Athlete Recruiter Job at Northwestern Mutual, Raleigh, NC

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  • Northwestern Mutual
  • Raleigh, NC

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

OVERALL FUNCTION

The Berry Network Office of Northwestern Mutual is seeking a motivated and relationship-driven Athlete Recruiter to identify, engage, and recruiter top-tier athletic talent for our organization. This individual will build strong relationships with athletic programs, former athletes, and sports networks to create a pipeline of competitive, disciplined, and goal-oriented candidates. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Source and recruit current and former athletes for the Financial Representative career or other roles aligned with their skill sets
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with college athletic departments, sports organizations, and alumni associations
  • Developed targeted outreach strategies via campus visits, networking events, career fairs, and social media
  • Conduct interviews and assess candidate fit and whether it makes sense to introduce them to a local office for further consideration
  • Act as a brand ambassador, promoting the companys commitment to developing talent from athletic background
  • Track recruiting metrics and provide regular updates to hiring managers and leadership
  • Collaborate with marketing and other recruiters to craft compelling campaigns that appeal to athlete candidates

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelors degree required
  • 2+ years of recruiting experience; experience with athlete recruiting or campus recruitment preferred
  • Former athlete or deep understanding of athletic culture and values
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to practice attentive and active listening and communicate in an open and direct manner
  • High level of coaching skills, e.g., empathy paired with honesty, listening, supportive, trustworthy, goal-oriented
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and build high-trust relationships
  • Familiarity with Microsoft applications, data entry, and information retrieval software
  • Demonstrate organizational and time management skills and ability to multitask, set priorities and meet deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to work with a high degree of accuracy
  • Ability to embrace change and work in a fast-paced environment, as well as manage multiple diverse projects and assignments in a timely and quality manner
  • Ability to work both independently and on a team
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • High level of credibility with the leadership team and representatives in the office
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • Experience as a technical or sales recruiter preferred
  • Strong communication skills both verbal and written
  • Time management abilities to stay on track
  • Experience with full cycle recruiting
  • Excellent networking abilities for maintaining a candidate pool
  • Three or more years progressively responsible work experience, preferably in sales, recruiting or related field; experience in the financial services or related industry is desired
  • Strong communication skills required with the ability to build rapport and influence others
  • Experience with prospecting; generating leads via phone or face-to-face interactions preferred
  • Strong personal network and/or community involvement to leverage from a recruiting perspective

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area,

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