Through New UFC Partnership, ZipRecruiter Strives to Help a New Wave of Job Seekers Find Their Next Great Opportunity
August 30 2021 - 10:17AM
Business Wire
ZipRecruiter to Sponsor Dana White’s
Contender Series and Select UFC Pay-Per-View Events
Leading online employment marketplace ZipRecruiter today
announced its new partnership with UFC®, the world’s premier mixed
martial arts organization. The partnership allows ZipRecruiter to
share its innovative technology, which streamlines and eases the
job search process, with UFC’s millions of fans. ZipRecruiter will
serve as the official sponsor for events including Dana White’s
Contender Series (DWCS) on ESPN+, select Pay-Per-Views, and
other UFC live events.
“More than half of Americans are considering new employment, and
we know the job search process can be daunting. At ZipRecruiter we
operate like a personal recruiter, supporting job seekers by
curating opportunities for them to consider and even going so far
as to pitch them as a potential candidate to employers where they
would be a great fit,” said ZipRecruiter CEO and co-founder Ian
Siegel. “We’re excited to connect with UFC’s fanbase, and anyone
who is ready to land their next great opportunity.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome ZipRecruiter aboard as a new official
partner for UFC,” said Paul Asencio, UFC Senior Vice President of
Global Partnerships. “ZipRecruiter is a best-in-class brand and an
innovator in the online employment marketplace. We’re looking
forward to partnering with them to leverage the power of the UFC
brand to help them reach a new wave of job seekers ready to find
and land their dream job.”
ZipRecruiter will be integrated into UFC content, showcasing how
job seekers in various industries have successfully found a new
role by using a leading online employment marketplace. Through its
AI technology, ZipRecruiter empowers job seekers by helping them
discover opportunities that are a great fit, pitching them to
employers, and making the process easy and transparent.
ZipRecruiter’s presence in UFC content will debut on Tuesday,
August 31, in Las Vegas during the Season 5 premiere of Dana
White's Contender Series. As a part of the campaign,
ZipRecruiter will spotlight UFC flyweight champion Brandon
Moreno and UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin as they
reflect on their own career journeys.
About ZipRecruiter:
ZipRecruiter® (www.ziprecruiter.com) is a leading online
employment marketplace that actively connects people to their next
great opportunity. ZipRecruiter’s powerful matching technology
improves the job search experience for job seekers and helps
businesses of all sizes find and hire the right candidates quickly.
ZipRecruiter has been the #1 rated job search app on iOS &
Android for the past four years and is rated the #1 employment
marketplace by G2.
Visit us at ZipRecruiter.com and ZipRecruiter.com/blog.
About UFC®
UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization
(MMA), with more than 625 million fans and 166 million social media
followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events
annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world,
while broadcasting to nearly 900 million TV households across more
than 175 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best
MMA athletes representing more than 75 countries. The
organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of
the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is
owned by global entertainment, sports and content company Endeavor,
and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information,
visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter,
Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok: @UFC.
1 Based on ratings information for the Google Play Store and
Apple App Store from the AppFollow platform, during the period of
March 2017 to Mar 2021 for the job seeker apps of ZipRecruiter,
CareerBuilder, Craigslist, Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, and
Monster.
2 Based on G2 satisfaction ratings as set forth in G2, Best Job
Boards Software,
https://www.g2.com/categories/job-boards?utf8=%E2%9C%93&order=top_shelf
(last visited January 25, 2021).
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Shauna Wynne Public Relations Manager, ZipRecruiter
shauna.wynne@ziprecruiter.com; press@ziprecruiter.com
Brian Smith UFC bsmith@ufc.com
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