Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Intern

What if you could go beyond the classroom and experience what it's truly like to work inside of a fast-paced fashion-tech startup?

As a Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Intern, you will gain hands-on experience driving JBIER’s organizational growth across talent acquisition, recruitment strategy, workforce planning, candidate communication, onboarding support, employer branding, and event coordination. You will also collaborate cross-functionally to explore how people operations, communication systems, leadership development, and data-driven decision-making drive growth and innovation throughout the e-commerce and retail ecosystem.

This is your opportunity to play an active role in shaping how creativity meets business, strengthen your leadership and analytical skills, and build the foundation for your professional future. Join the JBIER team and become part of a global community that empowers you to think strategically, lead confidently, and launch a purposeful career that drives meaningful change.

Responsibilities

Human Resources / Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for JBIER’s Fashion Internship Program and Career Accelerator initiatives, including job postings, talent sourcing, resume screening, interviewing, applicant tracking, selection, hiring, HR documentation, candidate communications, onboarding workflow structure, and training.
• Lead employee relations initiatives for JBIER team members post-hire by supporting performance, feedback, engagement, retention, and overall experience through problem-solving, expectation management, data reporting, accountability, cross-functional team communication, and professional development.
• Promote organizational effectiveness within JBIER’s remote, student-centered environment by partnering with the Founder and team leads to strengthen onboarding experiences, workflow structure, cross-functional alignment, culture-building initiatives, and continuous improvement across the program lifecycle.

Events

• Research, plan, and execute in-person and virtual events, including career fairs, workshops, information sessions, industry panels, and fundraisers that connect students, universities, and employers to bridge experiential learning with professional development and leadership training.
• Collaborate on sustainability and community initiatives that integrate creative messaging with measurable impact.

Project Management / Operations / Business Development

• Engage in team meetings, weekly updates, and milestone tracking to connect creative initiatives with operational goals. Manage calendars, meeting operations, and internal systems by tracking deliverables, monitoring performance, and maintaining transparent communication across teams.
• Support cross-functional operations and strategic planning by identifying revenue-generating opportunities and efficiency improvements aligned with JBIER’s mission and goals. Apply systems thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship principles to solve real-world business challenges and drive scalable program growth.

Data Analytics

• Perform data-driven SWOT analyses across JBIER Boutique’s digital channels to assess market positioning, sales trends, and customer behavior. Compile findings into reports with analytics and visual benchmarks to inform strategic growth and organizational decisions.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Develop strategic, creative, and analytical skills by applying design thinking and problem-solving to real-world fashion, sustainability, and e-commerce business challenges.
• Strengthen leadership, communication, talent operations capabilities by collaborating across departments to support recruiting workflows, HR documentation, and organizational planning.
• Apply talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, talent pipeline development, and employer relationship management concepts to support recruitment impact within JBIER’s circular fashion ecosystem.

Requirements

• Passion for talent development, diversity and inclusion, communication, career readiness, and fostering a positive team culture that supports students and candidates throughout their hiring to onboarding experience.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace, Excel, and basic HR or applicant tracking workflows, with a willingness to learn internal tools and processes used to support talent operations.
• Participate in team meetings and milestone tracking to connect creative initiatives with operational goals.

Benefits

• Experience real-world entrepreneurship by working with a mission-driven, women-owned start-up, developing agility, creative confidence, and leadership in a dynamic, inclusive environment.