Q&A with Grammarly’s enterprise interns
That is the second submit in a three-part collection that gives an in-depth have a look at Grammarly’s internship program. On this submit, we’ll highlight our enterprise interns.
Ask questions. Say sure to every thing. Lean into the unknown. These are just some of the teachings that Grammarly’s enterprise interns realized this summer time. For the primary time, we welcomed interns throughout our enterprise groups, along with our current engineering internship program. By engaged on initiatives that contributed to Grammarly’s mission, these interns have developed invaluable expertise and classes that can profit them all through their careers.
We caught up with 4 of our enterprise interns—unfold throughout our Gross sales, Authorized, Progress Advertising, and Social Media groups—to listen to about their internship initiatives, largest classes realized, and recommendation for future interns. On this submit, we’ll share the highlights from every of these conversations.
Rameen Rauf
College: College of California–Berkeley
Workforce: Progress advertising and marketing
Watch Rameen introduce herself and share extra about her internship undertaking and a day in her life as a advertising and marketing intern.
To kick us off, inform us what made you resolve to turn out to be a progress marketer.
After I was younger, I liked creating bodily artwork and work to precise myself. Over time, that keenness developed into digital storytelling, and I naturally discovered myself drawn to advertising and marketing. In school, I’ve immersed myself in advertising and marketing coursework and joined golf equipment that permit me discover every thing from branding to consumer conduct. This internship felt just like the pure subsequent step.
Inform us about your internship undertaking at Grammarly.
I led a conversion charge optimization (CRO) undertaking, the place I examined Grammarly’s key acquisition pages (like our house web page or function web page) to determine areas of enchancment. After creating an preliminary speculation, I labored with the natural acquisition crew to launch a light-weight house web page experiment utilizing Contentful and Statsig. It’s been gratifying to take an concept from idea to execution and get suggestions shortly!
What was your proudest second when engaged on this undertaking?
Presenting my proposal to the natural acquisition crew, together with my supervisor and mentor. I acquired encouraging and constructive suggestions from the group (which consisted of extremely skilled crew members), and it made me really feel that my work was impactful. It additionally helped me perceive how my proposals might influence future net experiments, even past my internship.
Was there any recommendation that you just’ve acquired from a mentor that helped you navigate the internship?
I used to be lately reminded that not understanding one thing isn’t a weak spot—it’s a possibility. After I adopted that mindset, every thing began altering for me: I dove into the unknown, absorbing each dialog, doc, and Slack message I might, and requested questions after I didn’t perceive one thing. All of this helped me develop extra on this internship than I ever thought doable.
Zooming out, how has this internship modified the way you’re serious about your profession?
Whereas I’ve all the time been drawn to the inventive and strategic sides of selling, this expertise has proven me how highly effective information may be in shaping choices, forming hypotheses, and measuring influence. It’s made me excited to discover roles the place I can carry collectively each my analytical and artistic pondering expertise and discover alternatives on the intersection of these ability units.
Enjoyable query: In case your persona have been a font, which one would it not be?
Fashionable Status. It’s elegant, daring, and refined.
Quinn Goldberg
College: Indiana College–Bloomington
Workforce: Gross sales enablement
Watch Quinn introduce himself and share extra about his path to gross sales and his time at Grammarly.
What made you resolve to pursue a profession in gross sales?
My dad spent his whole profession in gross sales, and I grew up listening to tales about his job, whether or not it was the enjoyable journey or the fascinating relationship tales. I grew to become actually impressed by his journey, and mixed with the give attention to individuals expertise and crew constructing, determined to pursue the same profession path.
Inform us extra about your internship undertaking at Grammarly.
I labored on including new content material and updating current content material within the channel associate portal, which our gross sales companions use to entry enablement content material about our companies and choices. Given the current acquisition of Coda and the improvement of latest merchandise, we’ve created a variety of new belongings to assist companions perceive our up to date choices and the way to promote them. I collaborated with different groups, together with associate managers, buyer success, and product advertising and marketing, to align on the important thing belongings.
What’s your proudest second of the internship?
Giving my halfway replace presentation on my undertaking. I addressed the channel gross sales crew and offered particulars about my progress and the enhancements wanted for the portal. I acquired terrific suggestions and questions from many friends, which made me notice the work I’m doing is making an influence.
How has this internship expertise formed your profession objectives, and what recommendation out of your teammates helped you alongside the best way?
I began this internship not sure about my future route in gross sales. From day one, full-time workers inspired me to ask questions on something and every thing. I’m a naturally curious individual, however their encouragement empowered me to speak to as many individuals as doable and to ask the query (irrespective of how easy). Via numerous conversations with teammates, I found thrilling new roles in gross sales and advertising and marketing that align with my expertise and pursuits. I’m trying ahead to exploring these alternatives throughout my closing yr of school.
Enjoyable query: If punctuation marks had personalities, which one would you wish to be associates with?
