MEmotion

Placement organization

Name of organization: MEmotion
Town/city: Sofia
Country: Bulgarije
Website: https://memotion.net/

Student

Name of student: Teodor Lorisov
Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2021-2022

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: marketing agency for tourist brands
Organization’s activities: -Marketing Strategy Creation
-Maintenance of Social Media Channels
-Design Concept Creation
-Copywriting
-Ads Management
Target group of the organization: Tourist brands and entrepreneurs
Company culture: Informal and friendly
Number of employees: 11
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Content and Creation department

Brief description of your daily activities: I maintain online channels of tourist brands and I take care of their online presence along with my colleagues.
Brief description of your company assignment: Maintenance of social media channels of hotels, restaurants and brands (Instagram, Facebook, Google My Business, LinkedIn)
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I am supervised by a manager who is responsible for the tasks’ assignment.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? stress-proof, team player, sociable, creative, patient, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Photoshop, Rush, writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Bulgarian is mandatory

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Bus or car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? family/relatives
How did you go to work every day? By bus or by car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? If you do not speak Bulgarian – Yes

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 100
Accommodation (monthly): € 400
Local transport (monthly): € 25
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? N/A (unpaid internship)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Research and communication with former/current colleagues.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 190869@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: -Be creative and patient
-Have some experience with design softwares
-Communicate your issues and be transparent
-Do not try to rush things
-Do not multitask if you do not have experience
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: -Aleksander Nevski Cathedral
-Vitosha Boulevard
-National Palace of Culture

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