PR & Marketing Intern in Seoul

Hi, my name is Maya. I'm 22, I'm from the United States, and I majored in theater arts administration at Fordham University in New York City. I'm currently working as the marketing intern at a theater, and I'm also helping with social media management.

At the theater I do a variety of roles, but the largest one is helping with the rebranding of the theater. So I have created all-new social media accounts, such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, and in addition to that I've created content for them, such as video guides from main tourist places to help tourists figure out how to get to the theater, and also digital ads for their open comedy classes or upcoming shows. I'm really trying to promote the new brand of the theater and reach the more tourist sections [unclear].

My time working here at the theater has been a really great experience. The working culture has been very welcoming here. My supervisor has given me a lot of freedom to explore my artistic abilities and different interests in helping promote his theater.

In addition to having a nice experience with the working environment here, I've really enjoyed being in Korea as a whole. I've taken advantage of my free time to travel all over the country and have made a lot of great friends. I've tried to experience the culture in as many ways as I can. I've [unclear] lots of food, I've participated in traditional culture activities like the fan dance, and K-pop dance, and made sure to tour the very historical parts of the city.

I've had a really great experience with AIP. When I first came to Korea I was actually placed with a different company. I was there for only two months and it didn't go as well as I expected. It just wasn't a great fit for me, I didn't mesh well with the environment. So I reached out to AIP and I asked them if I could change internships, because it just really wasn't working for me, and luckily they said yes, we can do that. So they got on board, they started reaching out to other companies in Korea, and pretty quickly got me placed with the theater, and it's been amazing. I'm really happy that I decided to change and that they were willing to help me.

I would really recommend taking an internship with AIP, especially if you want to see a different part of the world, experience a new culture, work in maybe a different industry or type of environment that you're not used to, and especially if you're a go-getter and want to [unclear] and just really put yourself out there. It's been an amazing experience, and I would highly recommend taking full advantage of the culture and the country that you're in, and really utilizing AIP's resources, because they're awesome, they're really great, and I highly recommend them.

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