I started my internship at MassAbility with the Communications team at the beginning of January 2024. I began by meeting my team and being walked through what I'll be doing as an intern, meeting other MassAbility staff, and setting specific career goals for my internship. I helped the agency create campaigns that shared their mission and vision.
Every week, my supervisor provided a writing prompt or task for me to complete. I took part in researching, writing, and editing a PowerPoint presentation and a writing assignment looking into artificial intelligence (AI) in career services. I write drafts and then share them with my co-workers and supervisor, who provide feedback. My work was shared with the team during team meetings, and we found ways to use it in agency campaigns and communications.
Once, during a team meeting, we discussed how to share with people how to dress professionally and for job interviews. I was asked to create a "Wardrobe Do's and Don'ts" infographic.
I worked with team members to create content we could share on MassAbility's social media. It was challenging at first to understand what was needed when I started working on TikTok videos, which were unfamiliar to me. However, the team helped me understand the platform and showed me ways to contribute to video pre-production and production.
I spent time reading about MassAbility so I can understand the agency's work we do and help better contribute to the content that the team created.
I enjoyed my internship at MassAbility. Working from home allowed me to be more flexible and has made working more accessible. The feedback I received from my supervisor has helped me improve my work. The general atmosphere of meetings with everyone was relaxed, but work was always getting done.
I'm working toward my bachelor's degree, with a focus on marketing. I’m happy I had this experience interning with the MassAbility Communications department.