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Community Development & Recruitment Associate

Pursuit · New York City · On-site

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About Pursuit

Pursuit automatically finds SLED deals that convert to revenue. We’ll identify $1M in pipeline in 90 days, or your money back. Backed by AI Grant.

About the role

Our programs have grown through deep community trust, strong partnerships, and operational excellence. We're looking for a Community Development Associate who will take ownership of the day-to-day recruitment funnel - leading information sessions and workshops, obsessing over applicant volume and conversion at every stage, and making sure every prospective Builder has an amazing experience from first contact through enrollment.

What they're looking for

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective Builders throughout the admissions process
  • Drive timely, warm, and persistent follow-up so no applicant falls through the cracks
  • Coordinate outreach communications (email, text, social) tailored to where an applicant is in the funnel
  • Make every touchpoint- from first contact to enrollment—feel personal and well-run
  • Have experience in recruitment, admissions, operations, sales, customer-facing work, or a related field
  • Genuinely want to own a number and feel restless until you've hit it
More about this role

Pursuit is a social impact organization building the future of economic mobility in the age of AI.

For over a decade, we’ve transformed lives through immersive training programs that propel adults from low-income backgrounds - often without college degrees - into high-growth tech careers. Our graduates have already generated nearly $1 billion in lifetime wage gains. We’ve also pioneered the Pursuit Bond, an innovative outcomes-based financing model that aligns investor returns with long-term economic mobility, allowing us to scale impact in a financially sustainable way.

Now, as AI reshapes every industry, Pursuit is evolving into an AI-native organization. We’re training AI-native talent, embedding AI into our operations, and building scalable software to extend our impact. From grassroots partnerships to national policy, we’re not just filling jobs - we’re rethinking how economic opportunity works at scale.

Our programs have grown through deep community trust, strong partnerships, and operational excellence. We're looking for a Community Development Associate who will take ownership of the day-to-day recruitment funnel - leading information sessions and workshops, obsessing over...

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