{"id":10312,"date":"2022-02-24T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=10312"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:13:05","slug":"ellas-placement-experience-at-the-walt-disney-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/24\/ellas-placement-experience-at-the-walt-disney-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella&#8217;s placement experience at The Walt Disney Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interactive Media student Ella tells us about her work placement as a Creative Campaigns and Production Intern at The Walt Disney Company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did you decide to do a placement?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really wanted to get outside the university bubble and experience the creative industry for myself. 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