People Operations Intern (Summer 2026)

Here at Zola we are seeking a motivated People Operations Intern for Summer 2026. In this role, you will support our People Operations and contribute to building a meaningful experience for our team. The ideal candidate is a proactive individual who is curious about the modern workplace and can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Join a team that is hardworking, collaborative, and energetic!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the employee journey by coordinating onboarding and offboarding, maintaining documentation, and system access.
• Assist in driving employee engagement through the planning and execution of our annual employee engagement survey. 
• Maintain accurate employee records and assist with data entry and audits within our People systems.
• Maintain Google Sheets-based reports and dashboards to track team trends. 
• Assist with the review and maintenance of internal HR materials, company Knowledge Base and policies
• Proactively identify opportunities to leverage AI or automation to improve internal workflows
• Support the People Team, performing supportive ad hoc projects and tasks as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS

• Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree (rising Junior or Senior)
• Must be able to problem solve, make decisions, think critically, and analytically
• Have an intellectual curiosity and eagerness to grow professionally
• Able to work in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Proficient in Google Sheets or Excel
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet changing priorities

PROGRAM DETAILS

• The compensation for this role is $20.00/hour.
• This full-time role will be hybrid at our office in NYC (Tuesdays & Thursdays).
• This role is not eligible for relocation.
• The program will run for 10 weeks from June 9, 2026 - August 13, 2026.

ABOUT ZOLA

We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples’ lives even happier. From engagement to wedding and decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools and technology… all in the service of love.

We built our entire platform from the ground-up in 2013, and quickly became the fastest-growing wedding company in the country. Our team has deep experience creating award-winning online and mobile products that are helpful, intuitive, and simply magical. We’re proud to have investor partners including Female Founders Fund, Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others.

We are passionate about supporting all forms of love, and we’re proud of our thriving community of over 1 million couples. We strive to hire a team that is as beautifully diverse as the couples getting married today, and we encourage individuals from every race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status, religion and perspective to apply. Zola will always be a place where every employee, couple, wedding guest, wedding vendor, and partner will be respected and accepted and valued.

Our headquarters is in NYC. Come work with us!