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AMA Internships in Algorand Foundation
Recorded: April 19, 2024 Duration: 0:38:30Space Recording
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And I will be your person hosting and moderating these spaces.
Here we will talk about the internship program that we will have this summer.
We'll have amazing opportunity that we will be sharing all the roles and what we expect
from you and everything related.
With me will be joining us, Dora Ungerli, Alexa Carr, Joanna, Katie, Ram and many others
that you will meet.
So please join me welcoming all these amazing speakers.
Let's have fun.
So Dora, do you want to welcome everyone?
Hi, welcome, everyone.
I'm so glad that you could join today.
Thanks, Eva, for the nice tunes on the Friday afternoon.
It really set the right mood.
Yeah, we're here today to talk about our internship program.
We're running this in the second time around.
We had our first cohort last year.
And we liked it so much and had such a great time with our interns from all over the world
that we're running it again this year.
So the purpose of this two-day space is to have the hiring managers talk a little bit
about the candidates they're looking for and describe the roles a little bit more in detail.
I'll describe the program and what's expected of the interns and what we can offer to you.
And we also have our former intern, Katie, here and our former intern, now colleague, Ram,
who should be joining in a minute.
And we will talk to them about their experience.
And then last but not least, we obviously have time for questions from the community
about the internship program.
So, yeah, that's sort of the outline of today's spaces.
Do you want me to talk a little bit about what the program looks like, Eva?
Would that be helpful?
Yeah, absolutely.
If you want, I can share a bit about what was last year.
Last year, we had 10 interns.
Correct me if I am wrong, Adoro, please.
Yeah, we had nine, I think.
Yeah, yeah.
Exactly.
And those interns came from different parts of the world.
Latin America, Europe, Africa, India, U.S., from everywhere.
And they had an amazing experience working closely with the staff from the Agron Foundation
and exploring different roles that we have actually in our organization.
At the end of the internship, they shared a presentation to the organization where they shared all their learnings,
all the knowledge, experience, and everything they learned.
And it was an amazing experience.
And, of course, they shared this with their student clubs, their universities.
And, of course, we keep in touch.
And a few of them, of course, keep continuing working with us.
Yeah, amazing.
And maybe to add to that, we also have all of our interns meet our executive team.
So they get to meet with our chief marketing officer, our head of business development.
So they get an insight in those conversations, what the career path is like, what the advice is that the executives have for the students.
So they meet the whole exec team once a week.
They have a meeting with them and get to ask them questions.
And then each intern also has a mentor.
And that's somebody who's not on the same team.
So you may be an intern in the marketing team, but your mentor may be in the business development team.
And the reason behind this is that we want to offer some additional support.
So not just the hiring manager, but there's also somebody else in the organization that can sort of guide the intern, hold their hand, answer any questions they may have.
And also who gives them a glimpse into other teams' operations, how it works, what their goals are, and so on.
So there's quite a lot of support.
So they, you know, obviously, Eva and me are around for anything that the interns need.
Then they meet all of our executives, and they will have a mentor.
And we also have other programming for them, as Eva mentioned, the presentation at the end of the internship.
And then we also do an orientation.
Our colleague Fred does his amazing Algorand 101, where he explains how the protocol works and the whole ecosystem.
So it's a great learning opportunity.
And then obviously the whole rest of the team is available for connection.
So last summer, a lot of the interns just were able to connect with other team members and just have a virtual cup of coffee and learn about, you know, what their career path has been like, what kind of advice they have, and so on.
So it's really a great opportunity to dive into the Web3 ecosystem and learn a lot about Algorand.
And so, yeah, I think maybe Eva, should we invite Katie to the stage and ask her some questions?
Yeah.
Oh, Katie, I think you can talk.
Well, tell us, who are you?
What are you doing?
What you did last year?
What are you doing right now?
Hi, everyone.
Can you hear me all right?
Perfect.
Yeah.
I'm so excited to be here.
My name is Katie.
Last summer, I was a university programs intern working with Doro, as well as I was part of the developer relations team as well.
