One of the many things I learned on my work placement is that Fantastic Media really do live up to their name.

In all honesty, I had no idea what I was walking into, but I am unbelievably glad that I chose Fantastic to be my work placement. I left Fantastic with the same career path in mind, however, I am unable to say that my week here has not made me consider marketing for the future.

What I failed to realise before my first day here is that marketing isn’t simple, and it isn’t entirely about being able to use photoshop; it’s about an understanding of each individual client. It’s about creativity. I had the pleasure of working on most aspects of what Fantastic do, from the designing of products and advertisements, research, managing the socials, testing websites before they air, being able to contribute in a drafting meeting for the re-branding of a company to writing blogs. Each day was different.

Due to a career in writing always being on the cards for me, it wasn