Employee Experience Intern

SurveyMonkey is the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms, built for business—loved by users. We combine powerful capabilities with intuitive design, effectively serving every use case, from customer experience to employee engagement, market research to payment and registration forms. With built-in research expertise and AI-powered technology, it’s like having a team of expert researchers at your fingertips.

Trusted by millions—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—SurveyMonkey helps teams gather insights and information that inspire better decisions, create experiences people love, and drive business growth. Discover how at surveymonkey.com.

What we’re looking for

SurveyMonkey is seeking an Employee Experience Intern to join our San Mateo HQ office and report to the Employee Experience team within the People and Culture Team. You’ll support a collaborative, global team focused on creating meaningful moments that connect employees across offices and remote locations. We’re hiring for this role to help scale our events and programs, bringing fresh ideas and energy to how we build culture. If you’re excited about creating impactful experiences and seeing your ideas come to life, this is a unique opportunity to make a real impact. 

What you’ll be working on

• Lead planning and execution of summer social events for our San Mateo headquarters and virtual teams, including managing localized "Neighborhood" groups.
• Provide logistical and creative support for planning our leadership off-site.  
• Conduct research and host focus groups to identify the unique needs of our remote workforce. You will analyze survey data to develop actionable strategies for re-engaging distributed teams. 
• Propose new ideas to refine event planning processes and assess opportunities for improvement.
• Perform additional functions as needed for the team

We’d love to hear from people with

• A focus on pursuing a Bachelor's degree (open to all majors) or relevant Hospitality program.
• High degree of initiative with the ability to work independently in a team environment across 3 time zones. 
• Excellent in content creation, such as employee stories, visuals, infographics, and promotion materials.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify and address problems. 
• Comfortable working with diverse stakeholders and shifting priorities.
• Experience managing internal Wikis (e.g., Confluence)
• Availability for a full-time 12-week internship, working from our San Mateo office 2-3 days a week during the summer (May-Aug).

The base pay provided for this position ranges from $29.00/hour - $34.00/hour depending on the geographic market and assuming a part-time schedule.

SurveyMonkey believes in-person collaboration is valuable for building relationships, fostering community, and enhancing our speed and execution in problem-solving and decision-making. As such, you will be required to work from our San Mateo office up to 2 days per week.

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Why SurveyMonkey? We’re glad you asked

At SurveyMonkey, curiosity powers everything we do. We’re a global company where people from all backgrounds can make an impact, build meaningful connections, and grow their careers. Our teams work in a flexible, hybrid environment with thoughtfully designed offices and programs like the CHOICE Fund to help employees thrive in work and life.

We’ve been trusted by organizations for over 25 years, and we’re just getting started. Our milestones include celebrating a quarter-century of curiosity with 25 acts of giving, opening new hubs in Costa Rica and India, crossing the threshold of 100 billion questions answered, and earning recognition as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces across North America and Asia.

We live our company values—like championing inclusion and making it happen—by embedding them into how we hire, collaborate, and grow. They help shape everything from our culture to our business decisions. Come join us and see where your curiosity can take you.

Our commitment to an inclusive workplace

SurveyMonkey is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

Your data 

For more information on how SurveyMonkey (including its subsidiary and affiliated companies) processes your personal data as a job candidate or applicant, please see our Global Applicant and Candidate Data Privacy Notice. Please note that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as sourcing candidates, reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or summarizing interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.