A Day in the Life of a Marketing and Experience Intern

It’s 6:45. Your train is 3 minutes away, and in a slumberous haze, you’re chugging a Starbucks blonde roast, terrified of being late once again.  

This is what my daily commute looked like for years.  In my experience with Do312, it’s been exactly the opposite. 

I wake up around 8:30 to the sound of my timer coffee pot dripping the finest blend of grocery store coffee, Chock Full o’ Nuts.  As I lay in my bed, I begin to wrap my head around what I need to refresh myself on before meeting with my supervisor, Alex, at 10.  I brush my teeth, collect myself, and get ready to consume roughly 2 and a half cups of coffee to bring myself to life for an adventurous day of “working from home.” I begin by looking into my daily tasks.  I check Perklandia, our Fred Armisen-referenced back-end database, for any tickets that need to be distributed.  There seem to be a few, such as tickets for the John Primer band at Epiphany Arts Center, that could be redistributed.  I take note of what needs to be sent out and then open the More Support email account.  As per usual, there are no urgent emails, so I archive what has already been addressed and head on to see what is going on as far as guest lists that need to be sent.  Today, there are two, and I take note. 

Around 10, I meet with my supervisor Alex.  We chit-chat about what’s going on with her big project right now, the expansion of the “DoStuff” network.  Really exciting stuff.  I wish that I could be a part of it; however, an unpaid internship does not necessarily pay off an insurmountable amount of student debt.  I run her through what guest lists need to go out, what the inbox looks like, and what tickets need distribution today.  I then talk to her about jobs I am applying for, and we do a little bit of interview prep for a job at Leo Burnett. (The interview went really well, however they wanted me to move to Arkansas to work on the Walmart Account so I politely declined.)

Then I dig in, roll up my sleeves, and work for about an hour or so.  Sometimes these daily tasks take a few hours; sometimes they take 10 minutes.  COVID has made the world of “selling experiences” incredibly unpredictable, so my workload varies.  I eat lunch and then hop on another quick call with Alex where she talks me through a few things she needs help with for the day.  Today is particularly exciting – she wants me to make a well-rounded and represented “top 10 list of artists who have performed in Chicago in the past 5 years.”  I evaluate a list of roughly 40 artists, figure out which ones have the largest followings and the largest ticket sale dates in Chicago, and put them into a spreadsheet.  I then narrow down genres as well as gender identities and race to ensure that the list is not too male or too white.  

This takes me a couple of hours, and Alex is impressed that I composed a spreadsheet. (Who wouldn’t do that, though??) She tells me to sit tight and asks me to continuously check on the tickets that need redistribution.  I keep sending out tickets that get forfeited and try to make sure we have a “full house” for each show.  

I end my day around 6, making sure the inbox is clear, and that my Asana tasks are all completed.