Community Development & Recruitment Associate

The role

This person will own the day-to-day recruitment funnel by leading information sessions and workshops. They will drive applicant volume and conversion to meet enrollment targets.

What you will do

• Take ownership of applicant volume and conversion at each stage of the funnel
• Track applicant and enrollment data and flag bottlenecks
• Maintain dashboards and trackers for funnel health
• Plan and personally lead information sessions and workshops
• Own event logistics end to end
• Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective Builders
• Drive timely, warm, and persistent follow-up
• Coordinate outreach communications via email, text, and social
• Use AI tools to automate routine recruitment and admissions tasks
• Identify opportunities to streamline the enrollment process

Required qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, admissions, operations, sales, customer-facing work, or a related field
• Ability to lead an info session with confidence and warmth
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Comfortable working with data and spreadsheets
• Clear, warm communicator
• Curious about AI and eager to use AI tools
• Can manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about expanding economic opportunity and supporting historically underserved communities

Benefits

• Competitive compensation in base, plus bonus
• Full benefits package
• 401k match
• Unlimited PTO
• All-Pursuit summer break the last week of August
• A week-long holiday the last week of December
• Monday and Friday work-from-anywhere policy
• Catered lunches once a week
• Delicious snacks
• Dedicated time to build in AI and hone your AI skills

About the company

Pursuit is a social impact organization building the future of economic mobility in the age of AI. They transform lives through immersive training programs that propel adults from low-income backgrounds into high-growth tech careers.