23 Oct What Happened After My Marketing Internship in London – Absolute Alumni
Having completed my masters in Digital Marketing at ESCP Business School in Madrid, I was very eager to start my career in a vibrant and diverse city like London. Not having a European passport made it quite challenging to find a company that would sponsor me.
Luckily, I came across Absolute Internship, an award-winning internship provider that helps recent graduates like myself find the most suitable internship placement in your industry across a diverse range of companies in London. I interviewed at Polaris Agency for a six-month internship, which then resulted in getting an offer to continue working with them!
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Polaris is a marketing agency that specialises in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Pay-Per-Click (PPC) services for small and medium-sized enterprises and brands.
“My main goal at the internship was to gain hands-on experience in multiple aspects of digital advertising as well as secure a full-time job in London.”
– Carolina Jaramillo
I was eager to get hands-on experience in PPC and SEO. At Polaris, I started to learn about SEO, which included blog writing, on-page reports, link building and keyword optimization. This was interesting as the agency works with a diverse set of clients from different industries.
Alongside SEO, I was also slowly dipping my toes into PPC. I quickly realized that my interests laid in the digital advertising side of the business which fueled my interests in data and optimization.
I thoroughly enjoyed the internship at Polaris as I was able to put into my practice what I had learned in my studies. In addition to learning new digital skills, I was also given the opportunity to interact with clients themselves.
“Working for a smaller sized agency allowed me to understand how the business worked and also made me feel the impact I was making.”
– Carolina Jaramillo
As my internship was drawing to a close I was still enjoying the work I was doing and the people I was working with. The founder of the agency offered me a full-time role to become the new Paid Media Manager. This was an amazing opportunity for me as I was working in a city that I had always loved and working in the industry that I wanted to work for.
My new role as a Paid Media Manager included managing the paid channels for our clients through Google Ads. Through working in paid search, I got to learn new skills like User Experience (UX) -an area of the industry that I deeply enjoy-. Working at Polaris allowed me to take full ownership of my work and see the impact I was driving.
After eight months working at Polaris, I was recruited by Amazon for a job opening in the UK PPC team at Audible. This was a great opportunity for me and a chance to further my work in a side of marketing I enjoy. I accepted the offer and subsequently got hired.
“My time at Polaris taught me the skills and mindset I needed and served as a very important platform for me to launch my career. I am grateful to the team at both Polaris and Absolute Internships who were able to make this possible.”
– Carolina Jaramillo
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Mica Pauline Tiu is a Content Writer working with Absolute Internship, which offers internships, remote projects, immersion programs, and faculty-led experiences for students and graduates across the world. Passionate about student success and global education, she has collaborated with the team for four years on blog articles and alumni stories. Her background spans PR and digital strategy, with experience producing lifestyle features, press releases, corporate documents, and pieces on beauty, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Outside of work, she co-runs an independent animal welfare project, leading its creative and marketing efforts, and organizes cat-centric community events that support rescuers, creatives, and small businesses.
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