Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

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Job Description

This is a full-time, 12-week internship that will take place between May - September 2025. This internship will be available in our Sunnyvale, Mountain View, San Francisco, or New York Office.

Searching for your dream internship? At LinkedIn, we strive to help our employees find passion and purpose through unique facets of work. Join us in changing the way the world works. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic candidate to join our Social Impact team, the corporate social responsibility arm of the company, which is housed within our Communications organization. This internship provides a unique and valuable learning opportunity for individuals interested in gaining practical experience in multiple career paths including but not limited to , social impact (corporate social responsibility), and non-profit partnerships.  

If you passionate about helping to make a positive change with  communities who have been impacted by the criminal justice system, educational barriers/ opportunities or broader societal  inequities, this would be an amazing opportunity for you to gain a unique skillset in how corporations interaction responsibly with social justice sector and be immersed in bridging the gap between corporate functions and nonprofit/philanthropic programmatic partnerships.  

A passionate and successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced professionals, participate in various forms of project work, and learn how LinkedIn contributes to socially and equitably with professionals overcoming barriers in hopes of creating career opportunities through empathy-driven and dignified initiatives/ partnerships.

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

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Responsibilities

• Work closely with cross-functional global impact marketing and social impact teams to learn the ins and outs of researching and connecting with leading nonprofits doing innovative programmatic work inside the criminal justice system, workforce development, and beyond  

• Assist with executing impact strategy, plans, campaigns and events in partnership with a range of non-profit partners and organizations

• Support partnership operations to build understanding of corporate social responsibility landscapes

• Engage closely with social impact teams who drive equitable partnerships with nonprofits who aim to assist professionals overcoming unique barriers  

• Basic analysis on program/campaign performance and provide recommendations and insights based on data

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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Pursuing a degree in Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, Ethnic or Gender Studies, or related field.  

• Currently enrolled in a college or university program and returning to school the term following your summer internship. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding and strong interest in social issues

• Changemaker mindset- caring deeply about equity and some experience working on community impact or nonprofit programs

• Deep empathy towards the nonprofit experience and passionate about bringing resources to organizations and helping them be successful in their initiatives

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build great relationships with both internal teams and external community members

• Strong project management, research and planning skills

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

• Proficient in MS Suite (SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PPT)

Suggested Skills:

• Project Mangement

• Public Speaking

• Community Engagement

• Social Issue Analysis

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  

The pay for this role is $30 USD per hour. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

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Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Statement

LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here: EEO Statement_2020 - Signed.pdf.

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If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
• Having interviews in an accessible location
• Being accompanied by a service dog
• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay Transparency Policy Statement ​

As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates ​

Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.