To say I was nervous for this day is an understatement, I hardly got any sleep last night. But I am very excited to say that my first day interning at the NC Symphony went very well. Maria Ewing, my supervisor for my time with the symphony, first took me on a tour of the office, introducing me to the other employees and familiarizing me with the other departments.
I am working as part of the Marketing and Audience Analytics Department. The Marketing Department, not only comprised of the Box Office (where most ticket sales are made), but also a team of people finding many different ways to get the various events scheduled and publicized.
The NC Symphony is also made up of the Philanthropy department which overseas donations and sponsorships. The Artistic department which works closely with the orchestra on creating the wonderful performances that the organization holds. And the Financial department which keeps everyone on track and within budgets.
My first day consisted of many hours of tech problems, getting to know my knew cubical buddy (and other supervisor, Kim Little) and spreadsheets analyzing past ticket sales and how they can be utilized for projecting this coming season’s revenues.
Needless to say, I have learned so much in my first day alone and I am very excited to continue gaining knowledge from this experience.
P.S. Everyone should check out the upcoming Summer Fest events being held a Koka Booth! Gonna be a blast and you’ll get to see me in action!!
