Last week was full of administrative work and preparing for my supervisor's final week at Amnesty. I am going to take on a significantly larger amount of work when he leaves as his jobs will be divided between me and the other Media Relations intern. The biggest new job that I have is managing my other supervisors' company credit cards and paying bills. It is not a particularly exciting job, but I know that it will be helpful for almost any entry level position I get after school.
We have begun preparing several events for Amnesty International's general meeting in San Francisco, where school chapters and regional offices all meet to discuss campaign progress and new developments. There is a lot to do and several different aspects that need to be coordinated for an event of that size, so we have been really busy working on the media aspect of it. The main task that I have to do now is to update different lists of media contacts to inform about the event so that it is covered in the press. This involves researching different regional and state outlets of media; even the small ones like university papers and minor radio stations. The basic idea is to get the event as much publicity as possible, while in turn should increase attendance, which will increase involvement and revenue. The only step of that process I need to work on is informing the media. It is interesting to be part of an organization with so many different departments that work together on such a large scale. I work for Amnesty International USA, but Amnesty has a presence in almost every country and over 3 million members. We work pretty closely with the Amnesty International Secretariat in London, and are in constant contact with our office in New York City. I knew that Amnesty was an extensive organization, but I am now realizing its scope more than I did before. This week I will be learning even more about my new responsibilities and planning for our AGM in less than a month.
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