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My Internship Experience at Horizon Works
20th September 2024
Lauren Casey joined the Horizon Works team in July as a graduate intern… and she has spent the summer working across the business, supporting our clients, helping our team and even doing a spot of beach cleaning!
Here, Lauren talks about her experiences of Horizon Works…
This summer I had the opportunity to work at Horizon Works for two months, after graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University with a degree in Business and Marketing, before I head off travelling for the rest of the year. I want to share some of the highlights from my time here and reflect on the skills and experiences I gained.
On my first day, I was thrown straight into the deep end at the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) Engineering and Manufacturing Marketers Meet-Up, a networking event held at Horizon Works’ Event Space. Not only did I get to meet professionals from across the engineering and manufacturing industry, but I was also trusted with filming content for LinkedIn and Instagram. I edited the footage into a video, which was an exciting challenge and a great way to kick off my internship.
A major part of my role involved creating and editing video content for social media platforms. From visiting multiple clients to interview and film apprentices for their LinkedIn pages and websites, to helping launch Horizon Works’ TikTok, I was able to work on diverse projects. I also produced engaging content for EMN at EMCON 2024, capturing videos and photos that received great feedback and a lot of social media impressions and comments. Seeing the videos I edited being used across platforms and receiving positive engagement was incredibly rewarding!
I also learned how to use Mailchimp e-marketing software, where I added contacts for email campaigns and created an e-shot for a client. I then scheduled the campaign and generated a report on its performance, which helped me develop new skills in email marketing analytics.
In addition to these tasks, I handled several other tasks, such as contributing to the company’s new database and carrying out research to support sales campaigns. I also took part in the team beach clean at our local beach as part of our Good Vibes Programme and filmed and edited the day out for socials.
My experience at Horizon Works has been diverse, from the client projects I worked on to learning new software, and very rewarding as I’ve gained practical, real-world skills that I know will help me in the future.
I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute and work with such a welcoming, dynamic and supportive team, and would highly recommend an internship with Horizon Works!