AscentUP - Business & Marketing Projects (Spring Cohort)
Experience scope
Categories
Social media marketing Training & development Communications Copy writing HumanitiesSkills
research reports customer analysis brand style guides business communication marketing research email marketing document review150-hour (30hrs per learner), fully-subsidized, business & marketing internships for US employers.
Learners are paid a $300 USD stipend on completion of the project by Riipen. Employers are not required to provide payment.
- Submit a project here for the AscentUP team to review.
- Once approved, you will be matched with a team of up to 5 participants.
- Projects can start from early February and must be completed over 6 weeks.
- Projects must be completed by May 30th, 2025.
Employers can sign up for the program here.
If you have questions or need help drafting your project content please email us at ascentup@riipen.com. You can also find all of our help articles here.
Learners
Deliverables will vary depending on the project scope. At the conclusion of the project you will have assets that can be used to further your business goals, such as a completed report, digital marketing campaign, or database administration.
Given the short, remote nature of AscentUP we require a project-based experience. If your project looks like a job posting, we can not accept it. Please provide a concrete scope for the learner’s work and limit their work to a specific project.
If you choose to use a template from our library, ensure that you have added as much context for your business needs as possible. Our team will not accept any projects that were created from a template without sufficient customization. While learners will interact with you to complete the project, we want them to be able to understand the scope of the project by reading your project details.
Note: If participants are completing confidential work they can still submit work on the platform by uploading redacted samples, using the worklog feature, and writing a brief project reflection. In this case, we might also recommend that you have the participants sign an NDA before starting your project. You can use the Agreements feature to do this.
Project Examples
Requirements
Learners bring a wide range of Business and Marketing skills. Projects could include, but are not limited to:
- Digital Marketing
- Market research
- Research reports
- Roadmapping
- Social Media Marketing
- Copywriting and editing
- Brand Guide Creation
- Pricing Model Development
- Customer Journey Mapping
- Competitive Analysis
- Sales Strategy
- Business Plans
- Learning & Development
Projects should be approximately 30 hours in length per learner and are to be completed over 6 weeks. Each project should require the contributions of 5 participants (150 hours in total). Check out this guide on best practices for working with AscentUP learners.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
I confirm that I have read and understand the Terms and Conditions of this program.
I confirm that this project is an appropriate scope for a team of 5 learners to contribute 30 hours each (150 hours in total).
I understand that I must provide ongoing mentorship and guidance to the team that are working on my project. I must be responsive to any questions, and check in on progress to help ensure a good result.
I will evaluate the learners' final project submissions within 5 business days, offering feedback that can be utilized by the learners to strengthen their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.
Have you or your company worked with students/interns prior to this engagement?
Please share a brief overview of your experience working with interns
Please describe the final deliverable(s) that you expect from learners working on this project.