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HR Intern

Job ID 10111380 Location Vancouver, Canada Business Industrial Light & Magic Date posted Jan. 20, 2025
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Job Summary:


This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.

The HR Intern role with Industrial Light & Magic presents an opportunity for a current student from an accredited public post secondary school to work alongside ILM’s Human Resources department to research, investigate, plan and execute a project promoting organizational development within a fast-paced live working environment.  The HR function at ILM is central to business operations, closely partnering with leadership to achieve consistently high standards across a broad spectrum of HRM.

What You Need to Know

  • The HR Intern role is a paid 4 month placement from May to August 2025 with the possibility for extension (up to 8 months)

  • This role is considered Hybrid, which means you will work onsite at our Vancouver studio and occasionally from home

  • You will be required to work full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm

  • We do not provide assistance for relocation, housing, transportation, or work authorization for Internships

  • You must be a Canadian Citizen or hold Canadian Permanent Resident status and be residing in British Columbia 

  • You must be enrolled in a public, post-secondary school and will return to your studies upon completion of your internship with ILM

What You’ll Do

  • Administer day-to-day personnel changes and edits including using current systems to update information and communicate changes

  • Administer Employment Agreement processes including creation, paperwork flow, database, personnel record forms, reporting and manager communication for renewals

  • Administer project employee renewals including extensions, tracking of exit dates, database, reporting and status communication with management

  • Create and maintain employee personnel files

  • Follow up with payroll, benefits, HRIS and accounting to ensure that requests are carried out and information is coordinated

  • Audit data across systems to ensure accuracy

  • Maintain electronic filing systems

  • Assist with running HR-related events, sending emails: new hire meet and greet, open house Toy Drive

  • Support HR team with HR related onboarding tasks

  • Manage special projects as requested
     

What We’re Looking For

  • Studies in film, art, theatre, communications, HR, business or related field preferred

  • Previous experience in an administrative support role will be an asset 

  • Understand industry and business in order to effectively execute all areas of the role

  • Experience working in a high-paced environment

  • Excellent computer skills

  • Technologically savvy, with a working knowledge of Google Workspace preferred  

  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly electronic systems and software

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills

  • Confidence to manage sensitive and confidential situations effectively and professionally

  • Skilled multi-tasker and strong self-directed work ethic

  • Comfortable to communicate with all levels of employees and understand cultural differences

  • Excellent interpersonal, and communication skills (both oral and written)

  • Proven ability to interact effectively within the department, across and outside the organization

  • Proven ability to work efficiently, effectively as part of a team, and independently where assigned


The pay rate for this role in Vancouver is C$25.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Industrial Light & Magic:

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with ILM (Vancouver) Inc., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.

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