Case Study: Blue Marble Biomaterials achieves streamlined, scalable hiring with Submittable

Blue Marble Biomaterials - Customer Case Study

Blue Marble Biomaterials, the first zero‑waste chemical bio‑refinery in the U.S., was scaling rapidly—converting organic waste like coffee grounds and spent brewery grain into sustainable specialty chemicals and anticipating dozens of new facilities and hundreds of hires. That growth exposed a hiring pain point: an unstructured, email‑based recruiting process that flooded staff (one posting drew 1,300 applicants in 24 hours), produced missed candidates and chaotic correspondence. To address this, Blue Marble turned to Submittable and implemented Submittable’s Resume Manager.

Submittable set up a branded Careers page and automated job postings, and provided workflow tools—labels, filters, notes and secure archiving—that let Blue Marble track reviews, assign tasks, and store applications compliantly. The result: a streamlined, faster hiring process that lets staff create listings instantly, respond to every applicant, avoid lost candidates (and “buzzing BlackBerrys”), and save substantial review time while improving record retention—demonstrable operational improvements credited to Submittable.

Blue Marble Biomaterials

James Stephens

President and Chief Scientist