So I got a really unique position to be able to work within both teams and got to learn about a lot of different things that were happening within Algorand Foundation.
I'm currently still a student at New York University.
I'm studying interactive media arts, and I'll be entering my final year this next fall.
But my past time during the summer with Algorand Foundation was a really unique time for me to get to learn about all this really cool stuff.
I had never really done a lot within, like, the Web3 space, within the blockchain space, and I got to learn a lot of really cool skills.
And I still get to take them and use them with me during my time at university and just beyond that as well.
That's great, Katie.
And can you maybe share a particular project that you work on that you still remember, hopefully for good reasons, but maybe also for challenging reasons?
Maybe you can give us an insight into one example.
Of course.
One of my favorite things that I worked on this summer was I got to help start Algorand's presence in Pakistan.
So I worked with some of the universities in Pakistan, and we hosted kind of an introduction to Algorand and just an introduction to blockchain in their space.
And it was really cool, even though I was all the way in California, I was able to see the in-person event that we were able to host in Pakistan and all the people that we were able to help get introduced to Algorand.
And we even made it onto the news.
So that was really cool.
Awesome.
Can you maybe also speak a little bit about working remotely and how you interacted with the other team members and the other interns and maybe give us a glimpse into like a normal life into Katie's day as an Algorand Foundation intern?
And like, what did that look like last summer?
Of course.
I actually, I think when you think of working like a job remote, you might imagine like everyone's still, you know, on the same time zone.
But it was actually so much cooler on the fact that you're working remote just because we were so global and everyone is in a different country, different state.
And so even I was working with Doro and I think we had a nine hour time difference, but it was able to, we were able to work around that just because, you know, there's so much kind of structure for being able to work globally that it definitely worked.
And so when I would wake up in California, I'd check in with Doro and that'd just be like our first kind of touch in in the morning.
But I'd be able to maybe hop on on different meetings that Doro was on so I could help contribute.
And, you know, because Algorand was, you know, it's on a smaller scale of a company, I was able to really make an impact, I think, and able to talk with as, you know, we would have those meetings with the higher level executives and really feel like I, the work that I was doing, I could see the impact right away.
And it wasn't like it had all these steps to go through, you know, I was able to just see my work out there, which I think was really cool and really rewarding to be able to just see that result right away.
But I'd join different meetings, whether it was with Doro or with the other interns, and I'd have my work throughout the day.
But yeah, I feel like the day to day life would be different every single day.
And that was the exciting part, like, even if I wasn't necessarily going to an office every single day, I still had that experience of getting to interact with other people, getting the chance to, like, socially interact as well.
And we had more, like, fun things as well.
It wasn't all just work.
So I would say throughout, like, my day to day, definitely not two days looked exactly the same.
I was able to kind of mix it up and do a lot of different things.
Thank you, Katie.
That was really helpful.
Yeah.
And I think it's what's nice about Katie's role last summer is, although she was in the university program team, she also shared the role with the technical team.
So she had her foot sort of in both verticals.
And that was kind of a nice way to get some technical knowledge and also dive into other areas.
Let's maybe move on to Ram.
Are you here, Ram?
Ram, I just sent you the request.
If you can check if you receive it.
He's here, but he's not allowed to speak yet.
Let's see.
Eva, do you want to ask Ram some questions when he's...
Oh, there he is.
Hello.
Hi, Ram.
How are you doing?
You're on mute, Ram.
Maybe give it another try.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm here.
I can...
I muted it.
Sorry, guys.
Yeah, I'm doing pretty good.
It's quite sunny in Berlin and good to be here.
Amazing.
Thank you so much for joining.
So Ram, you are a star in the Algorand Foundation right now.
So tell us about your journey here.
Why did you join?
Why did you apply that internship first?
And what did you do last year?
And what are you doing right now?
The most exciting thing.
Yeah, thanks for the question, Ziva.
So I was into the Web3 space for the last couple of years.
I was doing a few internships before Algorand.
And yeah, I was always looking at different opportunities
where I can use my Web3 knowledge,
but also a little bit of my experience in a fulfilled way.
