Location: Atlanta Global Support Center – Sandy Springs (Onsite 4 days/week)
Travel: Up to 50% during Fall and Spring college recruiting seasons

About the Role:

Inspire Brands is seeking a dynamic and driven Early Careers Coordinator to join our Early Careers team. This individual will play a key role in supporting recruitment, hiring, and program execution for interns and early career talent across the organization.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love engaging with students and cross-functional teams, and enjoy creating polished decks and impactful experiences, this role is for you!

What You’ll Do:

• Support full-cycle recruitment for early careers roles, including job postings, resume screening, interview coordination, and offer processing
• Assist with hiring and onboarding logistics, ensuring a seamless and positive candidate experience
• Build trusting, collaborative relationships with internal teams, hiring managers, and cross-functional leaders
• Serve as a campus candidate and experience expert — coach and prepare team members for campus events and student presentations
• Represent Inspire Brands at career fairs, campus visits, and networking events to attract top student talent and strengthen university partnerships
• Create and deliver engaging PowerPoint decks for campus events, internal updates, and program presentations
• Present in front of student and internal audiences to promote Inspire’s brand and early career opportunities
• Utilize Handshake to post roles, manage student communication, launch campaigns, and promote events
• Manage and maintain candidate records, pipelines, and hiring data using Workday ATS and HRIS systems
• Coordinate and support internship program logistics including onboarding, orientation, speaker series, and summer events
• Support post-hire efforts like surveys, feedback collection, intern evaluation tracking, and full-time conversion pipelines
• Maintain and analyze program metrics using Excel to generate reports and share insights
• Participate in process improvement projects and contribute to the development of scalable early careers strategies
• Stay current on early careers trends, tools, and best practices in university recruitment

Who You Are:

• A clear and confident communicator who can build strong relationships and present with ease
• 2+ years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, early careers programs, or college admissions
• Skilled in interview coordination, hiring processes, and candidate experience
• Experienced using platforms such as Handshake, Workday, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and HRIS systems
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple timelines with precision
• Creative, adaptable, and comfortable taking initiative in ambiguous or fast-changing environments
• Passionate about developing early talent and supporting career growth
• Willing and able to travel up to 50% during peak recruiting seasons (Sept–Nov; Feb–Apr)
• Excited to work onsite 4 days per week at our Atlanta Global Support Center in Sandy Springs

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1–3 years of experience in campus recruiting or early careers program coordination
• Experience interviewing, evaluating, and hiring intern and entry-level candidates
• Background in hospitality, foodservice, or consumer brands is a plus
• Prior event planning or coordination experience strongly preferred

 

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.