Her Campus UEA Launch

The day is finally here...As from today I am officially a magazine editor.

Six months ago when doing magazine research I stumbled across an online student magazine called 'Her Campus'. The online site was launched in 2009 by three Harvard undergraduates and has since expanded with over 250 chapters at universities across the world, becoming the number 1 global community for college women.

I was instantly attracted to the magazine and when I noticed that UEA (my university) did not have a chapter, I immediately got in contact and started the application process to create and be editor in chief of the chapter at UEA as well as a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus in general. The process was long and difficult, with numerous edit tests, interviews, tests and written content to be assessed. Finally I was told in November that I had succeeded and I was over the moon.

Today Her Campus UEA launches under my leadership and our team have worked hard towards this day! I am so excited to gain this rare insight into the magazine industry and to work with the nationals on a larger scale in terms of publicity, journalism, social media and events.

http://www.hercampus.com/school/uea

Champagne on Skyscrapers

Champagne at the top of the Shard 

I love London with all my heart and I am lucky enough to live 20 minutes away, so I like to experience as much of the London life as I possibly can! I recently went to the Shard with my three favourite people and we drank champagne on the 67th floor of the highest skyscraper in London.

The view was incredible, the champagne was delicious and the staff were so incredibly helpful...the only thing that let it down slightly was the vast amount of anorak wearing tourists that were there...it just slightly detracted from the classy experience.

All in all, a must see!

2015: A new chapter

'Today is the first blank page of a 365 page book' and I've decided that my 2015 is going to be a cracking read.

As you will know from following my blog, I am a 22 year old student, writer and aspiring magazine editor. This year is going to be a year of change for me and I could not be more excited. This summer I will graduate from the University of East Anglia, move back to London or wherever an opportunity takes me and hopefully find an internship, grad scheme or a job in the magazine industry so I can have the opportunity to work hard and to gain valuable experience in the industry that I'm desperate to be a part of.

I am a firm believer in hard work and perseverance and I feel fortunate to know what I want to do with my life at this early stage. Too many of my friends have graduated and are now stuck and unmotivated to work as they do not know what they want to pursue. I have known that I wanted to work in this industry since a young age and nothing is going to stop me.

Aims for January 2016 

• To graduate from UEA with a 2:1 
• To successfully launch Her Campus UEA and build a following around it 
• To successfully set up and run the PROUD ltd. business blog 
• To be published in at least two publications
• To have had at least two internships in the industry
• To have a job in the magazine industry
• To read 10 classic novels
• To watch every single Audrey Hepburn film
• To go to Paris Fashion Week
• To spend a week in Morocco

Here's to an incredibly productive year! 

Happy New Year to you all!