So and then I just noticed the opportunity at the foundation one day.
So I just knew when I looked at the role,
it just made a lot of sense because everything I've been learning
made a lot more sense when I just looked at the role.
So and I applied and I didn't have a lot of expectations,
but I received a call first and then it was pretty fast interview.
And then I just joined Algorand after that.
And it has been a pleasure joining Algorand.
And it has been such a journey in the last one year.
I was in intern for a couple of months
and I was working part-time with them after that during my university.
And Algorand is such a unique place to work
because the Web3 space itself is growing and it's ever-changing.
So you get to learn a lot first.
And at Algorand, you also have a lot of responsibility.
In many companies, it's very difficult to make some impact as an intern.
With Algorand, that's never the problem
because even as an intern, you make huge impact.
And there's a lot of autonomy
and there's a lot of, you know, initiatives that you can take.
And people are just so open to ideas.
If you have a good idea, no one is going to say no.
And so if you're looking for a place where you can, you know,
grow and also learn, but also take initiatives,
that's really important.
And I think Algorand is the place to start.
Amazing, amazing.
I love it.
But tell you a bit about your experience during your internship.
You were part of the ecosystem team and you did an amazing job.
So tell us about that journey that you did last year.
Yeah, sure.
I joined as an ecosystem intern.
So I was helping out, map out the ecosystem tooling
and try to fill out the gaps based on the gaps that we found.
And it was very flexible.
And also you have a lot of work,
but it's also quite flexible when you're working on it.
You have quite a lot of deadlines,
but with no deadlines, it depends on you,
how you organize your work.
And every day is quite different
because every work you need to do,
you do a lot of research,
you do a lot of, you do a lot of, you know, organization.
And yeah, basically every day you learn something new.
And I was learning every day something new from,
I was working with Joanna for a while,
and I was working with a few other people in the ecosystem team
who are not here right now.
And everyone is so experienced in their own space.
You get to learn so much from their experience.
And also, yeah, I think that's the best part,
working with people who are very much experienced, you know.
Definitely, definitely.
And then after your job,
after the amazing work you did last year,
well, something happened.
You were hired by the Agra Foundation.
So how was that for you and your career and your growth?
Sure.
Yeah, I mean, I always say,
try to do a little more than what you're asked for.
And it always helps and comes back to you in some other way.
And I was trying to always do a little more
than what I was asked for during my internship.
And luckily, they saw some potential
and some use I could be for the foundation.
So I was working with them part-time for the last one year.
And it really helped me because I was studying.
And also, I was working with Algorand at the same time.
It was quite a balance between work and also the study.
The team has been so supportive.
And it was possible for the last one year.
And, yeah, I'm pretty sure.
And, again, it's a growing industry.
So you have to learn a lot more.
And every time you don't just learn in your job,
but you also have to learn from, you know,
external resources every time.
And then you have to come back.
So, yeah, I always say be open and keep learning.
That's amazing.
That's amazing to hear.
I am very happy to have you on board, really.
It's a pleasure to working with you.
And I'm looking forward to keep working with you
for a very long time.
So now, Doro, should we start talking about the roles
that we have available?
Yeah, yeah.
I think that'd be great.
I think it's probably best if some of our hiring managers
who are looking for interns this summer
maybe talk a little bit about the roles themselves.
So, Joanna, can you come on the stage
and tell us a little bit about the NFT role
you're hiring for this summer?
And maybe also a little bit about your job
and what an intern in your team would be doing
throughout the internship with you.
Of course, of course.
GM, everyone.
I'm very excited.
And, Rem, hearing you, it's, I mean, you're a rock star.
And it was a pleasure to work with you last year in the summer.
And I'm very excited and can't wait to meet the new group of interns
we'll have this year.
So, on the NFT side, basically, I am looking for, you know,
for a partner in prime, for someone that is creative,
that brings new and fresh ideas,
that can see other ecosystems
and that has knowledge about NFTs in general
and the Web3 space,
but mostly someone that can be, as I said,
my partner in crime.
I will talk a bit about, like, what's the vision for this year.
