Description
University Relations Recruiter
American Credit Acceptance (ACA) is looking for a University Relations Recruiter to help attract, engage, and hire the next generation of talent.
You’ll build relationships across campus, partner with hiring teams, and manage recruiting for interns and early-career talent while creating a positive candidate experience and strengthening ACA’s early-talent pipeline.
What You’ll Do
- Build relationships across assigned universities and programs, partnering with career centers, faculty, student organizations, and other campus stakeholders to develop strong early-talent pipelines.
- Represent ACA on campus and virtually, planning and participating in career fairs, information sessions, networking events, student organization partnerships, and other recruiting activities.
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for internship and early-career roles, from sourcing and candidate engagement through interviews, offers, and pre-employment communication.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs, establish recruiting plans and timelines, evaluate candidates, and provide updates on hiring progress.
- Support ACA’s internship program, including orientation, professional development, networking, manager communication, and activities that strengthen the intern experience and support full-time conversion.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 1+ years of experience in recruiting, University Relations, campus recruiting, early-career recruiting, or a related Talent Acquisition role.
- Familiarity with recruiting platforms such as Handshake, LinkedIn, an ATS, or similar technologies.
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills with the ability to engage candidates, hiring managers, and external partners.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple roles, events, deadlines, and candidate pipelines.
Position Details
This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position operating in a professional office environment. Schedule flexibility may be needed based on recruiting activities and business needs.
Travel: Up to 30%, with increased travel during peak fall and spring recruiting seasons.
If you enjoy building relationships, connecting students with career opportunities, and creating recruiting experiences that leave a lasting impression, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement
ACA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ACA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
California Privacy Notice
As an employer of California residents, we are dedicated to protecting your privacy rights. Any personal information you provide during the application process will be used solely for permitted internal purposes and will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. By applying to this position, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in our Employee Privacy Notice.