I'm officially 6 months into this new journey in Texas and as I'm settling into my new apartment, I thought I'd update you all on my new career!
A lot of people see my social media posts with my travel every other day and the events that I've been working on and I've gotten a lot of "What the heck do you do?" questions. So lets start with what I do:
I work at a marketing agency.
But my agency isn't like other agencies I'm told (I have no frame of reference so I just smile). We have different procedures and specialties and are more diverse and all encompassing than other agencies.
SO - I am an account supervisor at this agency and specialize in experiential marketing. That means I supervise activations (events) for various brands and ensure that we are meeting (exceeding) all expectations for the brand goals.
Whether it be a media event, product launch, food truck tour, movie partnership promotion or PR stunt - I help to figure out how we do it, how to give it a wow factor, and then make sure we deliver on all promises.
Essentially I'm still planning events - but I'm doing them in a different way. I'm less hospitality, more consumer or media based. I'm working with big brands to tell their stories and build consumer engagement worldwide.
Got it? GREAT.
Now 6 months in is still early - but I love my job. I love the company, I love the people (most), my boss is awesome (unclear if I'm too much sparkle for him), and I'm constantly learning. The biggest thing for me is feeling challenged.
I miss hospitality, I miss "planning parties" for every event - but every day I'm growing my skillset and I get to actually choose projects that excite me. I'm less informed on the agency life and I'm sure a complete frustration to operations at times - but I like to think I bring a level of excellence to the team that makes them ok dealing with my shenanigans.
I'm lucky that my team is one of the strong ones in the company. Meaning we are treated like adults, I have a lot of responsibility, a lot of flexibility, and a really powerful support system (Our VP is my actual boss babe life goals, she's truly superwoman). Having a leadership team that I respect and want to work hard for is a gam changer that I've never experienced before.
Do I have days I'm unhappy? Absolutely. Am I frustrated? Certainly. Would I ultimately rather be on a yacht sailing the world? Obviously. But as far as being happy with my decision to move to Texas, take a risk on a job that I really didn't meet all the qualifications for - I made a solid decision and I'm happy this team took a chance on me.
So career journey: an update? #CrushingIt