My Work Experience at Natterjack Marketing 

I have completed my Work experience for sixth form in the time of a workweek at Natterjack Marketing. Before going into this work experience, I was unsure if I wanted to go down the marketing route as I did not have full knowledge of what agencies in Marketing truly do. Natterjack has given me an insight into what Marketing is all about, it is not just advertising.

I was not exactly sure on what to expect but throughout this week I have been involved and got to try a bit of everything: the podcast production, researching different ideas for clients, learning how to use Opus clips, together with creating posts from these clips. Personally, my favourite was brainstorming ideas for a client and working together to produce ideas. This showed me that in marketing all perspectives and ideas are valued but also there is more to a social media campaign to what we see online, there is research, analysing competition and deciding the best approach. It is not just about ensuring things look presentable, but that it reaches the correct audience.

Each day this week was different, and that is what engages me! The office environment was cooperative and low-pressure which defiantly helped as I did not feel stressed at all. Moreover, this work experience has taught me a variety of skills, but the most striking one is developing my communication skills, I now understand how significant it is to be confident and clear in your ideas.

This work experience has been eye-opening in addition to it strengthening my interest within the media/ marketing industry. This opportunity confirmed I want to pursue a career within marketing in the future. The skills this opportunity has taught me are beneficial and applicable to many areas of work as well as life.

Gracie, a sixth form student.