HR Internship - Summer 2023, Bay Area

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.

NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. The division is also home to multicast networks NBCLX, COZI TV and TeleXitos, the regional cable news network NECN, as well as NBC Spot On, an advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers and several in-house companies including production company LXTV, marketing and promotions company Skycastle, its out-of-home business NBC Everywhere, and the Arthouse, a graphics design group. With seven regional sports networks and 42 NBC and Telemundo stations serving 38 percent of U.S. homes, NBCUniversal Local is the only network-owned local media division that is home to the largest bilingual local newsrooms within the country’s top 10 TV markets. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit NBCUniversal.com.

Job Description

The Human Resources Internship offers a challenging learning environment to explore NBC Sports Bay Area/CA in a paid assignment with meaningful HR related projects. This is a unique opportunity to receive experience that requires professionalism, attention to detail, multi-tasking, as well as tactical responsibilities that expose the intern first-hand to the experiences of a Human Resources professional at NBC Sports Bay Area/CA.

A snapshot of your responsibilities:

• Process SAP transactions for employee lifecycle data changes including new hires, terminations, transfers, promotions, leave of absences, and more.
• Partner with the Covid-19 HR team and various corporate entities to ensure the return-to-work process follows current guidelines.
• Serve as primary user for all HR systems and run reports, as assigned.
• First point of contact for HR questions including, but not limited to, benefits, payroll, and vacation. Follow through to ensure employees receive prompt answers to their questions. Demonstrate a sense of urgency.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to post open jobs via nbcunicareers.com. Maintain database of job descriptions for client group.
• Draft and prepare correspondence such as offer letters, separation agreements & termination packets, with direction from senior HR members.
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure new employees are set up to succeed starting on their first day.
• Schedule exit interviews and assist with administration of separating employees.
• Ad hoc projects, as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the length of the program.
• Current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits).

Desired Characteristics:

• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Extremely flexible, highly organized, and able to easily shift priorities.
• "Customer service" minded professional.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Exceptional follow-through, communication, and attention to detail.
• Strong interest in a career in Human Resources and the media industry.
• Prior media/television industry experience preferred.
• Pursuing a degree in Human Re