Brilliant Africa

Final Year Postgraduate, MSc African Studiesstudent, Remote Working

Work Projects

During my internship I was responsible for spearheading the Tanzania guidebook expansion. I had to research possible destinations, assess their marketability using SEO and then write a short but snappy guidebook entry for each one of them. I learned not only about SEO and how to direct my content at people online but also improved my writing skills.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the work, including the cooperation with the other intern and my manager. My manager checked in on me weekly, assisting me with organisational aspects and the intricacies of the travel industry. My main achievements were definitely the completion of the project and having my own content now published on a website. It is incredibly rewarding to know that other people might be enticed to visit Tanzania by my words and use my help as assistance.

Daily Life

I could work fairly independently, adjusting my work as I needed. We had a fixed amount of work we had to get done during the work so sometimes I was able to take longer breaks during the day but then work at night, which fits my routine much better. I would only talk to my manager about once a week but had almost daily calls with the other intern as we worked closely together. I would usually take about half a day in the morning to research the destination I would write about that day, looking at our competitors and google analytics to find out what website visitors were looking for, and then write the text up fairly quickly. The other intern would then give me feedback on my text, and I would do the same with her. I had lots of time to wind down after and socialise in between so all in all it was a very enjoyable experience.

Lasting Impressions

I really enjoyed this internship; the work was so much fun and it really helped me develop my writing skills and assert the idea that I want to continue using my writing skills in my career.

Final Year Undergraduate, BA Persian Studies, Remote Working

Work Projects

I was tasked to research and write website pages on tourism and activities in Tanzania. Each page was very similar to the other and there was not much variation. The other intern and I completed so much that we were given more work that was similar to what we were doing before.

Daily Life

I worked in France while doing shift work in restaurants, nannying and tutoring. Thanks to remote work, I could easily fit the other three jobs in, and I found it easy to organise my time.

Lasting Impressions

I enjoyed the experience because it was easy and there was no micro-managing so I could fit it around my other jobs. I have always wanted to work in the tourism sector and I still do.