Presentation on internship

I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS TWO INTERNSHIPS I HAVE

DONE THIS YEAR…

REP INTERACTIVE , LOS ANGELES… SEPTEMBER 2015-MAY 2016

This was a 7 month position, which really allowed me to grow within the company. I started there with no intent of staying this long however I loved the company and they loved me.

I would go in twice a week, my main responsibility was writing blog posts for the company. Each week I would be given different tasks in addition to this such as:

Interviewing and writing up stories Reviewing scripts Sitting in with the video editors while they put footage together Maintaining the client database and emailing potential new clients. Vlogging, on camera work with the other intern

This role tied in very well with the classes I was taking in California, because I did a lot of broadcast work. I worked a lot on my on camera and reporting skills, since this was a video and broadcast company it helped enhance these skills further, and I became really proficient in premier pro. I never thought I wanted to go into broadcast journalism but after working here and taking those classes I think I would enjoy it a lot. I love film and editing and I think I am good at it.

It helped me improve my writing and use of online platforms as I was blogging for them- and now I have gone on to blog for different companies since, including a fitness brand and a charity. I also have my own blog and I started this after I began blogging for REP. I also improved my interviewing skills as I had to perform an interview and then write up a story based on this.

WHAT SURPRISED ME… I expected the environment to be more fast paced and crazy, but everyone was very relaxed and I sometimes found myself bored or working on other projects. In retrospect I should have taken the opportunity when I didn’t have work to do to learn more about the company or sit in during projects and watch others work and what they were doing. If I could re do this experience I would have submerged myself into the company more. By this I mean I would have taken more responsibility on, so they really felt they needed me when I left as oppose to just enjoying having me around.

However….

MEDIA ASSISTANT AT FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL This was a two week placement where I was based in the media centre at the Farnborough air show.

Duties included: Gathering press releases and making sure they got to the relevant people.

Helping to design and maintain the entire website and app I was in charge of the social media leading up to the event and during, which was quite an important role as many rely on social media and their primary way to contact us and keep up to date on the event.

We had a room for the BBC, Wallstreet journal and Bloomberg, we had to keep them happy and ensure everything was in place for them.

This position was very different to my previous internship. It was an incredibly fast paced atmosphere and I was constantly overwhelmed with work. We were planning and organizing a huge event.

My journalism skills have been enhanced as I had a lot of practice speaking to strangers and important members of the media.

My writing skills were improved through the content I had to put on the website and social media accounts- and I was trained in the use of CMS database and creating an app.

If I had the chance to do this again I would try to delegate tasks better. At times I felt so swamped by work and ended up forgetting important things I would also not be ashamed or embarrassed to ask for help when I needed it. I would have used to opportunity I had being surrounded by so much press to sell myself more and try to get myself more work/ contacts.