"After I had graduated in July 2011 studying Graphic Communication, I participated on a 12 week Graduate Marketing/PR Internship with the East Anglian Air Ambulance in Bury St Edmunds. During my first week I was introduced to the small team in the office who I would be working with for the next 3 months. I was able to build a great relationship with colleagues throughout the internship as it was such a small team. I attended a staff day, where I met everyone that works in the charity. I had a day with the crew where I met the paramedics, which gave me an insight on what they do on a daily basis, and I was shown around the aircraft.
During my internship I assisted the Media room by working with the Press and PR Manager on researching and preparing contacts for updating their database. I critiqued and wrote reports on different campaigns and on the work provided by the external design agency. I also created a poster design using their branding guidelines and Adobe Photoshop. On a day to day basis I answered the phones and logged media enquiries
I researched relevant web links of different helicopter missions for the EAAA and provided admin support for their magazine ‘Anglia Lift Off’. My manager also arranged for me to have a helicopter ride from Cambridge Airport to Norwich with an experienced pilot half way through the internship whilst the BBC were photographing the new helicopter. I was really surprised as I was a new member of the team, and was one of the first of the staff their to ride in their new helicopter. It was an amazing experience and one of the highlights of the internship.
After the internship I went on to be a Marketing Intern at Broadbean Technology in Canary Wharf, and then I became a Graphic Designer for IRS Limited, a sign company in Swaffham. I am currently a Marketing Intern in Fakenham at Anglian Chemicals. These internships provide valuable work experience, which has provided me with something interesting and varied to talk about at interviews."
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