I’d wish to be associates with the exclamation level. The exclamation level would all the time be enthusiastic and up for something!
Lelosa Aimufa
College: Columbia Regulation Faculty
Workforce: Authorized
What made you resolve to pursue a profession in legislation?
The legislation is foundational to almost every thing we do. I’m fascinated by how legal guidelines want to stay versatile and conscious of the altering world. I needed to enter the authorized discipline to assist form these programs in a method that adequately addresses the challenges of our evolving society.
Inform us about your internship undertaking and what you’ve completed up to now.
My internship is barely unconventional, as I don’t have a single undertaking. As a substitute, I’ve had the chance to work throughout the whole authorized crew. This has uncovered me to various kinds of legislation, whether or not it’s a product litigation difficulty or an employment legislation undertaking. Considered one of my proudest moments was engaged on a proposal for senior executives relating to our fairness, inventory, and advantages insurance policies. This was an interesting but complicated undertaking on the intersection of employment, human assets, and enterprise operations. I felt actually pleased with my proposal and presenting it to the chief crew, particularly after I might correctly deal with their questions.
How has this internship expertise modified the way you’re serious about your profession?
This internship has deepened my curiosity in employment legislation. Participating with litigation technique and employment compliance at Grammarly has helped me perceive that I wish to be on the intersection of legislation and office dynamics, shaping these environments to assist companies and workers thrive.
Trying again, what recommendation do you could have for future Grammarly authorized interns?
Say sure to every thing, as a result of surprising assignments can typically be probably the most enlightening. For example, after I labored on the inventory, fairness, and advantages proposal, I wasn’t tremendous aware of that space. Nonetheless, I overcame this hole by asking inquiries to others on my crew, which helped me study the area and uncover my ardour for employment legislation.
Enjoyable query: If you happen to might invite any author/creator over for dinner, who would it not be, and why?
Rick Riordan. The Percy Jackson collection was my absolute favourite rising up, and I’d love to choose his mind on world-building and the way he writes tales that enchantment to center schoolers and younger adults alike!
Miriam Borgan
College: San José State College
Workforce: Social media
Watch Miriam introduce herself and share extra about her curiosity in social media and her life at Grammarly.
What made you resolve to pursue a profession in social media advertising and marketing?
I’ve all the time liked telling tales. Throughout highschool, I began writing and taking footage for an area journal. After I was 18, I took over their social media channels and constructed a web based viewers. Since then, I’ve been fascinated by the attain that Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn present to everybody, from huge organizations to on a regular basis individuals, permitting them to inform their tales. Now, I get to be inventive and submit enjoyable stuff for a well known firm? I’d say I landed the jackpot!
Inform us about what you’re engaged on at Grammarly.
This query is tough to reply as a result of I’m doing slightly little bit of every thing: writing copy for LinkedIn and X, creating GIFs, filming TikToks, and organizing video shoots. Apart from these duties, I’m additionally engaged on strategic initiatives, corresponding to creating a social media technique for our YouTube and X channels, and collaborating with the acquisition advertising and marketing crew to advertise our creator content material. And apparently, I’m additionally a mannequin? I used to be a part of our back-to-school marketing campaign photograph shoot, which was a variety of enjoyable!
A video from Miriam showcasing what life is like as an intern at Grammarly.
What was your proudest accomplishment throughout your internship?
After my third week, my supervisor introduced he could be on PTO for 3 weeks and that I’d take over managing Coda’s social media accounts. At first, I used to be involved about how I’d handle the accounts independently. Fortunately, with the assist of my crew and the product advertising and marketing managers, I created a number of high-performing posts. When my supervisor returned, the Coda accounts have been nonetheless alive and thriving—and I realized an incredible deal within the course of!
How has this expertise modified the best way you’re serious about your profession?
I’ve realized how essential it’s for me to work at an organization whose values align with mine. Grammarly doesn’t transfer quick and break issues—we deal with our prospects’ information with care and take heed to what our customers want. The product itself is designed to assist individuals talk with readability and confidence, which actually resonates with me as somebody whose major language isn’t English. Particularly as a marketer, I actually worth advocating for merchandise that I exploit myself—it makes it really feel extra genuine.
What recommendation would you give to future social media interns?
Maintain your to-do checklist shut—and your inventive instincts even nearer. There’s all the time lots to do, however it is advisable to carve out time to strategize and give you attention-grabbing content material concepts. Make time in your busy schedule to brainstorm concepts and share them with the crew.
Enjoyable query: If you happen to might invent a phrase (or declare to have invented a phrase), what phrase would it not be, and why?
As a local Swiss German speaker, so many phrases come to my thoughts that should be invented in English, however the one I’d need probably the most is mou, which implies “sure, for positive!” however in a extra enjoyable method.
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That’s a wrap from our enterprise interns. We want all of them one of the best as they begin the subsequent yr of their research. If you happen to’re fascinated about following of their footsteps, keep tuned for updates on our profession web page about purposes for subsequent yr’s internship program.
