10 days have passed but it feels like forever!

So the first 10 days of my work experience have passed as I'm only attending the Amnesty WA office every Wednesday. I thought its time for me to talk a little about what i have done so far at Amnesty since i started.

So my first day i basically just got to know everyone and what they do. I was shown around the office and the external area around the City West section including the most important place i had to know the local COFFEE SHOP! I was pretty much free to go home after a couple of hours as Wendy my supervisor was rushed into a meeting.

I was told to familiarise myself with the ebulletin and the Amnesty WA website by the following Wednesday so i have some sort of idea about how the ebulletin works and some idea of the events that were taking place at that point in time. My supervisor also asked me to brainstorm ideas on how we can communicate better with the WA action groups as she and other staff felt that there was a lack of communication.

The second day at Amnesty was exciting. I created my own email address to use for my time there. I then had schedule a call with Samantha who takes care of the ebulletin for us - she is located in Brisbane. It was nice to meet Sam over the phone and she and i spoke a little about my goals for the WA team and what my plans were in terms of getting the media attention we wanted.

I also met Amanda over the phone she is based in the Eastern states and is also in charge of media and communications over there. We discussed our plans on getting the WA Amnesty team some more media attention.

Since then all other days have included my usual daily tasks as listed below:

• Checking emails/replying to emails
• Updating the WA Amnesty website with the new event information
• Sending all new event information to Sam - so it can be put into the monthly ebulletin
• Updating the media log at the end of the day so Amanda can see what i worked on for that day
• Updating Facebook with new event information 
• Contacting local action groups to see what there plans are for the month and what events they are planning to host
• Checking in with other office staff on any new news

Other things i have also had to do is interview new applicants for the role of a social media person and two new graphics designers. After the interviews i then discussed this with Wendy my supervisor and told her who my preferences were. She was happy with my decisions and i then made contact with my chosen applicants to arrange an induction.

So my time at Amnesty so far has been exciting and busy. While i have done some PR jobs. I feel as if I'm not completely only a PR officer. This is exciting as its easier for me to ease into the job and i wasn't thrown into the deep end. I can't wait to send out my first media release though - I'm hoping it will be soon!

Until next time.

Sandra