Over the course of this six month internship at one of the epicenters of international politics I am learning a great deal and honing important skills. The internship is centered around a yearly forum for the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) that takes place in February 2023. Over 153 member states will be in attendance. The theme of this particular forum is the reduction of CO2 emissions in our inland transport throughout the world. Inland Transport accounts for 70% of transport… Show more Over the course of this six month internship at one of the epicenters of international politics I am learning a great deal and honing important skills. The internship is centered around a yearly forum for the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) that takes place in February 2023. Over 153 member states will be in attendance. The theme of this particular forum is the reduction of CO2 emissions in our inland transport throughout the world. Inland Transport accounts for 70% of transport related emissions. My role in the build-up to the event has been full of different tasks including: - social media (graphic design and video editing)- Teamwork- Research - Editorial - Administrative - Political ExposureI was primarily hired to run the campaign for social media. I have utilized many technical skills to this end. The programs I have been using are: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Aftereffects and Adobe Illustrator. Over the course of creating the content I have learnt a great deal about operating within a team structure. The nature of this project has been one that encourages a wide range of input. Consequentially, I have worked one and one with different committee members to tailor the right message. I have worked on a research task that will be provided as a informational document at the conference in February. After four years of two research heavy degrees, I am very at home with this project. Editing UN documents has taught me alot. The UN has its own linguistic rules, and it has been interesting learning the ins and outs of this. Finally, I have helped out with some administrative tasks. I have double checked our contact lists in the build-up to the event, organized documents and kept track of VIPs. Aside from the work itself, being in the United Nations offers a unique learning experience. I have sat in on forums around a vast number of topics: from a conference on People of African decent to a report on the situation in the Congo. Show less

In my spare time, I developed a penchant for editing and creating video content. What started as a fun hobby soon became a skill I could utilize and sell. Since my early imovies days I have worked with Adobe Pro to provide videos for a multitude of clients. These include corporate vlog content, personal family videos, and videos for schools.

In this role, I provided content for - blogs- vlogs- speeches- webpage

My portfolio was to handle all social media accounts for the Stellenbosch chapter of Amnesty International. I gained a multitude of tried and tested skills from this role. This included: working on canva, Instagram, facebook. I also gained a lot of experience in the nature of collaborative work. I joined the committee in its second year of existence. As such my team and I had the opportunity to build something new together. This truly was a wonderful experience that taught me about team… Show more My portfolio was to handle all social media accounts for the Stellenbosch chapter of Amnesty International. I gained a multitude of tried and tested skills from this role. This included: working on canva, Instagram, facebook. I also gained a lot of experience in the nature of collaborative work. I joined the committee in its second year of existence. As such my team and I had the opportunity to build something new together. This truly was a wonderful experience that taught me about team dynamics. Show less