Busy managers often struggle to find tasks for efficient interns. An intern can be a huge benefit to a busy team when incorporated correctly. Here is a list of project ideas that will keep your intern gainfully occupied while adding value to the company and relieving some of your team’s workload so that they can be more creative and less stressed.
CRM, Website & Analytics
CRM Housekeeping – Ensure every contact is up to date and each field is in the correct format, add Eircodes for every address etc.
Run different reports from the CRM system to analyse and identify trends
Analyse Google Analytics data to identify trends on the company website - plan website content based on trends
Rewrite and add new content on website pages
Increase the number of hyperlinks on the website
Improve meta descriptions for all website pages
Improve tags on website pages
Social Media
Analyse and write a report on all Social Media platform insights – make recommendations on improving engagement with target markets
Write copy for social media posts
Create relevant social media content for all channels; photos, videos, music, takeovers, competitions, lives etc.
Create a social media calendar for the year including all significant dates and content ideas
Schedule future social media posts using Creator Studio or Hootsuite
Share website blog posts on relevant social media channels
Make a list of 50 micro-influencers who you think are in line with our brand
Evaluate the competitor’s social media presence, make recommendations on gaining a competitive edge
Propose different ideas for seasonal Social Media campaigns
Design Instagram stories and social media posts using Canva
Tag and clean up old content on YouTube, Wordpress and other channels
Spend 1-2 hours every day interacting meaningfully with social accounts who interact with competitors and similar companies. Like their content, follow them, comment on their posts.
Identify like-minded brands, industry bodies or other social accounts who may be interested in sharing the companies content online
Translations
Translate the company website into other languages
Translate marketing materials into other languages
Translate presentations into other languages
Write blog posts in other languages
Translate the website of overseas competitors
Market Research
Complete an in-depth competitive analysis including a SWOT Analysis
Write a report about how the industry operates in the interns home country and how it compares to the industry in the host country
Run an online focus group or create a survey to collect market data
Research what customers are saying about your product or service in other languages
Read industry-relevant articles and publications and note interesting points and ideas in a report
Admin & Procedures
Write a company procedures manual or update the existing one
Create a Procedures Manual specifically for interns
Write a detailed job description for the interns role in the company
Create a video explaining your internship projects/tasks for the use of training new interns in the future
Manage the online office calendar for the team
Coordinate team meetings by sending the meeting links and reminder emails to each person
Record and keep the minutes of online meetings
Evaluate companies’ staff training materials
Create a training video to use as a tool to train future interns
Write copy for applications for various business awards
Video interview staff members and make a video for recruitment purposes
Create a library of stock photos which are relevant to the company
Write various blog posts related to the companies’ brand or on other topics the brands target market may be interested in
Convert all email contacts to mailing lists in .cvc format
Upload .cvc file mailing lists to Constant Contact or Mail Chimp
Business Development, Marketing & Sales
Design targeted email campaigns for each target market with Constant Contact or Mail Chimp
Create a Brand Kit for the company on Canva including company colours, fonts and logo
Design Social Media ads using Canva templates and the companies brand kit
Check that the branding is consistent across the website and all social media channels - make a vision board of all platforms and suggest improvements
Make scripted sales calls