University Relations Recruiter

American Credit Acceptance; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

American Credit Acceptance is seeking a University Relations Recruiter to build relationships with colleges, partner with hiring teams, and manage recruiting for interns and early-career talent. You’ll create a positive candidate experience and strengthen ACA’s pipeline across campuses.

You’ll represent ACA on campus and virtually, plan career fairs and events, and manage full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to offers. This role includes travel up to 30% and supports internship programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years of experience in recruiting, University Relations, campus recruiting, or related Talent Acquisition.
• Familiarity with 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Handshake

LinkedIn

ATS

Job 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.

Description

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 StatementACA 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.

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