--- title: 'HR & Recruiting Coordinator at Short Story' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/hr-recruiting-coordinator-short-story-south-san-francisco-pzvnz6x6dn49' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # HR & Recruiting Coordinator at Short Story - **Company:** Short Story - **Location:** South San Francisco, CA - **Compensation:** $60k–$80k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shortstory/8a27a98c-83db-4914-9174-4521b612246f ## Job description Our Story: Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence. As a fast-growing startup, we're revolutionizing retail with a data driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create tailored products. We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by leading investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand. Our Values: We're building a company with intention and purpose. Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters. - ✨ Transform Lives. We're customer-first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence. - ⚡️ Demand Excellence. We deliver only our best work, in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook. - 💪 Embrace Challenges. We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions. - 💡 Think Differently. We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven't seen. ## THE ROLE We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented HR & Recruiting Coordinator to join our team at our South San Francisco fulfillment center. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role on our warehouse floor. You will run high-volume hourly recruiting and support day-to-day HR operations, partnering closely with the Warehouse Manager, People Operations, and the Director of HR. ## WHAT YOU’LL OWN 1. HOURLY RECRUITING & ONBOARDING - High-Volume Sourcing: Manage the pipeline for warehouse roles (associates, returns specialists, temporary support) using our ATS, and keep candidate records accurate and current. - Screen & Conduct in-person screens to assess reliability, attitude, and fit, and coordinate interviews for the Warehouse Manager. - Scheduling: Coordinate interviews onsite and keep the process moving with short lag times. - Onboarding & Orientation: Lead weekly day-one orientations, set new hires up in our systems, deliver basic safety orientation, and welcome each new team member warmly. 1. HR & COMPLIANCE SUPPORT - Timekeeping & Attendance: Maintain accurate daily hourly timekeeping and attendance records and support break-schedule administration. - Records & documentation: Maintain organized, current employee files and standard workplace records as part of routine HR operations. - First-line employee support: Serve as a friendly, accessible point of contact for frontline staff on everyday HR questions (benefits, PTO, paychecks, policies). - Floor presence: Spend active time on the warehouse floor, close to the team you support. ## WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: - Experience: 3-4 years of experience in HR administration, recruiting, or operations support in a warehouse, fulfillment, retail, or hospitality environment. - Location: 100% on-site at our South San Francisco warehouse. - Language: English and Spanish strongly preferred - Attention to detail: You take pride in clean records, organized files, and tasks that stay on track. - Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills. - Discipline: You hold a standard. You are comfortable saying no to a candidate who does not clear the bar, and you do not soften criteria under pressure to fill a shift. - Adaptability: A roll-up-your-sleeves startup mindset. You move easily from screening candidates to organizing records to walking the floor. WHY JOIN US? - Growth: Learn the ropes of HR and recruiting in a highly successful, growing startup, with opportunities to fast-track your career. - Collaborative Team Environment: Partner closely with a supportive warehouse operations team that values your work. - Culture: A mission-driven company built on excellence, direct communication, and ownership. Short Story is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment for all employees and applicants. We work diligently to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. ## About Short Story ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Short Story is a tech-powered personal styling service exclusively for petite women (5’4” and under), delivering curated clothing boxes with expert fit and style. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; $3.0M total funding) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Isabella Sun (CEO) & Samuel Hoffstaetter (CTO) [linkedin.com, theorg.com] ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Retail Apparel and Fashion (direct-to-consumer e‑commerce) - **Target customers**: Petite women (5’4” and under) seeking clothing that fits without alterations – primarily B2C. - **Mission statement**: “Remove the ‘ugh’ from the shopping equation so you can dress with effortless confidence” – celebrating petite women through modern, accessible styling. [my.shortstorybox.com/about-us] ## Products & Services - **Personal Styling Box (subscription)**: Customers complete a detailed style quiz; a human stylist (supported by data) selects 4–5 clothing items tailored to petite proportions. Members purchase what they like and return the rest. [shortstorybox.com, jobs.ashbyhq.com] ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $3.0M (Seed round of $2.9M in Sep 2021; pre‑seed in 2019) [linkedin.com] - **Notable Investors/Partners**: 9 investors in the 2021 seed round (names not disclosed in search results); partners include logistics providers (e.g., ShipBob talent source). [linkedin.com] - **Growth Signals**: - 87 employees as of mid‑2025 — +32.3% year‑over‑year growth. [linkedin.com] - Active job postings up +63.2% yearly; 31 open roles at time of research. [linkedin.com] - Expanded to a second warehouse and operates in 5 countries (US, Canada, Philippines, India, Turkey). [linkedin.com] - Featured by Fortune (2022) and KTLA (2021). [linkedin.com] ## Competitive Advantages - **Underserved niche**: Focuses exclusively on petite women (nearly half of US women are 5’4” or under) – a segment often ignored by mainstream retailers. - **Data + human touch**: Combines rapid customer feedback loops, fit data, and personal stylists to continuously improve fit and curation – “engineering a better retail model”. [linkedin.com] - **Woman‑led team**: Founder/CEO Isabella Sun and a majority of the leadership team are women who intimately understand the problem, building trust and authentic brand connection. [my.shortstorybox.com/about-us] - **Proprietary fit expertise**: Developed internal petite‑specific sizing insights and product development processes, making returns and alterations less frequent. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling operations**: Recent warehouse launch and headcount growth signal investment in fulfillment capacity to support increasing demand. - **Tech‑enabled personalization**: Continued investment in data‑driven styling tools and rapid feedback loops to refine product selection and fit. [linkedin.com] - **Talent acquisition**: Actively hiring across engineering, styling, merchandising, and operations, with a notable uptick in remote roles (e.g., Senior Software Engineer – Back-End, Remote Canada). [linkedin.com, jobs.ashbyhq.com] ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “a team of builders and problem solvers” who “move fast, test relentlessly, and build with empathy.” The environment is entrepreneurial and impact‑focused. [my.shortstorybox.com/careers] - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Several engineering roles are fully remote (US/Canada), while styling and fulfillment roles have specific location requirements. [linkedin.com] - **Growth opportunity**: The company is in an aggressive growth phase (headcount +32% YoY, job postings +63%) – early‑stage employees can wear many hats and shape the company’s trajectory. - **Mission‑driven**: Employees directly serve a passionate, underserved community – “making an impact on real lives.” [my.shortstorybox.com/careers] - **Engineering note**: A lean technical team (3% of employees in technical roles) means high ownership and visibility for engineers; recent openings for Senior Full‑Stack and Back‑End roles. [linkedin.com] ## Sources 1. [Short Story Careers Page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shortstory) 2. [Short Story About Us](https://my.shortstorybox.com/about-us) 3. [Short Story Careers](https://my.shortstorybox.com/careers) 4. [Short Story LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/shortstorybox) 5. 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