Brothers and Sisters

Week 3 - 7th October 2013

Day 11

Brothers and Sisters is located in Clerkenwell which is the opposite side of London to which I live so the journey over was a very new one! From Farringdon station, I admired the walk to the agency, surrounded by a modern and sophisticated area. 

Upon arrival I was shown around the agency by the receptionist Sabrina. I was amazed at the new build and the architecture. There was also two kitchens, shower rooms, a mini library and a ping pong table! Later on I got started on my first task which was to create a presentation on the top 15 adverts in the past 5 decades according to me. I had to relate to popular culture and target audience. Towards the end I met up with Wen, a designer, who talked me through what his job involved and displayed some of his work. It was interesting to hear he originally studied Law and how he got into the industry.

Day 12

This morning I carried on with my presentation and browsed through industry magazines to gain some info and research. Then I went out with one of the temps, Arianna, to buy some items they needed for a trip to Mali, Africa, on Friday. 

Day 13

Today I finished and tweaked my presentation ready to present to Alice later. Then I was introduced to Beccy and Hugo, who worked in account management and new business. They asked me if I was up for doing a huge task. I was to create a schedule of 2014 for all the Conferences and Awards that Brothers and Sisters would be interested in getting involved with. Hugo gave me a list of some that they already needed but the rest was up to me to find. I was quite scared as the last time I used excel properly was a while ago and I wanted to make sure I found all the best and appropriate events. Later, Alice sent me to a local engraver where I was to choose a plaque, colour and font that was to be hung in the office for someone leaving. While this was a fun task, I was also nervous that they wouldn't like my choice!

Day 14

This morning I collected the plaque and to my joy, they all loved it. Phew. Later, I continued with my schedule which was taking a long time as I had to find, where, when, what and set it out into my neatly designed calendar/spreadsheet. I had a chat with Alice about what I wanted to do and go into in the future and I explained my passion for Account Management to which she arranged a few meetings with some of the account managers at the agency for tomorrow. 

Day 15

My last day had come around so quickly I couldn't believe it. I presented my presentation to Alice in the morning and then caught up with Hugo about the spreadsheet I had finalised, he was so happy with it which made my day. It proved hard work pays off, working on it the night before was worth it! After lunch I got a nice surprise - Alice offered me to go on a Sky shoot! I said yes before she could finish her sentence and before I knew it I was walking into the place in Angel. I was amazed, I'd never been on one before and all the bright lights and white sheets felt very glamorous. Then to even more of my excitement I hear Millie from Made in Chelsea is in the next room shooting for ASOS! I met Steph who was a senior account manager and she was lovely, I talked to her about what I was doing and asked her some questions I had noted down. Everyone made me feel at home and I ended up working with the creatives behind the camera. I even noticed the model was shaking, so they had to sort the problem out. A free buffet finished the day around 7pm and I left on a very high note.