GeekGirlCon Intern Reflections
GeekGirlCon has recently been lucky enough to welcome three Seattle area high school students as interns to a 6-week internship with GeekGirlCon. They have lent us their creativity, passion, and energy and even taught us some things in return. Each amazing GGC intern has not only written a blog post, they have been working on individual projects, creating presentations, and attending learning sessions with the marketing department, the programming department, and even with the GeekGirlCon Board of Directors! They weren’t the only ones learning – the GeekGirlCon volunteers already have ideas for improvements for any future internship programs.
We asked the interns for feedback on the GeekGirlCon Intern experience, and here is what they said:
Sumaya:
Working with GeekGirlCon has been an incredibly enriching experience for me. I’ve learned so much about marketing, from creating engaging campaigns to understanding audience insights. This hands-on experience allowed me to apply theoretical knowledge in practical scenarios, significantly enhancing my skills. The collaborative environment and the opportunity to work with passionate individuals made the journey even more rewarding. Overall, it was a great experience that has not only broadened my knowledge but also inspired me to pursue further opportunities in marketing!
~ Sumaya A.
Yarinet:
At this internship, I have had a great time getting to know all these amazing people, and the different things they do for GeekGirlCon (GGC). In my first year of high school, I took a marketing class, so I had some background knowledge when I entered the internship. With the internship, I got to expand my knowledge on marketing. I learned, and actually got to use the websites the marketing team uses when making posts on platforms such as Facebook, and Instagram. GGC uses the website Hootsuite where the team can upload posts made in Canva, and schedule a post on different sites, whether it be Instagram, or Facebook. I really enjoyed this app, not only because you could schedule the posts, but because you could add the same description and hashtags to both without having to move from post to post, unlike as if one was to post directly from the site.
I also got to learn how to use twitch, which is what the twitch team uses for their live streams, which I also learned how to upload onto Hootsuite. At my time in the internship, I was also given the opportunity to actually create a post for the upcoming GGC trivia night, which was later edited, and will later be posted!
Another great thing I absolutely enjoyed doing during my time at the internship was the photoshoot for the merch. What I loved about this, was that it was all in person! I enjoyed getting to see people, and meet them in-person for the first time! This was also something I got to do with another intern, Halleluia! I had a great time working with her, taking photos, and striking different poses!
GeekGirlCon was a great experience, and I would love to work with them again in the future, as a volunteer or staff member! If anyone is interested in working with awesome geeks, with knowledge on just about anything, but are also interested in marketing, gaming, design/creativity, GGC is the to-go!
~ Yarinet
Halleluia:
Some of the things I learned at GGC was not only how to use new platforms for me like Discord and Hootsuite, where the team can upload posts made in Canva, but I also got to learn more about marketing and community communications. Since I want to go into the communications field when I go to college, it was great getting real life experience in what I could be doing in the future and it also piqued my interest in marketing.
Creating new content on social media was also something I truly enjoyed doing! One of my other favorite things from the content on social media was making Tik Toks for the account that will be seen soon I hope! I also had a great time doing the photoshoot with Yarinet. I enjoy modeling for pictures and modeling in general so this photoshoot was really fun to do. I did not have a least favorite part of this internship. I had a great time overall and would gladly intern again if I can. For anyone who wants to intern at GGC I think it would be the best idea for any student.
To students who are considering interning with GGC in the future I’d say you will definitely have a great time interning. This organization is so inclusive and makes you feel right at home when you first start. There are so many different opportunities at GGC so I would say it is the perfect place to be an intern at!
What excites me most about potentially attending GGC is finally meeting many of the people I met at this internship. I met and got to know so many amazing people at the internship.
~ Halleluia
A huge thank you to our three excellent interns, Sumaya, Yarinet and Halleluia, as well as to our internship contact Vanessa. And thank you to members of the GeekGirlCon staff who participated in supporting these geeks – from putting together trainings and projects, setting schedules, donating extra time, coordinating I.T., and even uploading this blog to the website – we appreciate every one of you!
