A working day during my internship period by Marita

Marita is a marketing/communications intern at Difrax. In this blog post, she shares what a typical workday looks like for her.

It's 8:30 a.m. and I'm just getting out of bed. In a time when working from home is the norm, staying in bed a little longer is definitely a bonus. I think back to the first weeks of my internship, when I still went to the office every day. Fortunately, I can still go to the office one day a week. The other four days I work from home. Like today, right from my attic room.

About half an hour later, I boot up my laptop and immediately open the Zoom app. Every morning at 9:00 AM, we all start our day with a video call. Sometimes it's very serious, like discussing market developments, and other times we do something "fun," like a quiz or a morning exercise class.

As soon as the Zoom meeting ends, I first check my inbox. My colleague asks if I can start working on a new newsletter. I immediately add it to my to-do list for the day. But first, I have to get started on something else. Landing pages need to be created for a campaign in France. Based on the advice of a communications agency, I get started. I consult with the Design department about creating visuals and contact the agency if anything is unclear.

When I look at the clock, I'm surprised to see it's almost time for lunch. I finish my work on the landing pages and head downstairs. When you're working so hard, you almost forget you need to eat a snack.

After lunch, I'll start working on Amazon. We need to track their inventory so we know if we need to send out new products. Not the most challenging task, but it has to be done. After that, I'll start working on the newsletter. I'll figure out what we want to send out in the newsletter and write the relevant copy. Then, I'll create a layout in Mailchimp for how the newsletter should look. I'll text the Design intern about the image I need for the newsletter. We'll have a quick call to discuss what looks best, so she can work with that.

As I close my laptop at the end of the day, I reflect on the past few months. It was a crazy internship, with a lot of working from home. But despite everything, I had a fantastic time. I learned a lot and got to do a lot of fun assignments. And to think that it's almost over, and that school life is about to start again, I know one thing: I'll definitely miss my colleagues!

Curious about how Marita's first day of internship went? Click here !