So, basically, this year,
we will focus a lot on the creator side.
Last year, it was more on the marketplaces
and infrastructure side.
This year, we are going more on the crazy ideas,
crazy initiatives to grow our user base
around NFTs and our NFT ecosystem on Algorand.
So, I'm basically looking for someone that,
again, is a creative person.
So, someone that brings ideas of initiatives
we can do together,
types of activities to bring new users in.
And that also helps us mapping the creator ecosystem,
looking at the ecosystem,
finding the gaps that we have,
finding solutions on other chains
or looking at what others are doing
and trying to fit that into our own ecosystem.
So, I think that it basically comes down
to someone that has creativity,
has some kind of project management skills,
as well as someone that understands
the Web3 and NFT ecosystem.
I am based in Portugal.
So, I think that European time zones
would be best for someone that is looking
to have more, like, a more closer relationship with me.
So, I'm basically working on European time zones.
But as Ram was saying,
and also, Katie, we are global.
So, we are working with people from the US,
people from Asia,
and it needs to be someone
that is also flexible with these time zones.
But I think it will be a very funny role
and very funny experience
for someone that wants to learn a bit more
about Algorand and other NFTs.
Thanks, Joanna. Amazing.
Maybe let's move on to Alexa.
Alexa, you're looking for two rock stars for the summer.
Can you tell us a little bit more
about who you are, what you do,
and who are you looking for
to help you run your team this summer?
Sure. Hey.
Yes, we are looking for two interns
on the marketing team.
My name is Alexa.
I'm the VP of marketing.
But I really oversee brand, events, campaigns,
all the fun stuff, I like to say.
But the interns we are looking for,
the first one is a social media intern.
So, at the Algorand Foundation
and on the marketing team,
the channels we particularly focus on
are the Algorand Foundation's Twitter,
X channel, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Also, Algorand developers Twitter and YouTube.
We also have coming into play very soon
some new, a few new influencer marketing initiatives.
So, there's a lot going on in the social sphere
that this intern would get to have
sort of a hand in assisting.
So, it would be things like
learning how to craft effective messaging
that we put out on these channels.
If you have calendar management,
community management, social listening,
so doing like a lot of engagement
with other people who are interacting
with our channel,
finding good opportunities
to insert Algorand into other conversations
that are happening in the social sphere
that are relevant to us and what we do,
doing some reporting and social listening,
understanding what's working,
seeing where we can double down on things.
So, it's a lot.
It's kind of across the board,
but obviously, it's a very visible role.
And to what Katie and Ram were saying,
it's a role where you actually, you know,
could see day-to-day the impact
that you're having
and see your work out in the world,
which is a cool one.
And also, if you have any skills
in simple design skills,
using things like Canva and Figma
to create different assets for social,
that would also be a part of this.
So, that's the first role.
And then the second one we are hiring
is a content marketing intern.
So, why is content important?
This role would be creating content
about Algorand, the ecosystem,
the technology, news, other updates,
and really, the objectives are to educate
readers who already know Algorand
and also who don't know Algorand
about what we're all about,
the technology, what it's good for,
how certain use cases work,
to help break news.
So, things like you saw this week,
Algorand, alongside Microsoft,
is a technical partner
in a new accelerator out of Italy
called Frontech Accelerator.
Well, someone had to write the blog post
that we used to promote it
and had to write the tweets
that we put on social to talk about it.
So, that's sort of what we're looking at
when we say content as well.
And then another big part of it
is driving discoverability
in search for Algorand.
So, blogs and webpage content
that help Algorand rank higher
in Google search results
around key terms,
things like real-world assets
or Python,
things that we're really
otherwise promoting.
So, core responsibilities
for this role
would be doing research,
actually putting pen to paper,
if you will,
or fingers to keyboard
and actually writing content,
drafting it,
reviewing things,
looking at how posts
are performing
and optimizing them
for better SEO,
and also bringing
creative content ideas
to the table,
things that may be
a little bit out of the box.
