Human Resources Intern: Storytelling

Summary

The Employee Storytelling Intern will identify, interview, and develop compelling stories about our employees—what they do, how they make an impact, and what makes them unique. This role supports both internal communications and employer brand efforts by turning real employee experiences into engaging written and visual content. The intern will conduct interviews, write short- and long-form stories, and adapt content, as needed, for multiple uses including web, newsletters, video, and internal campaign materials.

This internship is open to current college students and recent college graduates interested in communications, storytelling, and employee experience.

Our internships are remote; however, we are targeting students in the West Michigan area for this particular opportunity as candidates may be asked to join periodic in-person meetings over the course of the summer.

Role Type:
Contracted positioned.

Schedule:

10 weeks, 40 hours weekly. Salary: $20 per hour.

• University of Michigan
• Michigan State University
• Central Michigan University
• Western Michigan University
• Grand Valley State University
• Calvin University
• Ferris State University
• Davenport University
• Cornerstone University
• Aquinas College

• Interview employees and write engaging stories and spotlights.
• Adapt stories for multiple channels and audiences.
• Track story progress and basic engagement metrics.

• Pursuing or recently obtained Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, HR, or related field.
• Demonstrated academic success (minimum 3.0 GPA).
• Minimum academic standing of sophomore.
• Active enrollment in an accredited university.

• Strong writing and interviewing skills.
• Comfort in remote collaboration and Zoom meeting environments.
• Ability to attend in-person meetings.

• Basic familiarity with AI tools and an interest in using them responsibly to support ideation, writing, and workflow efficiency.

• Internet access: stable wired Internet connection with a minimum download of 50 Mbps.
• Hardware: personal computer (laptop preferable but not required) with up-to-date operating system and drivers;
  Windows 11 or higher, Mac OS 14 (Sonoma) or higher; at least 4 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB storage with at least 2 GB free space.