Transforming Middlemarch Intern Review

Item: Transforming Middlemarch Intern at De Montfort University
Rating: 4.3
Author: Anonymous

at De Montfort University

Internship (1 Month+)

Television/Film/Media

Leicester

Review Submitted: October 2023

Overall Rating

4.3 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

3.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

HTML and CSS coding to create a fully functioning website to the specifications of the team. Overall administrative and self-managing responsibility to respond to amendments and progression reliably and punctually within the project. Photo, video, and audio editing of hundreds of metadata, including transcribing and formatting written notes from screenplays and interviews.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given responsibility and trust in creating the metadata, correctly labelling them and formatting them in a way that would not require much peer-reviewing. Attention to detail was crucial in making sure everything was spelt correctly, links were working properly and the webpages all sat as they should. Towards the end of the project, many small details were up to me to adjust and finalise.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Developed photo, video, and audio editing skills tremendously. Developed my attention to detail through the clear specifications i've been given at numerous points in the internship. Developed my html and css coding and used what I had learnt in other university projects. Learnt how to use Adobe software for more than just video editing, and learnt how to understand a specification of a project.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

My supervisor was also my university lecturer, and although we never spoke about work outside of class, it was a great help knowing he was a familiar face. Reaching out for help when I didn't know how to approach a project or understand a job was easy as everyone in the team was as eager to help as to be educated and we all learnt from each other.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

We rarely saw each other, but were all in the understanding that lots was happening behind the scenes. We had weekly online meetings and emailed a lot daily to keep each other updated. Everyone was incredibly helpful and eager to help each other out if needed.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I very thoroughly enjoyed it. It helped me develop my skills and gave me an insight into an exciting project within the industry that I otherwise had no idea existed. Having my name amongst all the professionals that helped in the creation of the project was a true honour. Incredibly grateful and so so fun!