So, we would love
if, you know,
the person in this role
has already a passion
and curiosity for blockchain
and some strong writing
and editing skills,
but there's lots of opportunities
to learn
under our great content crew
who's already here.
So, that's what we're looking for.
Thank you, Alexa.
Amazing.
Yeah, we have a really cool
marketing team.
We also have a new CMO, right,
who's taken the lead.
Oh, yeah.
So, yeah, for sure.
He's joined us.
He has a lot of experience
in different technology companies,
but, you know,
one you've definitely heard of
is he helped grow marketing
originally for Android.
So, very cool person.
I'm already learning a lot from him
and these interns
definitely would get to interface
with him as well.
Awesome.
Thanks so much, Alexa.
Eva, aren't you hiring
an intern this summer as well?
Do you want to spill the beans?
Oh, yeah, of course.
Well, it's so much happening,
so many things coming
for communities,
their real marketing.
I'm very excited, guys.
I'm being honest.
Super excited about everything.
Well, for the university program,
all the student community,
I am looking for someone
out of the box.
I am looking for someone
that thinks about everything
in a different perspective,
in a different point of view,
that brings them some crazy ideas,
some creative, innovative ways
to engage better
with different student clubs,
different student organizations,
different universities.
So we're going to start
something really innovative.
The role is about
an hybrid perspective
between someone from community
and someone from marketing.
Now we have a focus
more on the digital,
so you are seeing
many things happening right now
on different socials.
We're having webinars
with our champions,
we're having Twitter spaces,
we're having different moments
where we can connect
with the community
on the digital.
So I am looking for someone
creative on that part
that can manage
different channels,
engage on the Discord,
engage on Telegram,
active on Twitter,
of course, on X,
and of course,
some background,
I'm sorry,
having some experience
on using YouTube
or administrating YouTube channels.
And then the other part
that is very important
is about connecting partnerships
and having a background
with different relationships
and institutional relations.
You know,
like student clubs
are big in few countries
and in few regions
are extremely big,
and we need to be prepared
for their requests
and for all the things
that they are doing right now.
So this is a super fun role
that you will love it
because it's super dynamic.
You will be working with me
and the entire community team,
which is amazing.
We are great.
I think we are fun,
but I don't know,
you will tell me.
But yeah,
you can apply
over the links
that I just shared
here in the Twitter spaces.
You can take a look
and you can explore.
If you need help
building your resume
or you need some guidance
about how you can create
your resume,
you can pick me
or you can just write
on the space
and I will be more than happy
to help you.
And then, of course,
if you want to raise your hand
and ask some questions
to our higher managers,
we would love to.
And of course,
we have other roles available,
but our staff
is working on some things
and they couldn't join us,
but they will be super happy
to help you
if you ask something.
Yeah, awesome.
So if anybody has questions,
please raise your hand.
I mean, maybe in the meantime,
just I want to go over
the application process
and what kind of people
we're looking for.
I mean, in a nutshell,
we're looking for people
from all over the world.
Last year, we had interns
from India, from the U.S.,
from Colombia, you know,
you name it.
We really look for people
from all over.
We want people
with all sorts of backgrounds,
so you don't need to have
a computer science degree.
You don't need to be
a blockchain expert.
Like, we're really looking
to have a diverse intern squad
for the summer
because innovation happens
where you have diverse minds together.
So if you're on the fence,
should I apply?
I don't know.
As Eva said, you know,
reach out to us,
look at the role description,
give it a go.
Please send us a cover letter
and also a resume.
And if our team thinks
you're a good fit,
you would then go into a call
with a recruiter
and then the process
would continue from there.
Just some maybe facts
about the internship program.
So the program runs
for about 10 weeks
starting in June.
Most of the roles
are full-time,
but we also have
part-time availability.
All roles are paid, obviously.
And we put together
a nice FAQ
on the internship program website.
So if you go to
the Algorand Foundation website,
go to About Us,
you'll see the link
to the internship program page.
And there we put together
the questions for,
you know,
the most frequently asked questions.
But yeah,
does anybody have any questions
either for the supervisors
or just general questions
about the program?
Go for it.
Yeah, of course.
