Recruiter, Seasonal & Early Careers Associate (External Agency Employee)

The Early Careers & Seasonal Recruitment Associate will support full-cycle recruiting efforts across Early Career programs and high-volume Seasonal hiring for various NFL offices. This role is critical to building and sustaining talent pipelines that support both near-term staffing needs and long-term talent development.

The successful candidate will partner closely with hiring managers, senior leaders, Human Resources, Compensation, Finance, and HR Business Partners to deliver efficient, equitable, and high-quality hiring outcomes that align with the NFL’s vision, mission, and values.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-cycle recruiting support, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, scheduling, and offer management, for:
  • Early career programs (internships, rotational programs, fellowships, entry-level roles)
  • High-volume seasonal and temporary roles across multiple departments and locations
• Handle 40–50+ requisitions during peak seasonal periods across multiple departments and locations.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR to understand workforce needs, headcount planning, and role requirements.
• Build and maintain diverse talent pipelines for early career and recurring seasonal hiring.
• Provide regular search updates, hiring insights, and pipeline reporting to stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data in Greenhouse.
• Coordinate offer processes and ensure completion of onboarding requirements.
• Represent the NFL at campus events, job fairs, and virtual or in-person recruiting events as needed.
• Ensure compliance with EEO, ADA, and applicable federal and state employment laws.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of recruitment experience (early career, seasonal, or high-volume), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success managing high-volume requisitions concurrently.
• Experience with recruitment platforms such as Greenhouse, LinkedIn, and HireVue.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state employment laws and corporate recruiting practices.
• Proven candidate management and stakeholder partnership skills.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills.

Other Key Attributes

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale, fast-turnaround hiring initiatives.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to quickly learn operational needs across departments.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter who can work independently while collaborating effectively with teams.
• Creative, resourceful, and solutions-oriented thinker.

Travel

• Potential travel during peak recruiting seasons.

Terms & Expected Hours of Work

This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.

• Anticipated engagement of up to six months or longer, subject to business needs.
• 40 hours per week required; overtime and/or weekend hours may be necessary during peak recruiting periods.
• FLSA non-exempt.
• This role is with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners providing recruitment services to the NFL.