Today is officially my last day in the office, but I will return one last time for the second men’s photo shoot Saturday in a week.
It was an eventful, exciting, but also a pretty stressful time for me.
Entering my internship I did not have any expectations. I did not know what to expect, particularly because I have not worked in a marketing agency before and I also have not taken too many marketing classes so far. So I was in store for whatever would come up to me and I would face any challenge and work with it as best as I can. I experienced a whole lot which I will never forget and I believe that I grew from my experiences. It was a good balance between office work - writing and updating lists, and preparing clothing and accessories for the photo shoots – and the photo shoots where I was allowed to assist. Thus I could make some business connections that might be helpful after I am done with my bachelor's or eventually my master's degree and am applying for jobs.
What I have learned from my experience at Benner & Partner is that it is important to stay on track with emails and update lists immediately if any changes occur, otherwise, it will end in a big chaos because no one can or will remember everything. It is also important to not only do the bare minimum but rather the maximum since, again, it is better to be overly prepared. Just in case...
Being flexible is another important quality one needs to have to succeed in this field of business. By this, I mean that one can prepare everything perfectly in theory, but in practice, it is often the opposite. For example, one can never predict the weather ahead of time and if one is unlucky it will rain the day the photo shoot takes places. The photographer, the make-up artist, the models, etc. are already booked for the day, and one has to find a quick and satisfying solution to pull through the day and get it done.
I also realized that working in a marketing agency is not just a boring office job and the working hours are also not as usual, but instead different every day. Some days your work is done quickly, but on other days you have to stay much longer. Overtime is also no rarity. For me, it was particularly rough since I had to drive about an hour fifteen to my workplace. I realized that it is hard to predict the traffic and on certain days it took me more than two and a half hours to get to Munich. If one has an important meeting in the morning and gets stuck in traffic, one is in trouble. Once it happened to me that I was late for work due to this reason, so I always left home early. I also think that commuting for such a long distance for more than the time of my internship is impossible.
Last but not least, I want to thank Mr. Benner and the FCB team of Benner & Partner GmbH, particularly Mr. Kurt Lichtblau and Mr. Thorsten Overbeck, for the opportunity to work and do my internship, but also for the time they dedicated to me. Additionally, I want to thank the two ladies from the marketing department of the FC Bayern Munich, Ramona Roje and Theresa Hechtl, who gave me the chance to be part of the many photo shoots and give me some closer insight into their work.
Thanks again to everyone who was part of my great experience at Benner & Partner. It was an awesome time, and I will keep a lot in memory!
It was an eventful, exciting, but also a pretty stressful time for me.
Entering my internship I did not have any expectations. I did not know what to expect, particularly because I have not worked in a marketing agency before and I also have not taken too many marketing classes so far. So I was in store for whatever would come up to me and I would face any challenge and work with it as best as I can. I experienced a whole lot which I will never forget and I believe that I grew from my experiences. It was a good balance between office work - writing and updating lists, and preparing clothing and accessories for the photo shoots – and the photo shoots where I was allowed to assist. Thus I could make some business connections that might be helpful after I am done with my bachelor's or eventually my master's degree and am applying for jobs.
What I have learned from my experience at Benner & Partner is that it is important to stay on track with emails and update lists immediately if any changes occur, otherwise, it will end in a big chaos because no one can or will remember everything. It is also important to not only do the bare minimum but rather the maximum since, again, it is better to be overly prepared. Just in case...
Being flexible is another important quality one needs to have to succeed in this field of business. By this, I mean that one can prepare everything perfectly in theory, but in practice, it is often the opposite. For example, one can never predict the weather ahead of time and if one is unlucky it will rain the day the photo shoot takes places. The photographer, the make-up artist, the models, etc. are already booked for the day, and one has to find a quick and satisfying solution to pull through the day and get it done.
I also realized that working in a marketing agency is not just a boring office job and the working hours are also not as usual, but instead different every day. Some days your work is done quickly, but on other days you have to stay much longer. Overtime is also no rarity. For me, it was particularly rough since I had to drive about an hour fifteen to my workplace. I realized that it is hard to predict the traffic and on certain days it took me more than two and a half hours to get to Munich. If one has an important meeting in the morning and gets stuck in traffic, one is in trouble. Once it happened to me that I was late for work due to this reason, so I always left home early. I also think that commuting for such a long distance for more than the time of my internship is impossible.
Last but not least, I want to thank Mr. Benner and the FCB team of Benner & Partner GmbH, particularly Mr. Kurt Lichtblau and Mr. Thorsten Overbeck, for the opportunity to work and do my internship, but also for the time they dedicated to me. Additionally, I want to thank the two ladies from the marketing department of the FC Bayern Munich, Ramona Roje and Theresa Hechtl, who gave me the chance to be part of the many photo shoots and give me some closer insight into their work.
Thanks again to everyone who was part of my great experience at Benner & Partner. It was an awesome time, and I will keep a lot in memory!