And this will be super fun, guys.
In Algorand,
we are working so hard
improving the protocol,
changing many things,
and going on the top
on boot camps and everything.
And you will have fun.
And then in June,
we will have the ciphers.
So you will be participating
in some digital activations,
in some coordinations,
and working with different teams
and everything.
So this will be amazing.
That will be super fun.
Joanna, Alexa,
do you want to add something
about your roles,
about what you expect,
or by when,
do we will have a decision
or something?
Sure.
I can share a few more things
that maybe I forgot.
One of the things is about
like how we work
in a very collaborative mood
internally.
So basically the person,
so the NFT role
is inside the ecosystem growth team.
But basically my day-to-day life
is to work with the marketing team
or with the Algorand Ventures team
or with the tech team.
So it means that
joining the ecosystem growth
or the ecosystem success team
doesn't mean that you will work
on these silos only,
but it means that you will work
across the board.
So you will have the chance
to work with the marketing team.
You will have the chance
to collaborate with them
because this is how we operate
in our day-to-day life.
So I think this is also something
that is worth highlighting
because it's for me personally
one of the funniest parts
of my job
is to interact with different people
with totally different mindsets
and backgrounds
and learning every day.
So yeah,
that's what I wanted to add, Eva.
Yeah, absolutely.
Working in different teams
and being connected
is something that is super valuable
in the foundation
and I love it
and I think that the good vibes
are amazing
and I really enjoy it.
So yeah, Doro,
what else can we add?
I don't think we have questions.
We have some comments
in the chat.
For example,
if you're eligible
for an Erasmus
and you are from Greece
and you're like
studying business administration
and management,
yes, of course,
you can apply.
Get ready to read your resume
because we will take a look
super quietly
and of course,
we will come back at you
with a response.
And I think some questions
that relate to
that we've gotten before,
you know,
maybe you are a resident
of country A
but you're studying
in country B
and you need sort of
a visa permission
from university.
That's something
you need to pick up
with your international office.
And then any specific
questions you have
about your personal profile
and your eligibility
for employment
since it's remote,
just send us an email
at internships
at algorant.foundation
and we can have a look
if there are any questions.
But first of all,
take a look at the FAQ
for sure.
And we also really want
to strongly encourage
women to apply.
So please,
you know,
don't hesitate,
reach out to us.
We really want to see
a diverse pool.
But yeah,
I would say
last call for questions
and otherwise
we'll start the weekend
early.
Anybody?
I'm ready for that one,
sister.
I know,
I was preparing myself
for some tough questions.
Yeah.
Well,
basically,
guys,
if you have questions,
we have a Discord channel.
I'm here for you
if you don't hesitate
in reaching out.
And of course,
all the roles
are super fun.
do it.
I mean,
encourage yourself
and make it happen.
Yeah,
exactly.
And as Eva said,
you know,
I think
for us,
it's important
that the interns
walk away
with a good experience.
the times of interns
making copies
and making coffee
for people
are over.
You know,
we pay competitively
according to market rate
based on,
depending on where you're based.
We're looking for top talent.
We're looking for new ideas
and we're looking for people
who are willing
to put in the work
and learn
and accelerate their career.
And our team
does everything
in our power
to make sure
that you have
a good experience,
that you can talk
to leaders
in the space
and that you get
great exposure.
We also do
reference letters,
LinkedIn recommendations
and so on after.
this is a really
great opportunity
that we are proud
that we can offer.
yeah,
if there are no other questions,
then toodaloo,
I would say.
You know,
have a great Friday.
Have a good weekend.
For sure.
For sure.
Okay,
guys,
thank you very much
to all,
to all.
I'm very thankful
for your time
and for joining this.
I know like a Friday
is not easy,
but here we are
having fun
and a sharing experience.
yeah,
we're waiting for you
to apply
in the next
couple of weeks.
We will come back
with news
for sure.
And,
yeah,
I mean,
happy to have you all.
Thank you very much
for joining.
See you in the next one.
Thanks,
Eva.
Thanks,
Eva.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye,
guys.
Bye.
