People Intern

We are currently seeking a People Intern to join our team. Could this be you?

About us

As a company with studios across the globe, we power up the best minds from 31 teams in over 22 countries to create a unique skillset for each client. We spark ingenuity with global creative sprints that cross time zones and borders and spur on the best of our talent. That includes exceptional brand consulting and strategic design, brilliance in experience, retail and workplace design, and competition-smashing motion design. We are part of the WPP group.

The role

We are seeking current seniors or recent grads for this paid internship. Open to full time or part time hours (minimum 20 hours/week).

Under the People Team's guidance, you will develop knowledge of the brand transformation and experiential design industry and how Inclusion and Diversity play a crucial role in our business. You will help create interest in the company through outreach through underutilized methods. You will initiate and foster the relationships of organizations and groups that focus on Inclusion and Diversity that are industry relevant.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Update internal databases with candidate information, including contact details, resumes, and portfolios
• Search for inclusive and diverse job boards, careers pages, and social networks that are industry relevant
• Partner with the People Team to create innovative strategies for historically excluded, untraditional or hard to reach groups
• Identify additional ways to engage with diverse community members
• Support the early talent efforts such as interns through the lens of inclusion and diversity

What we’re looking for

• Current senior or recent grad
• Available to work full time or part time hours (minimum 20 hours/week)
• Bachelor’s degree or comparable experience.
• A clear communicator, in person and writing
• Highly organized and flexible
• Excellent knowledge and adaptability to new information systems, experience of a HR system is preferred
• Passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Commercially aware & culturally savvy
• Good numerical / financial understanding
• Approachable, outgoing, and diplomatic
• Must have excellent emotional intelligence, strong judgement, and utter discretion
• A creative problem solver (ability to build a deck, present ideas and contribute to HR goals and strategy)
• Comfortable working on a regional team - building connections with the wider HR function and the other offices within the region.
• Resilience, Humor, and Grit

Finally - our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We believe diversity brings creativity, which is at the heart of everything we do. We are actively engaging in creating an environment free of discrimination, where our people and their uniqueness can shine and be celebrated. We’re working to set a standard for the industry as a whole, creating a culture of equity and belonging. We may not be perfect, and we know there is work to do, but we regularly check with our teams and Employee Resource Groups on how we are doing, using their insight to frame our thinking and actions, so we can all do better, working as one Landor & Fitch.