Media and Marketing Internship Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my internship with Macmillan. Although there were aims and objectives for the duration of it, there was a lot of freedom within this and you could make what you wanted from the internship.

I felt incredibly valued by my colleagues. Although I was only a temporary Intern, I felt like they were really interested in my ideas and that they valued my input. They were all friendly, welcoming and more than happy to help- nothing was ever too much for them.

I was given a lot of support by my manager. She clearly stated aims and objectives, and if I had any questions (which I did have plenty of!) she was more than happy to help and explain things to me. She was always there to contact for anything no matter how big or small- even just a friendly chat! I felt we created a good bond which enabled me to get the most out of my internship.

I felt I was very busy- there were always lots of little things to be done. At times I did feel a little overwhelmed but my manager was there to help me and I prioritised tasks accordingly. Everything was do-able and I covered a huge variety of tasks. I was pleased to have lots to do- and it was quality tasks, which meant I got a lot more out of it.

I felt I was given a large responsibility which was great. I was running the social media pages myself including organising the content, and attended meetings, for example with schools, alone. I liked having this responsibilty, and it was still reassuring to know theteam were always there if I did need anything.

I believe that every skill I have acquired from this role will help my career to progress. I have learnt a variety of valuable skills- personal and work related.

This is hard to answer as I was mainly based from home, or travelling. When I was working in the York office, the staff there were very friendly and helpful

I think the internship was well organised- from the beginning there was a clear structure with aims and objectives. I feel some tasks could have been indicated to be a priority on beginning the internship, however some of these were new this year so it was a learning curve for everyone.

I received Media training and Social Media training which was valuable to my role with Macmillan. There were helpful files on the system to help complete tasks too.

They are appealing as I am keen to go into Events Management, however having studied a Music degree, I am still passionate about ending up in a Music role.

I cannot answer this as there was not a lot going on, however I got on well with the other Intern I was working with.

Very cheap living, but still incredibly difficult when you have no income.

Having lived here already for 3 years I know the nightlife is great!

Not really- although we are having a team meal when the Internship ends.