What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruitment Coordinator – Chicago - Military Community position at Code Platoon?
Location: Chicago, IL (remote-flexible, local travel required)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Recruitment Manager, within the Marketing and Recruitment Team under the Head of Marketing
The Role
We’re adding a Recruitment Coordinator – Chicago to expand our local presence. This role builds relationships with Veteran and community organizations, supports events and partnerships, and helps guide prospects into our application pipeline. You’ll represent Code Platoon across Chicago and Illinois—online and in person—while supporting our national marketing and recruitment efforts.
- Build and maintain partnerships with Veteran service organizations, community colleges, and employers.
- Identify and attend recruiting and hiring events; coordinate Code Platoon’s tables, panels, and Learn to Code workshops.
- Capture and manage event contacts in HubSpot; track and follow up with prospective students.
- Collaborate on email marketing campaigns, automation workflows, and content updates.
- Assist with website and social media updates and gather photos and testimonials from events.
- Contribute data to monthly marketing scorecards and quarterly impact reports.
- 1–3 years in outreach, event coordination, marketing, or community engagement.
- Strong connection to the Veteran or military family community (Veteran, spouse, or dependent preferred).
- Excellent communicator with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with CRM or marketing automation tools (HubSpot preferred).
- Based in the Chicago area with reliable transportation for local travel (30–40 %).
- Ability to transport and set up event materials, signage, and giveaways (up to 25 lbs).
Code Platoon is a nonprofit coding bootcamp that prepares Veterans, active-duty Servicemembers, military spouses, and adult military children for high-growth careers in software development. Since 2016, we’ve graduated more than 700 students into roles at companies like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and DRW.
- Salary: $42,000 – $47,000 per year
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 403(b) with employer match.
- Flexible remote schedule; occasional evening/weekend events.
Send your résumé and a short cover letter to jobs@codeplatoon.org with the subject line Recruitment Coordinator – Chicago. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted within two weeks.
Salary : $42,000 - $47,000