Internship field
Digital Marketing
You pick one real brand in week 1 and market it for the whole program: research the audience, build the content engine, optimise for search, plan the ads and read the numbers.
Week 1 — Market research
Know the brand, the buyer and the competition.
Objectives
- Define the target audience
- Analyse competitors
- Build a customer persona
Tasks (4)
- 10 pts
1. Brand brief
Pick a real brand or business and write its offer, positioning, price point and current channels.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 15 pts
2. Audience definition
Define the target audience by demographics, behaviour, motivations and objections.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 20 pts
3. Competitor analysis
Analyse three competitors on positioning, content, posting frequency and engagement, in a comparison table.
Deliverable: PDF or spreadsheet.
- 15 pts
4. Customer persona
Build one detailed persona with goals, frustrations, buying triggers and preferred platforms.
Deliverable: PDF.
Week 2 — Social media marketing
Turn strategy into a publishing plan.
Objectives
- Choose the right platforms
- Plan content pillars
- Build a working calendar
Tasks (3)
- 10 pts
1. Platform strategy
Choose two platforms for the brand and justify each with audience data.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 15 pts
2. Content pillars
Define four content pillars and the goal of each.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 25 pts
3. 7-day content calendar
Build a 7-day calendar with date, platform, pillar, format, caption and hashtags.
Deliverable: Spreadsheet or PDF.
Week 3 — Content strategy
Write the content, not just the plan.
Objectives
- Write platform-appropriate copy
- Use hashtags deliberately
- Design a posting rhythm
Tasks (3)
- 25 pts
1. Ten posts
Write ten complete posts: hook, body, CTA and hashtags, mapped to your pillars.
Deliverable: Document.
- 15 pts
2. Hashtag research
Build three hashtag sets (broad, niche, branded) with reach estimates and a note on why each set fits.
Deliverable: Spreadsheet or PDF.
- 15 pts
3. Content repurposing
Take one post and adapt it into four other formats.
Deliverable: Document.
Week 4 — SEO
Final projectGet found without paying for every click.
Objectives
- Research keywords
- Optimise on-page elements
- Structure content for search
Tasks (3)
- 25 pts
1. Keyword research
Find 20 keywords with search volume, difficulty and intent, grouped into topic clusters.
Deliverable: Spreadsheet.
- 20 pts
2. On-page optimisation
Write meta titles and descriptions for five pages, plus a heading structure for each.
Deliverable: Document.
- 20 pts
3. SEO audit
Audit a real site against a 12-point checklist and list the fixes in priority order.
Deliverable: PDF.