About the Role
The Culture & Experience (CX) Intern will support key employee engagement, recognition, and culture initiatives that contribute to a positive employee experience at TRS. This role will assist with planning and coordinating employee programs and events, creating communications, maintaining program information, and providing administrative support for Culture & Experience activities. The intern will work closely with the Culture & Experience team and employees across the agency while contributing to projects that foster connection, engagement, and organizational culture.
Responsibilities
- Assists with the administration and day-to-day support of Culture & Experience programs and initiatives.
- Maintains tracking tools, calendars, databases, records, and program documentation.
- Helps organize resources, templates, and digital files to ensure information is accurate and accessible.
- Supports data collection, reporting, and basic analysis activities that help evaluate program effectiveness and participation.
- Assists with routine administrative tasks and process coordination to support team operations.
- Supports employee-focused initiatives that promote connection, engagement, and community.
- Supports employee engagement, recognition, and culture-building initiatives across the agency.
- Assists with employee resource groups (ERGs), committees, councils, and other employee-focused programs.
- Helps coordinate participation, registrations, communications, and program materials.
- Assists in gathering employee feedback, success stories, and program insights to support continuous improvement efforts.
- Supports initiatives that foster connection, collaboration, inclusion, and a positive employee experience.
- Drafts, edits, and formats communications, announcements, presentations, and promotional materials.
- Assists with updating SharePoint pages, digital resources, and communication channels.
- Supports newsletters, awareness campaigns, and employee communications designed to increase engagement and participation.
- Helps collect, organize, and maintain photos, highlights, stories, and other content for communications and reporting purposes.
- Assists with developing visually appealing materials that promote programs and initiatives.
- Assists with planning, preparation, coordination, and follow-up activities for employee events and programs.
- Supports meeting logistics, scheduling, attendee communications, and materials preparation.
- Helps track project milestones, action items, timelines, and deliverables.
- Provides event-day support, including setup, participant assistance, and engagement activities.
- Collaborates with team members and stakeholders to ensure successful execution of events and special projects.
- Performs related work as assigned.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in and actively attending an accredited college or university as an undergraduate student with a declared major in Human Resources, Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, Event Management or a closely related field AND within 12 months of graduation.
- Currently enrolled in and actively attending an accredited college or university as a graduate student (Master or Doctoral) in Human Resources, Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, Event Management or a closely related field AND within 12 months of graduation.
- Applicant will be required to submit a copy of official college transcript.
- None.
Skills
- Basic office and administrative practices.
- Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, and Teams.
- Basic level proficiency in Canva.
- Written and verbal communication.
- Organization and attention to detail.
- Customer service and interpersonal communication.
- Time management and prioritization.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
- Ability to learn new systems, processes, and technologies.
- Ability to interact professionally with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to handle information with professionalism and discretion.
Location
- TRS Headquarters Building 1 4655 Mueller Boulevard Austin, Texas, 78723 United States
Work Type
- Unclassified Temporary Part-Time (UTP)
- part-time (19 hours)
- limited-term assignment
- report our Austin offices at least two days per week
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Undergraduate (Junior or Senior)
- Graduate Student
Salary/Compensations
- $19.50 - 21.00, Hourly Wage
- $19.50/hour
- $21.00/hour
About the Company
- Service, Respect, and Connection are core to the individual and collective TRS experience.
- We know that great service rests on a foundation of relationships that connect us all to an empowering and rewarding career.
- At TRS, we’re inspired by our community who bring authenticity and commitment to our mission to improve the retirement security of public education employees and retirees throughout Texas.
- As a group of achievers, we tap collaboration and innovation to raise the bar in performance, administering and counseling pensions and healthcare benefits to ensure certainty for the future of our members.
- We invite you to join us, where both personal and career growth are respected and where you can make a difference in our members’ lives every day.
- This position is a paid, part-time, limited term assignment that offers interns the opportunity to gain substantive hands on experience.
- Interns enjoy the opportunity to get training and mentoring from experienced professionals in one or more areas.
