My Week With Debenhams...
Friday 26th June 2015
This time last week I was finishing my time at Debenhams' head office. I had spent the week with the lovely social media/press team for some crucial work experience.
I am looking to study fashion branding and communication at university so when I was given the opportunity to get an insight into what it would be like to work in marketing at an established department store, I leapt at the chance. On the first day I was thrilled to hear that I was being sent to help out at their LCM press lounge in the Oxford Circus store. Here I spent the day greeting journalists and bloggers such as Prince Cassius. I chatted to them about how they were finding the shows and encouraged them to enter the "dress the mannequin" competition that Debenhams was running. Then for the rest of the week I was based at the head office just off Warren Street. I was so flattered at the amount of responsibility they were prepared to give me as I was able to produce several topical Pinterest boards, help out with shoots, produce competitor reports, draft posts and gather inspiration for future social media postings. |
I'm so grateful for the generosity of the ladies at head office because the experience I gained in that week was truly invaluable. It also further fueled my desire to strive for my dream career in this fiercely competitive industry.