Summer 2026 Internship – People Team Intern

Job Description:

Summer 2026 Internship – People Team

Application Deadline: November 14, 2025
We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible, as internship applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Internship Dates: June 8, 2026 – August 14, 2026
(You must be available to work during this period.)

About Our Organization

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. For more than 130 years, Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content and today operates one of the world’s largest news-gathering networks. Our portfolio includes leading publications and products such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, OPIS, and more. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

As a Summer 2026 People Team Intern, you will be an integral part of our global HR function, gaining hands-on experience across multiple areas such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Compensation, Organizational Development, and People Operations. This internship offers a rotational and project-based structure, giving you exposure to key initiatives that drive employee experience, organizational performance, and operational excellence.

This role is hybrid, based in our New York City office.

You Will

Support project-based work across various People Team functions, including:

Talent Acquisition & Early Careers: Assist with recruiting processes, data insights, internship programming, and employer branding initiatives.

Talent Management & Organizational Development: Contribute to performance management rollouts, change management efforts, and organizational design projects.

People Strategy & Operations: Participate in Workday optimization, reporting and analytics, employee experience enhancements, and system/process improvements.

Compensation: Support year-end compensation processes, data validation, job architecture reviews, and compliance initiatives.

Learning & Development: Assist in designing, delivering, and evaluating training programs; support LMS administration; and research L&D best practices.

People Business Partner: Partner with HR leaders and business units to provide strategic support on employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning; contribute to initiatives that align people priorities with business goals.

Collaborate with cross-functional HR teams and business partners on key initiatives.

Conduct research, create presentations, and prepare documentation that contributes to team effectiveness.

Gain exposure to HR technologies including Workday, ServiceNow, Google Workspace, and various collaboration tools.

You Have

Completed at least two years toward a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Finance, or a related field.

BY NEXT SUMMER, YOU WILL BE: either a rising junior or rising senior in your undergrad program.

Strong curiosity and motivation to learn, with a passion for people-focused work.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace; familiarity with HR systems (e.g., Workday, LMS, ServiceNow) is a plus.

Salary: $25.00/hour

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy – We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones – Media Sales

Job Category:

Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $25.00 – $25.00

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..