People Operations Internship, ButcherBox
Summer 2026 (June to August)
Compensation is $22/hour
2-5 days a week in office (Watertown, MA)
Meat delivery subscription
Be an early applicant
Meat delivery subscription
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
Compensation is $22/hour
2-5 days a week in office (Watertown, MA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make high-quality meat more accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent communication skills
- Curious, proactive mindset
- High level of attention to detail and organization
- High EQ and ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism
- Comfort level with Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook
- Interest in mission-driven organizations/B Corp a plus!
What the job involves
- As a People Operations summer intern, you will have the chance to learn about every aspect of People Ops at ButcherBox, including salary benchmarking, learning & development, office management, employee experience, talent acquisition, immigration, and more
- The ideal candidate will have a collaborative, ready-for-anything attitude combined with an analytical mind and an interest in using feedback and other data to help us relentlessly improve our people strategy
- Your summer experience will involve attending team meetings as a full member of our People Ops team, shadowing and helping with different functions within our department, and culminating with a final project that you present to the whole company base on your accomplishments
- This is a full time, temporary position from June 6th to August 14, 2026
- This is a full time, temporary position from June 6th to August 14, 2026. You will be on a hybrid schedule, working out of our Watertown, MA office a minimum of two days a week
- Analyze market trends in compensation, benefits, and office attendance policies and assess how we compare to similar companies
- Analyze recruiting metrics such as time to hire and help establish benchmarks and goals
- Assist with administrative tasks as needed
- Assist with office management tasks as needed
- Participate as a member of the People Operations team, attending team meetings and shadowing on various cross-functional projects
- Participate as a member of the 2026 Summer Intern Cohort, attending weekly professional development and collaboration seminars
Our take
Dollar sales of meat are on the rise, with a growing consumer preference in the US for sustainably sourced, fairly bought meat. Subscription box purchases across DTC businesses are proving a runaway success, too. So it’s perhaps unsurprising that ButcherBox, a subscription meat company combining all these upwards trends, has been having a strong few years.
Given that ButcherBox hit upon a smart market niche, it is no surprise that competing startups are entering the space - and existing butchers are expanding to take a piece too. FarmFoods, for example, is a highly recommended rival, and Omaha Steaks saw substantial spikes in interest recently. That said, ButcherBox has continued to conduct a savvy marketing campaign that sees it win out on name recognition, and has allowed the company to bootstrap itself to $600M in revenue.
Recently, the company expanded into the pet food market, capitalizing on its large base of pet-owning customers, a move that holds significant potential as a promising new venture. Additionally, the company made its first acquisition in Truffle Shuffle, a vitual cook-along platform. This acqusition is aimed at boosting cosnumer confidence across the US, particularly within the ButcherBox community. The company is going from success to success and it will be an exciting one to watch in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health: Our health benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, an employer-funded HSA, and short & long-term disability benefits
- Financial: We offer an annual bonus based on company performance, as well as a generous 401(k) match
- Paid Time Off: Our unlimited PTO encourages you to take the time you need for the work-life balance that is right for you. We also offer 100% paid parental leave. We believe our best work is done when we have time to recharge
- Wellness: We offer wellness benefits to both encourage and empower each employee to take the necessary time and action to care for themselves first. This includes fitness reimbursement, mental health counseling sessions, and a variety of other avenues of support for an employee’s whole self
- Free Meat: When you join ButcherBox you become a member in more ways than one. Each employee gets a free monthly shipment of our custom box. That means you pick the cuts you want, the type of meat you want, and it’s 100% on us. And if you’re not a meat eater, you can ship your box to friends or family, and switch it up as often as you wish
- Remote-Friendly, Flexible Working: ButcherBox is a flexible workplace. We we have a headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts, and we have some fully-remote team-members working from home all across the country. We ask that team-members local to the Boston area to come in at least once a week in an effort to build community and collaboration
Company HQ
Watertown, MA
Leadership
Mike Salguero
(Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded CustomMade.com, and alongside working at ButcherBox, they are also a Director for the President's Council at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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