This is sort of a weird interlude to my blog in which I use its powers for good, and not for evil. This post is about myself and why I'd like to be the content and community coordinator for The Fetch.
Off the bat, I have always been very media/pop culture/ savvy and in tune with the zeitgeist. This pre-dates to my primary school years where I was the go-to-girl for anything that was news worthy outside the school gates. Fun fact, I also had a very limited run one month in 1997 of performing an impression of Celine Dion around the playground. That was a dark time in my life *cringes*.
My interest and love of media carried on all the way to uni, where I completed a Science/Arts degree with majors in Psychology and Media, Culture and Technology (respectively). During this period, I fell into social media; having already hooked myself up with a Facebook page at the end of year 12, I become aware of Twitter, blogging sites, Tumblr etc. My Honours Media thesis solidified this as the career path I should go down, or at least explore before I get stopped by an evil troll and have to turn back.
I wouldn't say I'm addicted to social media- I've gone weeks without it. But it has become a fundamental part of my daily life and I know that it is going to be an essential part of society in the not too distant future. I would say I am highly literate with social media- I tweet, I blog, I facebook, I google, I youtube and I tumble. Can I pin, wiki and instagram? Yes. Yes I can. And if don't know, I muck around or research how to do something until I figure it out.
Now, some of you might not know, but I'm the middle child out of 3 (ethnic) girls. And it's been a struggle my entire life! Kidding, though the early years were a bit of nightmare. It's been this predicament that has taught me that if there's anytime I would like my voice heard, that I really do need to speak up. It's not in my nature to be rude or dominating- I'm shy and consider myself to be selfless as I do enjoy helping others. But when you're stuck in the middle of an argument, you have no choice but to be the peace-maker and give a rational, logical opinion to settle situations. I'd like to think that this is a skill that I've honed over the many years of being the middle man (or girl).
So, this brings us nearly up to speed. Since April of last year, I've been the social media marketer for Vibewire, an amazing non profit organisation. I've learned A LOT and really enjoy working there. I wouldn't have come across crowdfunding, startups and not least of all the brilliant other interns I get to collaborate with. I'm really happy with the way my internship has turned out and I'm *possibly* ready for the big bad world.
On a final note, I'm also a super quick reader (*coughIhaventreadElementsOfStyleyetcough*), am pretty flexible with my availability and think The Fetch seems really...fetch.
Thank you for reading!
Annie Armenian
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