Intern - University Recruiting Program

The Intern Experience:

At Rakuten, we pride ourselves on giving interns a genuine, immersive experience that has a direct impact on company objectives. You will do meaningful work, and with us, you’ll be a true member of the team. We are also invested in your growth as an individual and professional. That’s why you can expect curated events such as professional development workshops, interactions with Rakuten leadership, and relationship building opportunities with other interns and professionals at the company.

You can visit our company website and our Muse profile, to learn more about Rakuten’s culture and values, as well as hear from last year’s interns. 

SUMMARY:

The University Recruiting team is looking for a team-oriented individual as a summer intern to support the execution of the summer internship program, and strategic planning initiatives for our campus recruitment season. This position will heavily center on event coordination and execution, branding support, and process improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to gain visibility into university recruiting. As a key member of the Talent Acquisition (TA) Operations & Programs team, your contributions will support the successful delivery of our internship program and influence Rakuten’s approach to early career hiring.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support coordination and execution of in-person summer intern events and initiatives. 

Maintain intern program administrative processes such as the event feedback process, organizing and maintain intern data, and manage the UR event supplies closet. 

Manage front-facing intern program information on our internal company webpage portal. 

Create and own the distribution of the weekly intern program newsletter. 

Create marketing content for university recruiting and campus outreach initiatives. 

Conduct research on UR resources and best practices to support the advancement of campus recruiting strategy and goals.  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree in progress

Experience with event coordination, planning, and logistics

Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills

Detailed oriented with effective organizational skills

Commitment to diversity and inclusion with an ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals from different cultures and backgrounds

Computer proficient and a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the hourly rate for this role will be between $20 - $30 per hour. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location.

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.