91勛圖厙

Internship Spotlight

Maria Atallah

Intern at Vogue Paris

Internships泭can be a great way to get a taste of what泭a泭dream job泭might泭(or泭might not) look like a few years泭down the line.泭Here,泭硃娶喧泭堯勳莽喧棗娶聆泭senior Maria泭Atallah泭22泭shares her experience as an Editorial Assistant at Vogue Paris,泭a position that she took on entirely remotely泭for two semesters. While泭it was challenging to adapt to remote work, Maria made the best of her experience and泭learned泭a lot along the泭way泭 what was泭most exciting泭was seeing泭her name appear on Vogue articles!泭泭泭


What are your pronouns?泭泭

She/her/hers

Tell us a little bit about your background?泭泭

I am from Lebanon. After graduating high school, I studied English泭literature for a year at McGill University in Montreal, Canada,泭before moving to Paris. I started attending 91勛圖厙in January 2019.

Which company/organization are you currently interning with?泭泭

Vogue Paris.泭

Where is your internship taking place?泭泭泭

Paris, France.泭泭

When is your internship taking place?泭泭

It took place during Fall and Spring泭semesters泭2021.泭

What is your job title?泭泭

Editorial Assistant泭

What types of responsibilities and/or tasks do you have in your internship? What's a typical day for you like?泭

Typically I泭would泭attend泭an泭editorial meeting with all the journalists and editors in the morning. Afterwards, I泭would泭spend the day translating and editing articles and managing Vogue Paris泭English Facebook and泭Twitter泭pages.泭

What are the biggest challenges and successes youve experienced during your internship?泭泭

It was really challenging to get used to a fully remote workday. As my internship took place during the泭Covid-19泭pandemic, I only had the opportunity to visit the office twice, and Im disappointed I did泭not泭get to have泭a real office experience. However, I still enjoyed my internship tremendously, and seeing my name on Vogue articles泭was泭such a huge reward!泭

What language(s) are you speaking/using in your internship?泭泭

English and French.泭

Tells us about your future goals/aspirations. Is this internship relevant? Do you think it will help you along the way? How?泭泭

I would love to work in the fashion industry or in the publishing industry, so this internship was a dream come true! It will certainly help me along the way, since I have learned a lot from it,泭and泭because泭Vogue is an industry leader.泭