Hi
I’m Rebecca Melville and my internship is at Programmed. Programmed is not a PR
firm and its communications are entirely internal – having a small
communications department within their Burswood office with which I placed my
internship.
However,
though that sounds all well and good, it was not an easy journey to establish
this public relations internship placement.
Being
the a-grade procrastinator I am, I left finding a placement to very late and
after sending many emails and after numerous phone calls I was still being let
down. However, when I was just about to lose all hope I received an email from
Rachael Cochrane, former Curtin gradate and Group Manager of Communications for
Programmed. She asked me to come in for an interview the next day and after the
daunting interview I finally placed an internship.
The
first day at Programmed was interesting to say the least. After being shown
around the office by Kate Sossi, Communications Administrator, I was taken to a
luncheon event where Kevin Sheedy would be meeting with Programmed customers
and managers.
Prior
to the lunch, I had no idea who Kevin Sheedy was, though later I was filled in
on the footy legends past.
The
event was successful and it seemed that all the attendees had an enjoyable
time. Post lunch I was given a few stories to write up for Programmed’s
intranet. It was really cool to be thrown straight into to helping with event organisation
and story writing. I wasn’t really sure what to expect of my first day at
Programmed, but it was really enjoyable and gave me a lot of insight into the real world of public relations.
I
was told that I will be taking photos and helping with the promotional stuff
for Fremantle Dockers (especially during their successful season) so I’m really
looking forward to this.
Will
keep you posted on how the rest of my internship goes!
