More Than a Copy Girl
As my second week here at Benedict comes to an end and I am writing my very first blog (ever! not just here at work), I am reminded of a blog that a friend of mine who interned at BBDO started called The Intern Closet. Here at Benedict I am lucky to have more than a closet! Actually, my own desk and an office to share with some pretty cool people. After my first week of bouncing around the office and spending a whole day with each different department, the bit of jealousy I had for my friends interning in NY, LA and Chicago quickly faded. I chose this internship knowing I would get so much out of it, and I was proven right in just the first week. I can say with most certainty that the girls at BBDO, Ogilvy and TBWA\Chiat\Day did not get to spend an entire day in each different department at their agency. Starting out like this allowed me to understand how the agency works in its entirety and taught me a lot about other areas of advertising instead of only thinking about account services.
So this week I settled in at my desk with the account services department and I have felt right at home ever since. The week has flown by and I’ve gotten the chance to work on projects, sit in on meetings and learn so much about our interesting clients. Feeling like I have a connection to some of the clients I am working on is definitely a plus. As hard as it was to read the MOAS magazine over and over again, I grew up going to summer camp at the Museum and my family has always been involved with them, so I really felt good doing work for them. Also, working on the ARC Dehooker has been tons of fun because I love fishing and all things outdoorsy (as does Nicole) and it really drives the work we do. The best thing about Benedict so far is that I truly feel like I fit in here. Actually the best thing so far is that I haven’t had to make anyone coffee…
- Sarah Buckwald
July 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
guess it is time to teach you how to make coffee…