HR Intern
SmartNews, United States

Founded in Tokyo in 2012, SmartNews has quickly become the go-to source of news for millions of users around the world, and a leading news discovery mobile app in Japan and the US. Our mission is bigger than simply aggregating news, and we are working to break through the filter bubble and deliver the world’s quality information to the people who need it.

By joining SmartNews's Human Resources (HR) team for your internship, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a broad range of HR projects and initiatives while supporting our teams in San Francisco and New York. You will gain versatile exposure in numerous areas within HR such as employee engagement, employee benefit, human capital management and much more.

We are looking for a proactive individual who can quickly build rapport across the HR team and the client groups that they support. Additionally, you will learn how the HR team supports the overall organization and gain insights into working in a Human Resources role in a fast paced, growing, technology company.

• Support onboarding program
• Analyze HR data
• Research for hybrid work model
• Support for new benefit software implementation
• Research for Human Capital Data Management (ISO 30414)
• Contribute to other ad-hoc HR projects like company branding at social media for hiring, process improvement, employee engagement survey analysis etc.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High level of ethical integrity in relation to confidential information
• Comfortable communicating in a professional manner across all levels of the organization
• High attention to detail and follow strict data integrity practices
• Ability to be flexible and take on ad hoc responsibilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle numerous assignments simultaneously
• Takes initiative, can work without supervision, and begin tasks independently

• In pursuit of Bachelor's or Master's Degree
• Relevant major/area of study
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Relevant prior internship experience

• Ideal start month: April or May, 2021
• Ideal end month: July, August or September 2021
• Hours: 2040 hours/week
• We will work with your internship office for school credit if necessary.

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