Plan and run digital campaigns
Work inside teams managing paid social, email, and content campaigns with active budgets and measurable outcomes you can describe in any future interview.
Most Dutch marketing students graduate with classroom theory and a local part-time job. A growing number choose Bali instead — working inside startups and agencies where they run campaigns, manage social channels, and build portfolio proof that stands out in every interview after.
Not observer roles. Not admin support. Marketing interns in Bali work on live campaigns and brand output from week one.
Work inside teams managing paid social, email, and content campaigns with active budgets and measurable outcomes you can describe in any future interview.
Manage Instagram, LinkedIn, or TikTok accounts for brands — from content calendar to post scheduling to performance analysis.
Write copy, produce visuals, and support content strategy for brands that need consistent output across digital channels.
Track campaign data, build simple performance reports, and work with teams that make decisions based on what the numbers show.
Strong output — campaigns, content, reports — you can show in interviews and reference in your CV with specifics, not vague bullet points.
Commercial awareness built through daily work close to founders, managers, and marketing leads in an English-speaking international environment.
A professional and personal network that spans your co-interns, host company team, and the broader Bali international community.
Leave knowing which marketing disciplines you enjoy, which environments you thrive in, and what kind of role you want to target after graduation.
Mornings are usually quiet. Most teams start around 9–10am. You work in English with an international team, contribute to live marketing output, and wrap the day with a full evening ahead.
Most marketing interns start the week on active campaigns — scheduled content, email sequences, or performance reports from the previous week. Teams move fast and expect meaningful contribution early.
Mid-week check-ins, results reviews, and planning sessions. This is often when you get visibility into how the team makes decisions — useful for any role you take after graduation.
Finishing deliverables, publishing content, or briefing the next week's work. Most interns note that Fridays feel productive rather than quiet — the pace stays consistent through the week.
Most interns live and work around Canggu. Evenings and weekends involve cafes, surf sessions, community dinners, gym sessions, and weekend trips across Bali — a meaningful backdrop to the placement.
"I was placed at a content agency and took over their Instagram and email campaigns. By month two I had full autonomy over client accounts."
Content marketing intern · the Netherlands
"The placement matched my degree almost exactly. I wrote my learning objectives around what I was already doing week-to-week."
Digital marketing intern · France
"I learned more in three months than in a year of classes. The clients were real, the briefs were real, the deadlines were real."
Marketing intern · Belgium
Quotes are paraphrased from real student feedback with identifying details removed.
Yes. Island Internship provides the full documentation your university requires — internship agreement, named supervisor, learning objectives, mid-term evaluation, and final evaluation report. Students from Dutch and European universities have earned academic credit through these placements.
Work varies by company, but typically includes running social media channels, executing paid campaigns, creating content, managing influencer partnerships, and analysing campaign results. You work on live projects inside real companies — not simulated classroom exercises.
You need to be a student or recent graduate studying marketing, communications, or a related field. Prior internship experience is not required. The placement is matched to your stage of study and degree track.
Most placements run 3 to 6 months, aligned with standard university internship requirements. The minimum is typically 10 weeks. Apply early for the most placement options.
The program fee is €449 (Essentials) or €649 (Full Support, which includes housing arrangement, airport pickup, scooter, and orientation week). Monthly living costs in Bali typically run €440–€630. Full breakdown at pricing.
You only pay once matched and confirmed. The application is free and takes 10 minutes.