{"id":3039,"date":"2015-09-02T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:32:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:32:39","slug":"my-sandwich-placement-at-the-disney-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2015\/09\/02\/my-sandwich-placement-at-the-disney-store\/","title":{"rendered":"My sandwich placement at The Disney Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

BA (Hons)\u00a0Marketing Communications<\/a> student Beth Bailey tells us about her sandwich placement as the\u00a0Marketing Assistant EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) for The Walt Disney Company \u2013 The Disney Store…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Where are you originally from and why did you go to BU?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am originally from a small village in Kent called Bearsted.<\/p>\n

I had known a couple of people from school who went to Bournemouth University and raved about it. When applying I thought I\u2019d try out an open day to see what all of the fuss was about and fell in love with it. BU was my first choice from the very beginning\u2026 I chose Bournemouth because it was one of the top universities for my course in the country (Marketing Communications) and because it was by the beach!<\/p>\n\"Beth-Bailey<\/a>\n

What attracted you to this placement?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disney, like I\u2019m sure for all other people, is something that I know extremely well and love. I have a huge passion for the brand and believe in everything the brand stands for. A major factor for my placement year was that I wanted to enjoy it and I knew working for a renowned brand such as Disney was going to be the best experience possible.<\/p>\n

What is a \u2018normal day\u2019 for you in the office?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no such thing as a \u2018normal day in the office\u2019 in the House of Mouse. Your day may start off like all others by checking emails and having a few meetings but then occasionally out of nowhere a storm trooper will walk round the corner!<\/p>\n

In all seriousness, it isn\u2019t just all fun and games. There is an awful lot of hard work that goes on day to day, however no day is ever the same. You are always working on something new and exciting, whether that be your next Disney Store marketing campaign backing the new Disney Theatrical releases, planning an event in store, planning a new store opening in Europe or heading out on a TV commercial shoot.<\/p>\n

What have been some of your highlights to date?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am lucky enough to say that I have had tonnes of highlights throughout my placement as I have worked for both the digital marketing team and bricks and mortar team (physical stores). Here are just a few;<\/p>\n