Emerging Talent Recruiter (Contractor)

Zipline•South San Francisco, CA

19h•$60 - $65

About The Position

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, aiming to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine, and essential goods anytime, anywhere. They design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably across four continents. Zipline operates at a global scale and is seeking practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. The Emerging Talent Recruiting Team is dedicated to finding, attracting, and hiring the next generation of builders, innovators, and leaders at Zipline, managing the full lifecycle of early-career programs to make Zipline a premier destination for emerging talent. This role is for an Emerging Talent Recruiter to join as a contractor to support the upcoming busy fall university recruiting season, with the potential for extension. The recruiter will play a key part in discovering and hiring the next generation of builders at Zipline. This is a hands-on, fast-paced contract position perfect for someone who excels at candidate engagement, event logistics, and building strong, collaborative partnerships with hiring managers during peak hiring season.

Requirements

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 (primarily during peak university recruiting seasons) 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.

Responsibilities

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.