UEA Computer Science student powers up her career during Adobe placement
By: Communications
From being the first intern to win the ‘Own the Outcome’ award to learning where she wants her future career to go, Grace Johnson’s placement year at Adobe was filled with achievement.
Grace Johnson is a final year computer science student who has recently completed a placement year at Adobe. Grace especially chose her course as it had the option of a year in industry, and after working with the Career Central team at UEA, she got her place at Adobe.
Grace worked as a delivery consultant within the Professional Services team at Adobe, enabling her to collaborate with other teams across the company, such as sales, and experience client facing work, which helped her realise she wanted to carry on in delivery consulting in the future. She said, “I had the freedom to take on new challenges, from launching the Professional Services Hub to co-leading the Success Stories initiative.”
On winning her award, Grace said “it was one of the biggest highlights of my year to win the ‘Own the Outcome Superstar Award’, and I was the first intern in Adobe’s Professional Services team to achieve this. It recognised the impact I made through initiatives like the Success Stories Hub, which helped improve collaboration across teams, and my work on the Adobe Experience Platform Data Tracker, which provided key insights for leadership. I was also really proud to receive UEA’s Placement Inclusivity Award, recognising my efforts in making the industry more inclusive and accessible.”
When asked about what aspirations she had for the future, she said “being a woman in tech, especially in a male-dominated industry like computing, I’ve always been passionate about encouraging more women into STEM and Tech. During my placement, I got involved with the Adobe Pride Network, where I helped organise and run the Drag Quiz for Pride Month and also volunteered at the Attitude Pride Awards, raising £12,000 for LGBTQ+ charities. I also supported the ‘Elevating Excellence: Strategies for Women's Success in Business’ event, which focused on empowering women in leadership and tech.”
“This year has not only confirmed my love for consulting and data architecture, but also shown me how important it is to create opportunities for underrepresented groups in tech. Moving forward, I want to keep solving interesting problems, making an impact, and supporting more women in STEM and the wider tech industry.”
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