Internship Success Story: Marisa Crecco

Marisa Crecco is a marketing senior who completed an internship with GOBig Marketing, a full service marketing and advertising agency located in Winter Park, Florida. She found this internship by researching and emailing marketing related companies near her home in Florida. After contacting about 40 different places, she received an internship offer from GOBig Marketing. Marisa had a whirlwind of responsibilities: she managed all social media accounts, created blog posts and press kits, organized a charity calendar launch with Orlando Firefighters and the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando.

Marisa Crecco (UConn School of Business)
Marisa Crecco (UConn School of Business)

Marisa learned valuable skills from her internship at GOBig Marketing. For example, she built strong customer relations and was able to connect personally with famous clients such as Tyra Banks at her internship. Marisa says, “If you have a good relationship with the people you work with, then the rest will fall into place.”

After completing her internship, Marisa realized that she prefers working with people face-to-face rather than being stuck behind a desk all day. She is thrilled to gain so much experience at her GOBig Marketing internship.

Marisa’s advice to others: “My advice to anyone looking for an internship would be to be extremely proactive. Professionals like people that stand out, so if you go out of your way to contact someone about an internship or job, you are already ahead of someone who just waited around for an opportunity to come.”