Marketing and Communications Assistant Review

Some of the daily tasks involved copywriting for the Mace website and social media. Taking on research tasks to better the teams understanding of client history and values. Speaking to many people in different parts of the team to gain a better understanding of what role they have and their contributions to the team. Meetings with Mace's clients to gather information for written content. Coordinated social media projects with other Interns and members of the Marketing and Communications team.

Developed my copywriting skills, Graphic design skills, Collaborating skills, Presenting skills, team building skills, Time management skills, Organisational skills

I had the opportunity to lead my own social media project where I liaised with 5 other interns, providing them with a brief to create articles based on their experience at Mace.

I was supported by everyone on the team including my manager and buddy who was assigned to me at the top of my internship. I was also supported by my mentor and members of the Ethnic Diversity at Mace employee resource group outside of the team. They all made me feel welcomed which allowed me to settle in quickly.

There were many out of office events which was great for team building. There were a lot of other interns which made me settle in faster. My team made me feel very welcomed.

I enjoyed my internship a lot as I always had something to do. The tasks were real and gave me the chance contribute to Mace's communications. Even though there were some admin tasks, I was still given creative tasks to test and broaden my skillset.

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Have a good idea of what you want to get out of the placement prior as you will have the opportunity to set goals for yourself during your placement. Knowing what knowledge you would like to gain before the start date means that you can have a strong start and a better opportunity to getting the most out of your short time there.