Report on Internship
One had the opportunity to work as an assistant to the publisher of the Media Design Systems (MDS), an organization tasked with designing advertisements and promotional campaigns for national consumer and trade magazines, especially for Architectural Digest. One assumed the role of a front desk personnel in charge of basic office personnel responsibilities including: attending to the inquiries of customers and clients through responding in phone calls; filing of incoming general correspondences; soliciting clients according to the suggested list from the publisher; following up clients’ proposals for media and advertising designs for ad space in proposed magazines; and addressing customer service concerns; among others.
One learned using various office equipment such as the facsimile machine, copier; as well as developed greater competencies and skills in using various software programs: Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and lay-out designs for various advertisement projects. One’s skills in customer service and verbal, as well as written communication were vastly enhanced. Further, one’s understanding and knowledge in daily operations of a media design organization was developed through observing the daily tasks, roles, and responsibilities of people who are directly instrumental in the design process; as well as the managers who are authorized in decision-making. One realized that the overall success of an organization entails the unified collaboration of different functions and departments: accounting and finance, marketing, administration and human resources management, as well as the governance of the executive management team.
As an Intern for MDS, I was accorded with immense opportunities for personal and professional growth through the interplay of theories learned in one’s educational program; and seen to be applied in an actual work setting. One realized that although much as been learned in terms of theoretical framework in school, there is a wealth of information that could provide growth and development as one delves into different roles and responsibilities in the organizational setting.
