Summer Intern, Commerce - News & Deals
About The Position
About the People Inc. Summer Internship Program: The People Inc. Summer Internship Program is a 9 week full time, paid program that runs from June 9th - August 8th, based out of our New York office. The intern program consists of hands-on learning opportunities to create work that has an impact on the business, along with workshops in preparing you for post-college life (resume / interviewing) plus fun events throughout the summer! People Inc. is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply. Deadline to Apply: Monday, January 26, 2026 Eligibility Requirements: Internships are available to current Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors at an accredited college or university. You must be available to work full time for the entire 9 weeks of the program in the NY office, 3 days a week You must have access to your own housing and transportation to/from the NY office About the Team: The InStyle News and Deals team generates more than $8.5M in annual organic revenue and is the fastest-growing business within the Beauty & Style group. The team produces high-volume, high-impact commerce and trending content, and is continually expanding. About the Role: The InStyle News and Deals Intern will learn core editorial workflows, including AirTable management, Apple News resurfacing, upcycling, and data analysis. The intern will gain experience writing high-converting beauty and fashion commerce content, monitoring performance across key traffic drivers like Google Discover and Apple News, and making data-informed recommendations. They will also contribute to daily content through pitching timely news and trend stories while helping keep the content calendar organized and moving efficiently.
Requirements
- Working toward a degree in English, Journalism, or a related field is preferred but not required.
- Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
- Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding, and constantly evolving organization
- Creative and driven self-starter that can take direction and run with it, asking questions up front to ensure you’re able to complete the task successfully
- Motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create solution
- Experience with Google & Microsoft Suites
Nice To Haves
- Some experience with digital media is a plus but not required
Responsibilities
- Monitor performance across Google Discover and Apple News and surface data insights to help guide content pivots
- Pitch and contribute timely news stories and trend pieces for daily content needs
- Support workflow management in AirTable, helping to move tasks forward and keep the content calendar organized
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- prescription drug coverage
- unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- adoption or surrogate assistance
- donation matching
- tuition reimbursement
- basic life insurance
- basic accidental death & dismemberment
- supplemental life insurance
- supplemental accident insurance
- commuter benefits
- short term and long term disability
- health savings and flexible spending accounts
- family care benefits
- a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
- 10-12 paid holidays annually
- generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
- pet insurance
- accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
