This summer I had an internship in Fort Worth, TX at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT). BRIT is a non-profit organization that works to collect and preserve plant life from all over the world, as well as conduct research in the field to find new plant species. BRIT is also passionate about the earth and taking care of it so they are very environmentally conscious in their work and in how they teach their employees how to live.
Thankfully, I had a connection with the Vice President of Advancement and she was able to connect me to the Marketing Director at BRIT. Without that connection, I may not have had an internship this summer! My responsibilities over the summer were to assist the Marketing Director with any and all day-to-day responsibilities but I also was given the task to design and organize a campaign geared towards raising money for BRIT. In addition to the campaign responsibilities, I was given the opportunity to maintain their social media platforms and create fun videos for social media to build awareness about BRIT’s mission. Because of what I learned at ACU, I was able to write a short book review that was published in the BRIT Press. Also, since being at ACU, I’ve been given the tools to communicate effectively both verbally and through writing which was a huge help throughout the entire internship.