Student Gains Translation Experience Through Marketing Internship

Through a semester-long internship with Meredith’s Marketing Department, Grace Landenberg, ’27, has gained translation experience directly related to her career goal. She plans to earn a master’s degree in translation and work in audio-visual and marketing translation.

During her internship, Landenberg translated approximately 12 posts from Meredith’s Admissions Blog from English to Spanish. The internship provided her with real-world translation experience, including working with clients to weigh translation choices. 

Landenberg worked independently to begin the translations, then met with her supervisor, Rocio Antelis, to review her process and discuss translation options. As Meredith’s marketing communications specialist, Antelis manages the blog and also translates posts. 

Débora Maldonado-DeOliveira, associate professor of Spanish, also supervised Landenberg, who earned credit hours through the internship.

Landenberg said she’s learned valuable skills from the experience.

“I’ve learned the importance of paying attention to detail, utilizing resources at hand, and feeling comfortable with asking for help,” she said.

Landenberg also observed that the process had taught her that making mistakes provides valuable learning opportunities.

“Criticism can be difficult to take, as it makes you feel like you don’t know as much as you thought, or that others doubt your abilities,” she said. “As a non-native Spanish speaker, I always get embarrassed when I make a mistake. However, I learned so much from asking questions and correcting mistakes.”

Antelis said the internship was also a learning opportunity.

“From working with Grace, I have learned to think outside the box when translating. There are so many resources beyond a dictionary that can be helpful, like looking at documents, websites, and other materials originally written in Spanish,” said Antelis.