HR & Talent Internship Winter/Spring 2026

MATTE PROJECTS

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Posted 5 months ago

Internship

New York, New York

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Smart Summary

The HR & Talent Intern will support the People & Culture function across recruitment, onboarding, culture programming, and day-to-day operations. This role involves assisting with candidate sourcing, maintaining job postings, and contributing to employee engagement initiatives.

This HR & Talent Internship is designed for students in a College, University or Master’s program. It requires a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 16 hours per week availability between February 2nd-May 8th, 2025, and on-site presence at MATTE's New York office. The ideal candidate will be organized, people-oriented, and passionate about learning how culture and operations intersect within a creative agency environment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

HR

Talent Acquisition

Recruitment

Onboarding

Culture Programming

College Enrollment

University Enrollment

Master’s Program Enrollment

People-Oriented

Organized

Communication Skills

Administrative Support

HR Databases

Personnel Records

Employee Engagement

Culture Initiatives

Job Description

MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.

DESCRIPTION:

The HR & Talent Intern will support the People & Culture function across recruitment, onboarding, culture programming, and day-to-day operations. You’ll gain hands-on experience in both the strategic and administrative sides of HR while contributing to the development of MATTE’s growing team and internal initiatives.

This role is ideal for someone who’s organized, people-oriented, and passionate about learning how culture and operations intersect within a creative agency environment.

  • Assist with sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, and scheduling interviews

  • Help maintain job postings across MATTE’s career platforms and partner schools

  • Support onboarding and offboarding logistics, including new hire documentation, welcome materials, and system setup

  • Contribute to employee engagement and culture initiatives (team events, office programming, recognition programs)

  • Help maintain HR databases, tracking documents, and personnel records

  • Assist with research projects related to compensation, benefits, and internship partnerships

  • Support the People & Culture team in special projects like performance review cycles, talent reporting, and internship program development

  • Provide general administrative support for day-to-day HR operations

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be enrolled in a College, University or Master’s program.
  • Must be available for a minimum of 12 hours per week, and a maximum of 16 hours per week.
  • Must be available between February 2nd-May8th, 2025
  • Must be available to work on-site in person at MATTE's office in New York, New York.
  • Must be a graphic design, or related title, major. Creative Advertising, Media Studies, and Film Studies also accepted design-oriented work samples.
  • Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator. Adobe Premiere + After Effects a plus).
  • Must have knowledge of Figma and/or In Design
  • Skilled in design, typography, and branding
  • Interest in commercial film, video advertising, and social media content creation
  • Time management ability, capacity to receive multiple assignments at once.

COMPENSATION:

This internship is unpaid. School credit can be provided.

Everyone is welcome at MATTE - we’re passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. MATTE provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, MATTE will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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MATTE PROJECTS

MATTE is a collective studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling, and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging to provide long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same.

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