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Researcher of Gen Z behavior on visual platforms

I study how Gen Z finds and uses visual content, turning observations into practical guidance for product and content teams.

Work samples

Projects analyze Gen Z behavior on Pinterest-style platforms, highlighting trends, content patterns, and actionable recommendations.

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    Pinterest - GenZ Consumer Behavior Externship

    A Pinterest externship studying how Gen Z discovers and uses content on the platform, with a consumer-research focus for advertiser-facing insights.

    Consumer ResearchSurvey DesignAI for Data AnalysisPresentation Skills

About me

I study how Gen Z finds and uses visual content, turning observations into practical guidance for product and content teams.

I'm Aaliyah Grimes. I explore how Gen Z discovers and uses visual platforms, drawing on a Pinterest GenZ Consumer Behavior externship to study trends, content patterns, and user preferences. I translate research into clear takeaways for product and content decisions.

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Pinterest - GenZ Consumer Behavior Externship

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Skills

Gen Z consumer researchUser behavior analysisQualitative observationTrend synthesisResearch presentation

✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

Pinterest - GenZ Consumer Behavior Externship

A Pinterest externship studying how Gen Z discovers and uses content on the platform, with a consumer-research focus for advertiser-facing insights.

Consumer ResearchSurvey DesignAI for Data AnalysisPresentation Skills

Overview

This externship investigated how Gen Z uses Pinterest by designing and running a Jobs-to-be-Done survey and analyzing responses from real users. The work synthesized qualitative and quantitative responses into an evidence-backed insight and packaged that insight into an advertiser-facing pitch and a recorded presentation.

Pinterest - GenZ Consumer Behavior Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced a complete JTBD survey package: research goals, a mapping of Pinterest surfaces and Gen Z signals, a set of final survey questions in Google Docs, and a live Google Form link.

Project breakdown

I defined research goals, mapped Pinterest surfaces and Gen Z signals, drafted survey items, compared AI-generated questions, and produced a final set of Google Docs survey questions and a Google Form link.

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