excitement to travel domestically to attend career fairs, competitions, and campus events.
A passion for delivering an empathetic, transparent, and stellar experience to early-career candidates navigating the job market.
Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-volume pipelines and moving event timelines simultaneously.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Zipline is unable to sponsor work visas for applicants to this position.
Reasonable accommodations provided for individuals with disabilities during the interview process.

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

recruitment process managementevent planninglogistics managementdata managementpipeline management

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsinfluencing skillsrelationship buildingorganizational skills