Talent Development Intern - Lincoln, NE

Ameritas; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Ameritas Life Insurance Corp is looking for a Talent Development Intern to assist the Talent Development team with engagement, learning, and change management activities. The role is hybrid, combining in-office and remote work, starting in May 2027.

Responsibilities include supporting events, LMS administration, learning metrics, and communication efforts. The intern will promote a culture of strengths and assist with engagement surveys and committee projects.

Qualifications

• 1 year of college completed is required.
• Commit to a 1-year internship and part-time (16–20 hrs/wk) during school and full-time (30–40 hrs/wk) in summer.
• Enrolled in a college program for communications, HR, PR, business or related area.
• Gallup Strengths coaching is preferred.
• Strong time management, planning, adaptability, and communication skills.
• Office tech skills with interest in eLearning development/analytics.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and advanced Excel skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Talent Development on associate engagement, learning & development, and change management.
• Act as a Gallup Strengths ambassador to promote a strengths culture.
• Help plan and run engagement and recognition events at Ameritas.
• Assist LMS administration and training activity tracking.
• Collaborate to facilitate annual engagement surveys; create education/tools for managers and associates.
• Support enterprise committees with alignment, communication, budgets, and activity.
• Create internal HR communications for newsletters and intranet.

Skills

Gallup Strengths coaching

Time management

Project planning

Communication skills

Excel

Microsoft Office

Learning analytics

Education

1 year of college completed

Pursuing degree in communications/HR/PR/business

Tools

Learning Management System administration

Analytics software

Job description

Job Description

Ameritas Life Insurance Corp is looking for a Talent Development Intern to help the business by facilitating internal engagement and associate development activities. This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home starting in May 2027.

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

What you do:

• Support the Talent Development team regarding various parts of associate engagement, communication, learning & development, and enterprise change management.
• Serve as a Gallup Strengths ambassador and help promote a culture of strengths within the organization.
• Assist in planning and implementation of associate/company engagement and achievement recognition events at Ameritas.
• Support the Talent Development team with learning and development functions such as learning management system administration, assist with tasks related to training activity and preparing learning metrics.
• Collaborate with the team to facilitate the annual engagement survey. Create branding and year-long promotion of the survey. Create education and tools to support managers and all associates about engagement.
• Support enterprise committees through alignment, creating communication, promotion, budgets to support committee activity.
• Create internal human resource communication to be put in newsletters, the intranet, and other communication vehicles.

What you bring:

• A minimum of 1 year college completed.
• Able to commit to a 1-year internship and work part-time during the school year (16-20 hours/week) and full-time in the summer (30-40 hours/week).
• Enrolled in a college/university program to obtain a degree in communications, human resources, public relations, business, or related area
• Gallup Strengths coaching experience preferred.
• Superior time management, project planning, situational adaptability, and communication skills.
• The ideal candidate will have professional office technology skills with an interest in learning new software applications for eLearning development and analytics.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of products with advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
• Understanding of the Ameritas' mission, vision, core values, philosophy, and brand, in addition to industry trends.

What we offer:

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.

This internship is benefits ineligible.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Deadline

This position will be open for a minimum of 3 business days or until filled.

This position is not open to individuals who are temporarily authorized to work in the U.S.

About this Position's Pay

The pay range posted reflects a nationwide minimum to maximum covering all potential locations where the position may be filled. The final determination on pay for any position will be based on multiple factors including role, work location, skill set, and candidate level of experience to ensure pay equity within the organization.

Pay Range

$13.33 - $26.67 / hour

Pay Transparency

Pay transparency is rooted in principles of fairness, equity, and accountability within the workplace. Sharing pay ranges for job postings is one way Ameritas shows our commitment to equitable compensation practices.