Junior Press Officer Review

Day-to-day tasks would involve monitoring emails, recording media mentions, daily updates, and deals work, helping to spot media opportunities via response sources and checking articles published in relevant outlets. A few months after joining the team I started involved in writing tips and features, press releases, finding and pitching case studies, conducting research projects and helping the team plan PR activity for the upcoming month.

There are many skills I have learned during this experience. As such, I have developed a stronger sense of attention to detail, as it is crucial to watch out for even small mistakes when you are reaching out to journalists. It's also worth highlighting that working with PR specialists has improved the quality of my writing. In addition to that, I believe I improved my critical thinking and research skills.

I believe I was given a great amount of responsibilities during my placement. Starting with a little amount, my scope of tasks (and responsibilities) grew together with my skills and abilities, creating an interesting an free environment to develop further.

I received a perfect amount of guidance during my placement - whilst I always knew who to ask for help, I was never micro-managed and rather pushed towards taking responsibility for my tasks, allowing space for personal growth.

The company has a warm, inclusive and growth-oriented atmosphere, where all members of the team are valued and appreciated.

I really enjoyed my placement experience. I got a chance to learn a lot about PR and try myself at a variety of tasks, that I did not believe I would be able to work on until later on in my career. I also learned basic soft skills, such as diligence, time management and decisiveness, that would be useful in any future role. I would 100% recommend taking a placement year.

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