Smartly is excited to kick off applications for our Fall 2026 Internship Program!
Are you interested in recruiting, people operations, and creating an excellent candidate experience? As a Recruiting Operations Intern at Smartly, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting the systems, processes, and coordination that keep a global recruiting team running smoothly.
You’ll partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers to support candidates throughout the hiring process while helping our Talent Acquisition team stay organized, efficient, and data-driven.
As a Recruiting Operations Intern, you will…- Coordinate interviews across candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and interview teams
- Communicate scheduling details and updates to candidates
- Maintain accurate candidate and interview information in our applicant tracking system
- Support job postings, candidate tracking, and recruiting documentation
- Assist with recruiting reports and help monitor hiring activity
- Help prepare interview materials, scorecards, and candidate communications
- Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes and candidate experience
- Support internship-program coordination and additional Talent Acquisition projects
- A full-time rising senior, or recent graduate from an accredited four-year college or university
- Pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field
- Interested in recruiting, talent acquisition, people operations, or HR technology
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities and schedules
- Detail-oriented and committed to maintaining accurate information
- A strong written and verbal communicator
- Comfortable working with different teams and stakeholders
- Familiar with Greenhouse, Workday, or other recruiting systems—preferred but not required
- Proactive, dependable, and committed to providing a positive candidate experience
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
This internship is paid at $20 per hour and will be approximately 30 hours per week from October 6 through December 17, 2026.
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Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.
Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.
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Skills Required
- Full-time rising senior or recent graduate from an accredited four-year college or university
- Pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field
- Interest in recruiting, talent acquisition, people operations, or HR technology
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and schedules
- Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate information
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort working with different teams and stakeholders
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Familiarity with Greenhouse, Workday, or other recruiting systems
- Proactive, dependable, and committed to providing a positive candidate experience
What the Team is Saying
Smartly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Five weeks of paid vacation, company holidays, wellness days, and localized 25–30 day annual leave are prominently highlighted. Short‑term work‑from‑anywhere allowances complement PTO by making time off and location flexibility easier to use.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered with immediate start in some markets, alongside global mental‑health support through Auntie. These benefits are positioned as part of a strong baseline that is localized by country.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid/remote setups and work‑from‑anywhere options (e.g., up to 60 days from another Smartly location or 30 days from a non‑Smartly location) expand where and how work gets done. Stipends for fully remote setups are also referenced in employer materials.
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What We Do
We solve for advertising campaign and creative complexities - both key elements to the time/money savings and performance that brands, agencies and businesses seek. Our unified platform combines media, creative, and intelligence, offering end-to-end workflows powered by AI across the open and closed web. With over 700 brands and advertisers, we've proven that dynamic and personalized creative makes advertising impactful. We are on a mission to transform the advertising experience for brands and their consumers. ⚡️
Why Work With Us
As a fast-paced growth company, we offer opportunities to maximize learning and amplify impact. Our culture and values have always been the secret sauce of our growth. They define how we aspire to build our adtech product, whom we hire and reward, and how we work towards a shared vision. Join us in moving advertising forward.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We are a hybrid workplace where Smartlies have the flexibility of hybrid work combining office and work from home. We also offer programs for short-term remote work globally.
