Pros
The video gaming entertainment industry is growing, and at the time it was exciting to get my feet wet and support the Marketing department in its various endeavors. I had autonomy in some of my responsibilities and barely felt micromanaged. I had friendly and supportive superiors, the executive team was knowledgeable and the employees were fun to get along. I learned a lot about the industry, and direct marketing. However, it only lasted for so long.
Cons
The hiring team really misled me when they recruited me for the position. I thought I was going to be an integral member of the Marketing department, and instead, I felt like an assistant TO the Marketing Coordinator. They also failed to let me know that there would be manual labor involved, at least 50% of my time, weekly. I'm sorry, but that's not what I went to school for, and not what I want to concentrate my valuable efforts in. Towards the end of my employment, I felt that I was doing more administrative and miniscule tasks than valuable marketing efforts. My responsibilities with social media were extremely limited and nothing to brag about and I was never given the opportunity to handle tasks that would eventually get me to a manager position, such as managing the department budget. My two superiors would never get me involved during important talks. Assistant Marketing Coordinator? More like Assistant TO THE Marketing Coordinator.
