My name is Leah, and I have recently completed a PR internship at Wildwood Plus and am beginning my third and final year at university, where I am studying for a BA in Journalism. I first became interested in PR when I started exploring the different career paths available through my degree, which is when I discovered Wildwood Plus and the exciting work that they do.

I was lucky enough to be offered a summer internship position at Wildwood Plus, which I started in July 2025. Over the last three months of working alongside the team, I have developed a range of skills that will be essential for my future in the industry.

During my internship, my role focused primarily in supporting the Build and Design team with the Interior Design Business (IDB) podcast. This involved writing LinkedIn blog posts to promote events and new episodes, creating engaging social media content to encourage audience interaction, and helping to grow the podcast’s presence on platforms such as Instagram and YouTube.

Seeing a live podcast recording

I particularly enjoyed being invited to live podcast recording events. The IDB podcast team took me to three live recordings in three different locations with different dynamics. My favourite recording was at Design Centre’s Focus/25 event, which took place inside the Soho Lighting showroom and had a live audience. Attending these recordings gave me insight into the professional recording process, editing decisions, and audience-focused content creation. These experiences also closely tied in with my university course subjects and will be especially useful as I produce audio content in my final year.

Diverse industry experience

In addition to podcast related work, I also supported colleagues across other departments. This included creating posts and captions for different clients, assisting with client communications, and taking on general administrative tasks. The variety of projects meant no two days were ever the same, which allowed me to gain experience across different areas of the industry and clarify the career direction I would like to pursue.

Throughout my time at Wildwood Plus, I enhanced my creativity and adaptability by tailoring content to suit different platforms and audiences. I strengthened my writing skills, deepened my understanding of SEO, and learned the importance of organisation and preparation for a fast-paced work environment. Most importantly, I built my confidence in sharing my own ideas, which allowed me to contribute meaningfully to the teams work and push myself to new levels of growth.

Looking ahead

I am incredibly grateful to the team at Wildwood Plus for their support and encouragement throughout my internship. With great delight, I can announce that I have been offered the opportunity to continue to work for Wildwood Plus whilst I finish my degree. I look forward to further developing my skills and gaining deeper, professional insights into the industry.

I began my placement year with Wildwood in 2018, and thus far, it has probably been the most memorable and invaluable experience that I’ve had in my four years of university. Taking on a year-long work placement was optional, but I chose this route because university is so much more than just a degree. It’s very important for you to be able to stand out from the crowd and offer future employers more than other candidates have to offer and doing a work placement provides this differentiator. This has already proven to be true in the job applications that I’ve started.

Wildwood set me up with a lot of
transferrable skills: organisation, time keeping and communication to name a
few. Taking a placement in a real working environment allowed me to appreciate
the amount of work that goes into projects that we, as the public, see – it’s a
network. With this experience and knowledge under my belt, I felt more prepared
for group assessments back at university and I now have more confidence
liaising with tutors to gain better understanding of an assignment, just like I
would have with clients at Wildwood when discussing project briefs. I’ve also
noticed a different in the fact that I am a more efficient worker in my final
year – the routine of working in and office set me up well!

Confidence is the biggest thing that I’ve taken away from working at Wildwood. The endless amount of new opportunities that I was offered means that I’m now much more ambitious about trying new things.

Tips I would pass on for future interns:

• Set internal goals/markers for yourself. I found
  it helpful to begin the day with a list of tasks (know what is priority) and
  liaise with your team to ensure you’re on track.

• Make sure you are clear about what your internal
  team and/or client is aiming for. How can you help achieve this? Ask questions
  and show initiative.

• Always carry a notepad! I went through several during my placement year. I would never go anywhere without one – you never know when you might need to take note of something or look back on previous details.

To find out more about the Wildwood intern programme, please get in touch with the team.

My year so far…

What a valuable 6 months I’ve had at Wildwood so far! Being one of the two Media Production Interns here has offered me a range of opportunities and lots of learning experience. This will help to further my career after I graduate.

Why did I choose to do an Internship?

I’m currently on a placement year at Bournemouth University, where I’ll return in September 2020 to complete my Media Production course. However for now I’m a large proportion of the way through my internship at Wildwood. I wanted to do a placement year as I think it’s invaluable experience to receive before you leave education; to have a year’s work experience in the industry you want to endeavour in is a fantastic way to start your career. Not only do I think it will aid me after I leave university, but I’ve also gained practical knowledge that’ll help me in my final year.

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What experiences & skills have I learnt?

I use Adobe Software to create animations, videos, photographs, podcasts and graphics daily at Wildwood. Before coming here I had only a tiny amount of experience in the software. Other experience I’ve gained includes attending events, networking, press trips, on-set recording of both audio and video, organisational skills and, of course, teamwork.

Wildwood produces two podcasts a month: The Interior Design Business & The Integrated Home. As one of the Media Production Interns I’m often on location recording a podcast and I’ve been to some incredible places for these. Occasionally there will be a live episode to record in front of an audience, which may sound scary but is a lot of fun – these always feel more like an event than a recording! This also offers the chance of meeting new people within a different industry, which only excels networking opportunities and skills.

What is it like to be part of Wildwood?

Being part of Wildwood is so much fun. Everyone is so lovely, friendly and helpful – I’ve been having such a great time in my internship. I’m not worried to ask for help or scared to take a risk, and I receive frequent feedback on my work. We have team building days, events and meetings where we all get to know each other better. It’s a lovely environment to work in and the location is beautiful too! Situated in the countryside near Horsham, Wildwood is surrounded by nature, which I think helps with creativity at work!

Do you want to be part of the team?

If you want to do Media Production and are looking for an internship, I would definitely recommend you think about a role at Wildwood.

You’ll have lots of chances to learn more about your subject, while also having a great time and go back to university with loads of new skills to show off in your final year.