{"id":8169,"date":"2025-08-12T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=8169"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:23:03","slug":"employer-case-study-exeter-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/12\/employer-case-study-exeter-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer Case Study: Exeter Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/download-1024x586.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8175\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/download-1024x586.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/download-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/download-768x439.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/download.jpeg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Name of Organisation:<\/strong> Exeter Phoenix<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Organisation:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exeter Phoenix is a vibrant arts venue in the heart of Exeter, home to art galleries, a solar-powered cinema, performances, gigs, comedy, talks, courses, workshops, filmmaking\u2026 and everything in between!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not just an events venue. We are a charity. We support artists, develop talent, commission new work, and take risks. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone and are committed to providing access to the arts for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name of Employer:\u00a0<\/strong>Holly Lawrence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0<\/strong>Fundraising &amp; Development Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Internship Scheme used:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/employer-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access to Internships<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did your interns make a positive contribution?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy has been a great asset to the Exeter Phoenix team. She has held a pivotal role, coordinating one of our key community festivals &#8211; liaising with internal colleagues on a range of logistical issues and being the main link with a high number of external partners. In all of this she has conducted herself with the utmost professionalism, and brought a really positive attitude and mindset. The resulting festival was a great success, well attended and attracting really positive feedback from collaborators and visitors alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary of your experience: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation in A2i has been a hugely positive experience. We were guided every step of the way by the fantastic internships team, and our fantastic intern has done an incredible job delivering a project that simply wouldn&#8217;t have bene possible without their support. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to find out more about the A2i scheme, you can contact the team via a2i@exeter.ac.uk, or can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/internships\/access\/\">student<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/employer-engagement\/recruit\/internships\/subsidies\/\">employer<\/a> facing webpages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/internships\/access\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name of Organisation: Exeter Phoenix Description of Organisation:&nbsp; Exeter Phoenix is a vibrant arts venue in the heart of Exeter, home to art galleries, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1087,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,107,149],"tags":[417,233],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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