Professional Work Experience Proposal
For my work experience placement for the Professional Experience module, I hope to be able to do my placement in either a radio studio or for a fashion magazine organisation. I had always loved reading fashion magazines and to be part of the creating and editing process of a magazine like this would definitely be an ambition and career choice that I would love to pursue after University. Likewise since starting University I have thoroughly enjoyed the Broadcasting modules in the radio studio and would love to have the opportunity to be able to develop my knowledge of how to run a radio show and a desk.
In order to pursue this Work Experience placement I will research lots of different media organisations who offer work experience as well as magazines and radio stations and will write to as many as possible. I wish to be able to get a placement for twenty days before May so that it allows me time to prepare my presentation on the placement. In contacting the media organisations I will send them my CV and a covering letter which will highlight why I am writing and why I want to be able to have the opportunity to carry out my placement with them. I hope to have emailed all media organisations by November 1st 2010.
In helping me gain work experience I will get in contact with my cousin who works for The Times advertising department and see if he has any contacts that I could pursue, as working for the fashion department supplement magazine would be my first choice work placement. Being able to have the opportunity to do a work placement at such a large, well known media organisation such as The Times would give a great experience and feeling of what it is like in the industry, being able to work with experts in this field and create contracts for the future.
A back up plan from this would be to work at a smaller corporation, my local radio station Time FM who I will also contract along with my local newspaper and other national media organisations.
I am aware that The Times are a large organisation that may not be able to offer work experience at the time I have available to do the placement, so although hopeful, I understand that a smaller organisation is more likely to be able to assist me in this project. I hope to have a solid confirmed work experience placement, either it being my first choice or my alternative option by December 1st 2010.
In doing the work placements I hope to learn new skills and be able to get hands on experience in the media industry. I hope to begin the work placement by April 1st 2011 and complete it by April 27th 2011. In doing the 20 days placement I feel that it will give me a definite idea as to what I want to do in the future and if whether my placements is the right career choice for me. It will give me a chance to see what it is like to work in the environment and the opportunity to speak to those that have made the industry already, seeing what it takes to get to where I want to be after I finish my degree.
I am willing to get involved and take a hands on approach to anything that is given to me whilst on my placement. I know that I will put in 100% in to it and show the commit and determination that I show and have shown throughout my life so far. I will keep a log book everyday of the new skills and jobs that I have learnt during my placement to help assist me in my presentation on May 5th/6th 2011.
