Human Resources Intern

We employ 540 journalists, producers, engineers and sales staff. Corporate functions, including digital product and ad operations, are based in Southaven. Breaking news means staying late, and comp time makes up for it.

Overview:

Part-time or full-time remote role supporting the people team at The Southaven Times. Handling confidential data is part of the job, so discretion matters. Remote position. Most of the team is in Southaven, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

What you'll do:

• Maintain employee records in the HRMS (Keka, Zoho People or BambooHR) and Google Sheets.
• Track attendance and leave data and flag gaps to managers before the payroll cut-off.
• Send pulse surveys through Google Forms or Typeform and analyse the responses.
• Build simple HR dashboards in Excel: headcount, attrition, joining and exit trends.
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager.
• Collect exit interview responses and summarise common reasons for leaving.
• Coordinate onboarding for new joiners: documents, laptop request, welcome email and first-week schedule.

Requirements:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law.
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours.
• Laptop with MS Office or Google Workspace and stable internet.
• Clear written English for letters, emails and policy drafts.
• Good command of MS Excel or Google Sheets: VLOOKUP, filters, basic pivots.
• Organised and comfortable with routine documentation work.

What you'll learn:

• Day-to-day HR generalist work at a real company, not case studies.
• You will draft at least one policy that goes to the leadership team.

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $21.00 - $21.50/hr

Perks:

• Company laptop.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Flexible hours.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at The Southaven Times.