Social media Intern Review
at National Grid
Placement (10 Months+)
Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing
Warwickshire
Review Submitted: June 2026
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Digital marketing with a focus on social media for National Grid UK:
My job role required lots of different skills/tasks (across all our UK Social platforms):
Strategy (account direction, content production planning, analytics)
Execution (directing & producing social content, post-production and posting)
Community (engagement, reputation management)
Collaboration (internal teams and agencies)
My job role required lots of different skills/tasks (across all our UK Social platforms):
Strategy (account direction, content production planning, analytics)
Execution (directing & producing social content, post-production and posting)
Community (engagement, reputation management)
Collaboration (internal teams and agencies)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes lots of responsibility - I was treated with the same level of responsibility of my colleagues within my team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
My job role required lots of different skills/tasks (across all our UK Social platforms):
Strategy (account direction, content production planning, analytics)
Execution (directing & producing social content, post-production and posting)
Community (engagement, reputation management)
Collaboration (internal teams and agencies)
Strategy (account direction, content production planning, analytics)
Execution (directing & producing social content, post-production and posting)
Community (engagement, reputation management)
Collaboration (internal teams and agencies)
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support and guidance from my team & early careers
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Welcoming, inclusive and friendly company culture.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
A very high extent
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Be yourself and give it your all.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
