Internship!

Yay for me! I bagged myself an internship in my fist term of university, thats pretty good going I think. Queue patting oneself on the back with a chuffed look plastered across ones face. Once the initial euphoria of getting a placement like this had worn off the reality of what I had just done set in. Now I have to juggle university work, an Internship and a social life...so far I have to confess I haven't had too much of a problem but still the thought of deadlines fills me with dread.

I am going off topic, you are probably vaguely interested in which company was crazy enough to employ a first year Fashion Communication and Promotion student aren't you? Well it is this amazing non profit organisation called Kohl Kreatives who help men and women who have lost elements of their face through accidents or illness reconstruct their faces through cosmetics. I have joined as part of the marketing and promotion team and I am the youngest Intern which makes situations like a 'brand onion' meeting difficult when I am sitting there wondering what certain root vegetables could possibly have to do with our marketing strategy! I travel out to the UoN campus once or twice a week (yes I know I am a traitor. Boo, Hiss and all that ) and sit in meetings with my wonderfully kind hearted if not a little bit intense boss discussing the ways in which we are going to develop the company and brand.

I should probably confess (if it isn't already obvious) that I do feel hugely under qualified to be in the role I am in within the company. My first task was to design and develop a new set of brushes, I am not going to pretend for a moment that I am any sort of makeup wizz. So this task had me running around my flat begging my more makeup savvy flatmates for advice on which makeup brushes were the best and why. After many nights of little sleep, much muttered swearing at my sketchpad and non existent drawing skills I came up with a set of designs which I presented at the next meeting. They didn't laugh or burn me at the stake to I can't have done too bad a job eh?

This week is crazy, I have to keep pinching myself. I am doing things that I never thought I would be doing in my first year. In the Diary I have: Tuesday- Escape room:a team building excersise to bring the team closer together. Wednesday- Staff Photoshoot for website and role allocation (I am rooting for marketing manager, it looks the best on a CV)  Thursday-Small meeting with boss to discuss final adjustments to Branding shoot. Friday- Branding photoshoot at rough trade!

Honestly I am so excited and so scared it all seems unreal. I kind of like the pressure because it doesn't give you time to sit and feel sorry for yourself over the fact you still haven't bought yourself some more milk so you can have a hot chocolate. Student life is so strange.

Much love K x