Hello lovelies,
Again, it's been too long since I last posted but it's been a hectic last few weeks of my first year at University! I have interned, moved out my flat and gone back to work at home in the space of two weeks!
Anyway, this post is about my recent opportunity at Fabulous Magazine where I was able to intern for the duration of 3 weeks. I actually got the internship from seeing a tweet via +Fashion Workie (Great for anyone looking for work/internships in the industry).
Thus I began my first week at Fabulous Magazine..
Lucky enough for me, I live in Epsom so my train into work was exceptionally easy as there is an overground direct route straight to London bridge station. I literally have to walk a few steps over the road and I reach the News building! This great glass building stands up beside it's much larger partner (The shard).
Nice and early I was called up to meet the Fashion Editor Lynne who was so lovely and welcoming into the Office! The staff that were usually in charge of interns were both away so the way I learnt the ropes relied mainly on the other interns, but I didn't have to worry as they were really lovely too and so helpful.
As interns our main responsibilities included-
Checking Emails-
Many brands and PR companies would email every day asking for important items that they sent to Fabulous and they needed them sent back. As well as other important notices that needed to be resolved by us.
Returning Products-
This was one of the main tasks that us Interns were in charge of and it was really important that we stayed on top of it as it can quickly get out of hand! Basically, companies,brands and PR agencies will all send their new season samples of clothing, shoes and accessories for upcoming shoots and features and when they have been used or finished with it's up to us to get them all sent back without delay. Very time consuming but it needed to be done and you also got to see all the gorgeous clothes and accessories!
Handing out Mail-
As you can imagine a weekly magazine like Fabulous get a LOT of mail and it can't all be distributed by one person so us interns have to help out and get the post out. Most of the time it's clothing for shoots so the stylist or who ever has ordered it in will most likely get you to hang it up straight away, ready to be edited down and packed for their shoot!
Assisting on Shoots-
This was deffinatley a highlight of the role for me! I got to attend two different shoots during my 3 weeks at Fabulous and they were great fun each time. The first was a celebrity cover shoot where I got to meet Jess Wright (from Towie) and assist the Stylist for the Cover. The second was a features shoot where I got to assist again, this can be anything from un-packing clothes, steaming items, dressing the models and keeping everyone hydrated! Great fun and a real treat to get out of the office in some great studio locations.
Running Errants-
Most of the time these can be little things such as nipping down to the post room to fetch a specific delivery or phoning certain companies about products. However sometime they are a bit more exciting such as nipping to Oxford street and picking out clothes which is what I had to do on one of my last days! It was great fun and I felt great that I was trusted with such responsibility to pick the right thing. (although I do advise bringing some flat shoes for this sort of thing as I wasn't expecting the trip in my heeled boots and ended up nipping to Primark for some sandals on the way back, blisters were not pretty!! )
Overall I would say this role is great for anyone interested in the fashion industry and it does teach you that if you really want something you have to stick to it. The experience is invaluable as well as the people you meet that you could even find yourself working with in the future. It deffinatley not a light hearted job and does require a lot of effort and persistence but you do get rewarded for your hard work such as assisting on shoots and the lovely big beauty goody bag I received at the end of my 3 weeks!
Hopefully this gave you a little insight into the world of interning! If you have any questions i'd love to hear them! Thanks for looking and i'll be back soon!
LoveAsh-xx
